The Traditional Bowyers Encyclopedia

About this book

Expert bowhunter and archery traditionalist Dan Bertalan has compiled the most complete bowmaking text available today. By traveling coast to coast and consulting Americas top bowmakers he has gathered the best information on how to build your own recurve longbow improve your hunting skills care properly for a bow and more. Including descriptive photographs diagrams a complete glossary of terms and reviews of particular bows that include draw/force measurements and hand-shot arrow speeds this illuminating book will provide hunters collectors and others with invaluable insight into this specialized world.