The Essentials of Archery: How to Use and Make Bows and Arrows.

Stemmler, L. E.

Published by Queens Village, New York, 1937

About this Item

Previous owner's name in ink on front cover and title page. Covers are toned and a- couple of creases - see image. ; Book is very instructive for beginners and shows the shooting technique as well as the manufacture of several bow types and archery tackle, using very good schematical drawings There are chapters on building lemonwood self long bows and flat-limbed bows, horn and fibre-tipped bows, backed bows and how backings are applied, demountable bows, yew and osage orange longbows and osage orange flat-bows, reflexed bows and so on. A real mine of information on bow-building. Bonus: three pamphets are laid in: "Archery Tackle" and "New Items for Archers" from Archery Sales-Sevice Co. , Chicago. ; "Archery Bows From the Heart of the Yew Country" W. I. King Woodworking Shop, Eugene, Oregon. Scarce print copy from date Stemmler had his business in Queens Village, Long Island. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 94 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essentials of Archery: How to Use and Make Bows and Arrows.
• Publisher: Queens Village, New York
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good