Making Indian Bows and Arrows.The Old Way
Language: English
Published by Eagle's View Publishing, U S A, 1978
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United KingdomThe London Bookworm
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Paperback. Making Indian Bows and Arrows.The Old Way. Contents: About the Author. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Woods and Tools. Bow Styles. Cutting the Wood. Reflex and Recurves. Backing the Bow. Finish Work. Bowstrings. Arrows. Cases and Quivers. Shooting Indian Style. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated. 98 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).
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- Title
- Making Indian Bows and Arrows.The Old Way
- Author
- Douglas Spotted Eagle
- Publisher
- Eagle's View Publishing, U S A
- Publication year
- 1978
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0943604214
- ISBN 13
- 9780943604213
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto
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The book explores in detail acquiring tools and woods; designing the bow to fit your purposes; how to cut the wood and shape it to your design; how to bring the bow to a perfect arc; methods for recurving and/or reflexing the bow for added speed; backing the bow with wood, rawhide, intestine or sinew; dozens of ideas and photos for finishing the bow; photos and instructions for applying a snakeskin back; making quivers and cases with hides, beads and more; arrowsmithing from natural or modern materials; making bow strings with techniques that are understandable to even the beginning bowyer; and shooting the way that Native Americans did years ago.
Written for the beginning craftsman with over 200 illustrations, photos, charts and diagrams, this book will be invaluable to anyone interested in traditional weapons of the American Indian, their material culture and/or early Americana.
119 illustrations; 116 photographs; 5 charts.
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