Stick and String: A Beginner's Guide to Building Laminated Fiberglass Longbows

Wadsworth, James E.

ISBN 10: 1520516878 / ISBN 13: 9781520516875

Published by Independently published, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stick and String: A Beginner's Guide to Building Laminated Fiberglass Longbows
• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1520516878
• ISBN 13: 9781520516875
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Stick and String takes the mystery out of building a laminated fiberglass longbow.

Written for the beginner, Stick and String, is an illustrated guide that breaks down the process of bow building into 23 steps. You will find detailed instructions, links to suppliers and other bow building websites, layout formulas, advice on wood selection, on grinding your own laminations, on design, and on finish. This book is a guide and reference tool intended to give you the necessary foundations in bow building techniques so that you can build beautiful bows that will last a lifetime.

About the Author

James E. Wadsworth is an amateur bowyer, knife maker, wood turner, canoer, martial artist, and writer. He is also a professional historian who specializes in colonial Brazilian history and world history. Find out more about him at his website. www.jameselliot.wixsite.com/yafiction.