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

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.