Book Resources

[HoBow]

Bow books:

Traditional Bowyer Bibles (1-4)- AKA TBB-  I've been working out of the 2nd one with the recurve section lately.

Hunting the Osage Bow by Dean Torges-  Fun story to read with a good explanation of most you need for working with Osage

Bows & Arrows of the Native Americans- Jim Hamm- Good information about working with traditional materials

Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers (Volumes 1 & 2)- Tons of pictures and measurements if you want to try and replicate pieces from different tribes.

The Bent Stick by Paul Comstock-  Good book about different white woods.  This was my first and still one of my favorites.

DVD- Hunting the Bamboo Backed Bow by Dean Torges-  Great DVD if you are more visual and want to build a backed bow.

[HoBow]

Knapping:

I've been trying to learn, but only so much time for hobbies.  The books I own are:

The Art of Flintknapping by DC Waldorf.  Tons of pictures on the basics and good step-by-step guide.

Overstreet Guide to Indian Arrowheads-  A lot of cool information about the different types of arrowheads

[jamie]

my favorite flintknapping book is by whittaker. dont remember the name. 'reading the forested landscape' is a must have for any naturalist. the foxfire series for redneck livin skills is excellent also, has everything from butchering to moonshine.