Recommended reading.

[MadMike]

Hello all, only my second post here and I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post this. 

I'm just looking for some good books to read, interested in anything and everything primitive, bow and arrow making from scratch. 

[bubbles]

A good place to start is The Traditional Bowyers Bible, vol 1. Then read 2-4.

[CustomArcher15]

I second the bowyers bibles. Read 1st one then make or try to make a bow and then re read and after your 3rd or so bow I would read 2-4. I think the 2nd and 4th are the most helpful if you can't buy them all because they are decently expensive. I like cherokee bows and arrows by Al Herrin, traditional archer magazine, hunting with the bow and arrow by Pope, the bent stick by Paul comstock, and look up some YouTube videos. The vids are one of the best helpers if you read a little before to get what they are saying. Hope that helps.

[wizardgoat]

encyclopedia of native bow arrows and quivers vol 1 and vol 2 are awesome.

[lesken2011]

The Witchery of Archery is also a good read. Not much bow making stuff, just good ole boys huntin stories from after the Civil War.

[rps3]

"Hunting the osage bow" is my favorite archery  book.

[Hrothgar]

Let me second 'Encyclopedia of Native Bows, Arrows and Quivers' by Steve Allely and Jim Hamm. A lot close-up sketches and measurements. ( I do better visually  ).

[MadMike]

thanks for the input guys, i'll check them out!

[Gaust]

Not much technical stuff here, though the details are cool,  just some exciting fiction about ELB's and the role they played in shaping history:  'Agincourt' by Bernard Cornwell.

[Aaron H]

I second the bowyers bibles. Read 1st one then make or try to make a bow and then re read and after your 3rd or so bow I would read 2-4.

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[bobnewboy]

Once you've read the TBBs, I can gladly recommend "The Art of Making Self Bows", by Stim Wilcox. Its not cheap, so you need to be sure (or borrow a copy), but it is an extremely practical book which covers everything from selecting and cutting the tree to finishing and tuning the bow. It is chock-full of useful advice and tips and i re-read it often when i am considering making another bow.

[Wooden Spring]

The Bent Stick. GREAT little book.

[pincushin]

I like hunting the hard way by hill

[Auggie]

Billets to bows by Glenn St.Charles is a good read also.

[MadMike]

i picked up the Bowyers Bible Vol. 1.