Author Topic: Boy's Life 1914 article on bow making  (Read 1020 times)

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Offline Mesophilic

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Boy's Life 1914 article on bow making
« on: April 30, 2018, 09:43:37 am »
Found this magazine during a search, can't even remember what I was looking for.  There's an article that starts on page 23 for making bows and arrows.  I found it very interesting to get a little snapshot from 1914.

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s://books.google.com/books?id=3RMTm3701QgC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=arrows+drying+shoots+wrapped+in+newspaper&source=bl&ots=u746T7Ltmv&sig=cCbJKOTBThVKClspThyWBQrMr8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj87p-NhuLaAhUBwlkKHZJcBYs4ChDoATAJegQIABAB#v=onepage&q&f=false

I find it interesting that the author never mentions ring chasing or violations on the back of the bow. 

The fletching glue got my attention, too.  Russian icinglass boiled with 50% alcohol and water the combined with premium glue.
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