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The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows

This book is about making serviceable archery tackle, it contains little about history or ethnology. If you are interested in what kind of bow or arrow was used by a particular group of people, you will have to look at some of the other books written about this subject, some of which are listed in the bibliography. However, most of them will not provide accurate step-by-step instructions on how to make your own equipment.
Some of the designs for bows, arrows, and quivers are not authentic (American Indian) while others are, the ones shown in this book are the best and most practical. The tools and techniques for making these can be applied to other designs that the reader may wish to replicate.
Also in this book you will find short cuts and modern substitutes for certain raw materials, it is up to you whether you wish to use them or not. The ancients would have used power tools and waxed nylon if they had had them. However, there is such a thing as going too far.
The advent of the compound bow has dealt a cruel blow to traditional archery and to some, using a 'bow with training wheels" is a sacrilegious act.
To me. shooting a beautiful Plains bow that has had its back covered with sinew and rattlesnake skin or mastering the power of a yew longbow stirs ancient memories in a primitive soul.