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Offline Jax666

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Good Books
« on: January 16, 2015, 08:56:44 am »
I am working on my first bow and wondering if there are any good must read books?
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Offline kid bow

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2015, 09:04:29 am »
Traditional bowyer bible series 1-4 has everything you need to know
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2015, 09:15:08 am »
"The Ben Stick" by Paul Comstock.  I think this is a must read for anyone building bows with woods other than osage and yew.
...actually, take your pick...
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Re: Good Books
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2015, 10:30:38 am »
Nice, um, rack there Pat!  You have all of 'em.  The Bent Stick and TBB series are great, plus at some point you might enjoy Hunting the Osage Bow, especially if you like to have lots of books (I sure do).  If you want just a couple, The Bent Stick and TBB Vol. 1 will get you pretty far.
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2015, 10:32:22 am »
Wish i had known that TBB came in hardcover :(
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2015, 10:38:19 am »
My TBBI was printed in 1992 and my "The Bent Stick" was printed in 1988, my "Native American Bows" by TM Hamilton was printed in1982. All bought new.
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Re: Good Books
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2015, 11:54:04 am »
Quote from: DC on January 16, 2015, 10:32:22 am
Wish i had known that TBB came in hardcover :(

The words are the same.   >:D ;D ;)
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Offline alwayslookin

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2015, 12:11:33 pm »
Tbb 1-4 , the bent stick , and Jim hamm wrote one about native American bows I forget the name at the moment though
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2015, 01:02:24 pm »
Always, Jim Hamm's book is "Bows & Arrows of the Native Americans". I have that one too.
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Re: Good Books
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2015, 01:29:48 pm »
TBB Vol. I, if you can only buy one. I don't put The Bent Stick in the same class. Paul Comstock does know what he's talking about, but I think the organization of the booklet is not up to the TBB series. He also contributed to those books.

There are also older books that are good, but they are hard to find. One that I like for both the how-to aspect and the nostalgia is Archery Tackle How To Make & How To Use it, by Adoph Shane.

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Offline Shaneisneato

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2015, 02:26:24 pm »
TBB have been very helpful for me. Really starting a grasp of it once I read that.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2015, 03:09:43 pm »
The 'must read' is TBB vol1
Hunting with the bow and arrow by Saxton Pope is V good , but prob' out of print.
Longbow by Robert Hardy if you are into longbows, but also covers other stuff.
I'd say Del's Bowyers Diary is a must read too  O:)  ;)
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Offline Chadwick

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2015, 06:06:50 pm »
I second the recommendation for Del's Bowyers Diary; it's great for the price.
I'm re-reading some of my books now --- 15 years after buying them, and either I've forgotten a ton, didn't read it carefully the first time, or I get more from them now that I've got more in my head.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Good Books
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2015, 06:58:30 pm »
Bow books. I just love reading them over and over again.
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Re: Good Books
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2015, 11:31:48 pm »
The pictured bookcase is right next to my chair. The bottom shelf has all my PA Magazines since the very first one.
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