Books and DVDs

Hunting the Bamboo-Backed Bow
Shows the construction techniques for several backed bow styles – straight-limbed, reflexed, reflexed/deflexed and recurved. Covers the course, from the selection of materials to specialized toolmaking, including instructions for creating inexpensive and rugged kids’ bows from rattan. It also includes a list of supply sources for materials and tools. 75 minutes.

An illustrated manual that leads you step by step to building a classic wooden hunting bow. Richly illustrated, it covers what you need to know from selecting a tree to applying the finish. 160pp, Paperback.

Saxton Pope's seminal book, Hunting with the Bow and Arrow, is available as a free eBook download from Project Gutenberg in plain text or HTML format.

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