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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Tomihama, Nicholas.     Subjects     Bow and arrow making.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Tomihama, Nicholas.       by title:      The backyard bowyer ...       by call number:      688.792 T657b     Search the Web     Tomihama, Nicholas.     Bow and arrow making.       MARC Display

The backyard bowyer / Nicholas Tomihama. by Tomihama, Nicholas. Levi Dream Pub., c2010. Call #: 688.792 T657b Subjects Bow and arrow making. ISBN:  9780983248101 (pbk.) 0983248109 (pbk.) Description:  194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes:  "The beginner's guide to building bows"--Cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 153) Contents:  Introduction -- Tools -- Building a tiller : Tillering stick ; Tillering tree ; Bow scale -- Flat bow : Design ; Selecting wood ; Rough tillering ; Tillering ; Finishing -- Long bow : Design ; Selecting wood ; Roughing the bow ; Tillering ; Finishing -- Handle wrap and arrow rest -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Bonus track. Summary:  "With over 300 step-by-step pictures, the Backyard Bowyer is geared for the beginning bowyer, backyard hobbyist, and anyone who has ever pondered building a wooden bow. Easy to read and follow steps go down to even the smallest detail in the design and construction of basic archery bows. Learn to draft fine wooden bows without being bound by location and limited workspace. Learn to construct: a classic target flat bow, and English longbow suitable for hunting, and even your own strings and arrows for traditional and primitive archery."--Back cover. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 688.792 T657b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 688.792 T657b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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