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This 160 page bow building book is a practical, easy to follow guide to building wooden self bows including longbows, recurves, and flat bows from easily accessible wood from across north America. We cover characteristics of multiple tree species, stave selection, backing (chasing a ring), tillering, factors that influence accuracy in shooting, arrow making, string making, how to make a two piece take down bow, and much much more. No matter if you're just getting started in bow making, or have been building bows for years, you're bound to learn something form the Traditional Bowyer's Handbook. All books order here are signed. If you want it made out to someone in particular, just leave me a note at checkout. Copies are also available from Amazon. Click Here to purchase from Amazon. -
In this entertaining collection of traditional bowhunting stories, Clay Hayes takes readers on traditional archery hunting adventures across the country. From the mysteries of the southern swamps to the rugged mountains of central Idaho, Clay brings woodsmanship, and a fascination with nature, to the forefront. His enthusiasm and dedication to the hunt is evident as he reminds us that it’s more about the journey than the destination; more about the effort than the inches of antler. The stories in this book lean heavy on the most traditional and aesthetic of weapons – the longbow. Not because he thinks it makes him a better hunter, but because it’s what he knows. Traditional archery is at the very core of why Clay hunts. It allows him to fill the hunter’s niche that was carved out ten thousand years ago. It forces him to overcome an animal’s senses, to exist within that hypersensitive bubble where game has evolved to detect and evade predators much more skilled than himself. In other words, it means a lot of tag soup, but an unparalleled sense of accomplishment when it all comes together. At just under 90 pages, it's not a long read, but it's a good one.