Book Bow Making 1 - Longbow
Only available in German language
The work consists of 342 pages with 438 color photos and provides exact instructions for long-bow arch, details about bows, work techniques and tools. Previously unpublished x-ray photographs of the bow woods show where the power lies hidden in the bow.
The novelty of the book is that all work steps are shown directly on the basis of photos.
From harvesting to debarking, crack-free drying, tooting and shooting, the reader is offered everything.
Build fast and durable longbows from hazel, maple, ash, elm and many other native species. You only need simple hand tools.
Exact long bow making manual.
No other book shows all the steps and techniques of bow making so detailed, on so many pictures and with 4 videos.
On 330 pages 429 high-resolution color photos and 29 graphics teach you this ancient craft.
Beginners will learn to choose the best bow wood and advanced will benefit from the exact examination of the wood species.
Never before have x-ray photographs of the arched timber illustrate where the power of the wood is hidden.
Interview with bow maker Paul Comstock, benefiting from his 34 years of experience in bow making.
The correct handling of the bow making tools increases your quality of work and working speed.
Short content overview:
Intro
Interview with Paul Comstock
Safety in the workshop
The selfbow
Set and stringfollow
durability
The longbow
Longbow vs. flatbow
Long bow vs. short bow
Trees and bow woods
conifers
Ringporige deciduous trees
Semi-porous deciduous trees
Scattered deciduous trees
Wood density and strength
Restoring force
modulus of elasticity
Log wood - quality determination
elasticity
Elasticity vs. flexibility
moisture content
Sheet Holo investigations, x-rays, arch designs
Arch from Saplings - Saplingbows
timber harvesting
wood drying
Avoid problems
spiral grain
The Tillern
The Eschenschlange - construction of a character sheet
Tools in bow making
The drawing knife
Handling of the knife
types of cuts
blade shapes
Span minimization
blade steel
cutting geometry
Avoid fiber breakage
The bowman ax
Restore an ax
Axtschärfen
Stalking an ax
Working technique ax
Bow making without workshop
Product safety information
Manufacturer information:
Beier Distribution GmbH
Pyramidenweg 20
Bayern
Untersiemau, Deutschland, 96253
contact@bogensport-beier.de
https://www.bogensport-beier.de
Responsible person:
Beier Distribution GmbH
Pyramidenweg 20
Bayern
Untersiemau, Deutschland, 96253
contact@bogensport-beier.de
https://www.bogensport-beier.de
Item weight: |
1,40 kg
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Content: |
1,00 Piece
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