Synopses & Reviews
Bows & Arrows of the Native Americans is a step-by-step guide that includes information on how to build and care for wooden bows, sinew-backed bows, composite bows, strings, arrows, and quivers. Enlightening and entertaining, this book has easy-to-follow instructions for readers who plan to make and shoot their own bows and arrows. It's a must-have text for outdoorsmen, Boy Scouts of all ages, traditional craftsmen, and historians.
Review
" Far and away the best book on the subject. Must reading for anyone interested in traditional archery." --Chuckk Boelter D.D.S. Belleville, MI ". . . excellent rating. Very clear and easy to understand."--Monte Quade, Deerlodge, MT ". . . learn the nearly lost art of handmade bows and arrows from a narrative interwoven with history and humor. The final chapter alone is worth the price of admission."--Dr. Bill Jones, La Jolla, CA " I am greatly impressed with the book. Very readable as well as thorough." --Joe S. Hays, Curator, Museum of the Great Plains, LAwton, OK
Synopsis
A complete step-by-step guide to Native American bows and arrows, including information on how to build and care for wooden bows, sinew-backed bows, composite bows, strings, arrows, and quivers. Enlightening and entertaining, this book has easy-to-follow instructions for the reader who plans to make and use his own bow, and offers good reading for the armchair archer.
Synopsis
A comprehensive account of the history and construction of these unique hunting tools.
About the Author
Jim Hamm started making his own bows and arrows in the 1980s, after he couldnt find flint-tipped arrows in a store, and has since fashioned thousands of these implements.