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The Traditional Bowyer's Bible, Volume 4

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This is an excellent update to the original three volumes. Specifically as relates to woods for making bows, real research was done and anecdotal opinions were purged in favor of actual testing. There is a fairly decent listing of various types of wood for making bows, commentary on several of the properties of many of them and specific gravity/density information.

Most importantly, is the Mojam bow test data that provides an arrow speed versus normalized draw weight table that also shows string type and several other pieces of information. I've been using this book continuously over the last month as I learn to design and build traditional bows and arrows.

A very informative additional volume for bowyers. The previous volumes should be well understood before attempting some techniques from this volume. Well worth the asking price.

If you have read the first three volumes of "The Traditional Bowyer's Bible," you will want also to read this fourth volume to continue your education in the history and technology of bow making. Even if you've not read volumes two and three you will find volume four to be informative and at times entertaining. However, do read volume one first so you are able to understand and appreciate what follows in two, three, and four.

This is the last of the four "Bibles" and it has, as does the first three alot of great info and history
facts that anyone who is interested in making their own bow and or arrows will really enjoy.

But it's still a great addition. The techniques in this volume are for the very advanced bowyers, but are still useful for beginner/intermediate bowyers to know.

I looked forward to reading these books each evening after work. They are technical yet informative and down to earth.

The entire series of the Bowyer's Bible is exactly that, the bible for bowyers. They are fantastic books for any traditional archer. The archer will read them 4 or 5 times at least.

Excellent Book. It will be perfect with color's pictures and in spanish language. (hehehe)I have a very hard work translating it.

Excellent product and response time by amazon, as usual!! This series of books I would highly recommend to anyone interested in archery.
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Bought for my husband for his Birthday. He likes the books. I wish they were hardbacked