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Traditional archery / Sam Fadala.

by Fadala, Sam, 1939-

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Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©1999.

Archery -- History.

0811729435 (paperback) :

ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

What is traditional archery? -- Today's traditional longbows and recurves -- Custom bow -- Testing traditional bows and arrows -- 5,300-year-old archer -- Instinctive shooting -- Tuning longbows and recurves -- Setting up stickbow tackle -- Bowstrings -- Gloves, tabs, and arm guards -- Matching traditional tackle -- Assembling arrows -- Carrying arrows -- Roving with the stickbow -- Bow and arrow maintenance -- Transporting and storing bows and arrows -- Bow safety -- Glossary.

Traditional Archery (sometimes referred to as primitive archery") is explored in this new volume. The longbow and recurve bow have remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years and are experiencing a resurgence of popularity.

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