However, the trade has survived and, to this day, many bowyers continue to practice their craft. A flatbow is a bow with nonrecurved, flat, relatively wide limbs that are approximately rectangular in crosssection. Traditional bowyer s bible volume 4 from the creators of the first three classic volumes, this new bowyer s bible is essential reading for those who make wooden bows. Its limbs are relatively narrow so that they are circular or dshaped in cross section. Check out the deal on traditional bowyers bible volume 4 at 3rivers archery supply this volume is for the more advanced bowyer. The traditional bowyers bible, volume 2 by jim hamm.
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