The Traditional Bowyers Encyclopedia
Author | : Dan Bertalan |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 970 |
Release | : 2007-07-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781628730128 |
ISBN-13 | : 1628730129 |
Rating | : 4/5 (129 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Traditional Bowyers Encyclopedia written by Dan Bertalan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert bowhunter and archery traditionalist Dan Bertalan has compiled the most complete bowmaking text available today. By traveling coast to coast and consulting America’s top bowmakers, he has gathered the best information on how to build your own recurve longbow, improve your hunting skills, care properly for a bow, and more. Including descriptive photographs, diagrams, a complete glossary of terms, and reviews of particular bows that include draw/force measurements and hand-shot arrow speeds, this illuminating book will provide hunters, collectors, and others with invaluable insight into this specialized world. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.