News 2021
21 December 2021
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Seasons Greetings
The Archery Library wishes you Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year!
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Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936
Chapter VI: How to make arrows and other tackle.
Arrow technology: The parts of an arrow, styles in arrow shafts and arrow woods.
Making a birch arrow: Forming the nock, fitting the pile, fletching the arrow, stripping a feather, cutting the vanes to length, marking the arrow shaft, gluing the feathers, trimming the vanes and finishing the arrow.
Making a footed arrow. The First act: preparing the rod, preparing the footing, gluing the splice, rounding the shaft, strengthening the nock end and weighing the arrow. The final steps: matching arrows, balancing the point and mechanical aids in construction.
The making of other tackle: Finger protection, the arm guard, the quiver, the wire arrow rest, the arrow stand, the target, the target stand and the butt.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
Science Looks at Archery.
From the introduction to this article by Paul Klopsteg: "The purpose of this series of articles is first, to summarize, with all possible simplicity, the scientific and technical papers that have appeared during the past four years, so that the interested reader may know what has been accomplished in the painstaking analyses and experiments of those fortunate scientists and engineers whose avocation is archery. "
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New Article: "On the Structure and Affinities of the Composite Bow"
Discussion on the various types of composite bows, among others Tatar, Persian, Chinese, Inuit and Turkish.
By Henry Balfour, from the Journal of the Antropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. XIX, 1890.
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Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936
Chapter V: How to make a bow (continued)
Making a lady's or boy's bow, the procedure. Selection and layout of stave. Making the yew bow: selection of stave, the spliced joint, preparing the back laying out the bow, following the grain, shaping the final form and finishing the yew bow. Making the bowstring: preparing the threads, making the eye, adjusting the bowstring, the timber hitch and serving the string.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
The Center of Gravity of an Arrow and its Flight, Dispersion of Arrows and Fortisan for Backing Bows, by Clarence N. Hickman.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section on contemporary archery (ca. 1900) around the world: Asia, Oceania, Africa, America and Europe.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section sur L'Arc de nos Jours. Archerie contemporaine (ca. 1900) dans le monde, en Asie, Amerique, Océ, Afrique et Europe.
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New Book: "Wood for Archery" by the U.S. Forest Service, 1939.
A somewhat peculiar booklet from a forestry point of view on wood types that can be used for the manufacture of bows and arrows. Various types of woord, such as yew, osage orange, lemonwood are discussed on their origins and suitability for archery equipment. This booklet was clearly not written by an archer, bowyer or arrowsmith, but still makes interesting reading. Includes a book list and a list of archery equipment manufacturers of that time, very familiar names can be found on this list.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section on archery Companies in Belgium and, of course, France until the end of the 18th century. In French.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section sur les Les Compagnies de l'Arc en France et en Belgique jusqu'a la fin du XVIIIe Siécle.
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Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936
Chapter IV: How to make a bow. Selection of the bow stave, tools and materials.
Making a man's bow: laying out the back, shaping the sides, tapering the belly, checking the center line, shaping the belly, making the self-nocks. Final steps in making the bow: using the tiller, weighing the bow, making the horn tips, making the handle grip and the finish coat.
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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" by Hickman et al., 1947.
The Dynamics of a Bow and Arrow, by Clarence N. Hickman
Derivation of (a lot of) formulas for the dynamic behaviour of bows and arrows.
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Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section on archery in warfare through the ages. In French.
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Mise en jour pour "Le Tir à l'Arc" par le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900
Section sur L'Arc à la Guerre
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Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936
Chapter III: Bow technology
Classification of bows, the parts of a bow, cross-sectional shape of bow, curvature of the drawn bow, lengths and weights of bows, relation of bow length to bow strength, other factors affecting cast, mechanical properties of bow woods and the backing of soft wood bows.
