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Title: Bows of the World by David Gray ISBN: 1-58574-478-6 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: bows I would like to sell you
Comment: unbelievably transparent marketing attempt from Mr Grays archery company.
The book is essentially his internet page in hard copy, plus a couple of extra photos.
The text is two dimensional and the bows featured are solely those sold by the authors company, an utter waste of money and very very dissapointing.
Save yourself the money and just look at his web page , I would write the address but I dont want to encourage you to give this man more easy money.
Rating: 2
Summary: give me more
Comment: Bows of the World. That's gotta be a lotta bows from a lotta different people from many different times. Well this book is less than 80 actual pages and left me wanting...especially for the money I paid. The writing is at times sub-professional and the information is often scarce. The pictures are really the only virtue. With such a broad topic the research could have been more encompassing. Many publishers probably aren't willing to invest money into a book with quality pictures concerning an un-popular topic such as primitive and traditional archery so I am glad the book Bows of the World was published in the first place. It is the only one of its kind that I know of and therefore the best. Still, it could be much, much better. Maybe David Gray will return to his side project some day to fill in the blanks so it can actually live up to the claims it makes on the inside cover. The three volumes of The Traditional Bowyer's Bible are very good and worthy on mention here but they are overall more technical and written more with the bowyer in mind than the enthusiast.
Rating: 5
Summary: Class act
Comment: This volume is a most savory survey of the archer's bow, both historical reproductions and aboriginal forms, from every continent around the globe. Though not exhaustive, Gray's review is delicious and complete enough to stimulate anyone's interest in the ancient and primitive-style archery, the archery of natural materials. Though Gray admits to being a fan of cable and fiberglass bows and their shooters, his real love for wood bows is obvious, and this is where he concentrates his deliberations in this book. He devotes his attention to single wood construction, but he also describes composite structures involving horn, sinew, and multiple laminations of exotic woods. His lavish full color photos and the high quality paper add to the charm of this mini-encyclopedia. His writing is most clear and definitive, and his nostalgic mood and 'Earthiest' (after Abbey) philosophy permeate throughout. The book has a feel of sharing to it, of commonality, of sympathy, of shaving off the differences among the world's societies through a most interesting venue. This is a marvelous contribution to the literature of archery. Reading it and gazing at the fine pics will urge even the half-hearted to go grab a carving tool, a knotless piece of hickory and begin carving himself or herself a bow. One may choose to pattern it after designs taken from near every geographical area on earth. As a matter of fact, his photos of "paddle" bows (made after the historical patterns of California coastal tribes) tickled my fancy enough to send me to the basement to attempt one myself. I highly recommend this book to any archer, outdoors aficionado, armchair anthropologist, hobbyist, hunter, lover of nostalgia, and any other earth-first thinker of any stripe.
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Title: The Traditonal Bowyer's Bible, Volume 1 by Jim Hamm ISBN: 1585740853 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Chinese Archery by Stephen Selby ISBN: 9622095011 Publisher: Coronet Books Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Instinctive Archery Insights: Enhanced Performance, Accelerated Learning, Increased Accuracy by Jay Kidwell ISBN: 0963971808 Publisher: Rollin Jay Kidwell Pub. Date: 25 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Traditional Archery by Sam Fadala ISBN: 0811729435 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows & Quivers: Volume 1: Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest by Steve Allely, Jim Hamm ISBN: 1558219927 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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