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Grunt:
I am going to teach a two day workshop on beginning bow, arrow, and string making. I expect to have 10-12 students and the workshop will be in the form of a demo rather than each student actually working on their bow. I will have them make a string, arm guard, tab, have them split feathers, scrape the stave and board bows I will hopefully bring to life. I will get them shooting bows that I have already built. I want them to walk away with a book. The students are following a Lakota path. So far it's a toss up between The Bent Stick, Ham's the Bows and Arrows of Native Americans, Waldorf's The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows. Which book do you guys think would work best?

Pappy:
I like the bent stick,but both are good books. Good luck with you class,pass it on.  :)
   Pappy

mullet:
 I like Ham's. Mostly because that was my first book.

Justin Snyder:
I think Traditional Bowyers Bible vol 1 is hands down the best book for beginners, but it isn't on your list so...........  I have all the books and didn't think the others had the instruction a budding bowyer needs to build his first bow. But that is just me.

Hillbilly:
I like Jim Hamm's book. Lots of good info on bows and arrows both plus a good tillering guide. A lot of the TBB vol 1 is taken almost straight out of Hamm's book.

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