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Cromm:
I will have a look in my copy of hunting the hard way he shows and tells you how to make a bow in it.

CraigMBeckett:

--- Quote ---if you want i can give you the phone number to the museum,i am sure the
proprietor would love to share any ifo he has(hes very knowledgable on the greats
--- End quote ---

Thanks for the offer but as I am currently unemployed, was made redundant, I would prefer to forgo the cost of an international call, now if you had an Email address for him that would be good.

Cromm,
Now that would be interesting to know, I look forward to reading it.

Craig.

Cromm:
OK I had a look and it doesn't say that he cut an arrow shelf into the bows, but it looks like on some he puts a leather grip on with a button of wood or horn. In one other book on him there are photos of bows he made and used. The first and oldest bows look like English Longbows, then there are some that are more along the American Longbow style but no arrow rest, it does say with that photo that he shot of the hand. Then there are later bows with the small rest added on to the side...................That's all so far.

CraigMBeckett:
Hi Cromm,

Thanks for the information,

It certainly seems that he began without shelves but moved to them later, the same as he began making bows with bamboo then switched to fibreglass later.

Craig.

Jesse:
I cant see the picture too well but it looks like a built up rest not cut in but Im looking at a small picture on a small screen :) I might be wrong

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