Inspirational Materials and References Page
Here is a list of all the books, websites, bloggers, and vloggers which have, and continue to, educate and inspire me through my own primitive archery journey. I’m absolutely certain that these resources will be of interest to any budding traditional bowyer or primitive archery nut!
I’ve included links to all of the digital resources as well as links to where you can buy copies of the books.
Books:
The Traditional Bowyer’s Bible volume 1:
Traditional Bowyer’s Bible, Volume 2:
Traditional Bowyer’s Bible, Volume 3:
Traditional Bowyer’s Bible, Volume 4:
Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers, Volume 1: Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest
Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers, Volume 2: Plains and Southwest:
Wooden Bows: What I Wish I’d Known When I Started:
Wooden Bows: What I Wish I’d Known When I Started: Amazon.co.uk: Hamm, Jim: 9781980958000: Books
Traditional Bowyer’s Handbook: How to build wooden bows and arrows: longbows, selfbows, & recurves.
Making Wooden Arrows: A Master’s Guide
Making Wooden Arrows: A Master’s Guide: Amazon.co.uk: Potter, John L: 9798694870627: Books
Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Wooden Bows, Sinew-backed Bows, Composite Bows, Strings, Arrows, and Quivers
The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows
The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows: Amazon.co.uk: D. C. Waldorf, Val Waldorf: Books
Websites and blogs:
Stonehill Primitive Bows – Handing the flame on since 2005 (primitive-bows.com)
Primitive Archery by HuntPrimitive (gillsprimitivearchery.com)
Dan Santana Bows – Dan Santana Bows
Forums:
Line Break (primitivearcher.com)
reddit.com: search results – None
Video – Vlogs
John J Riggs Archery – YouTube
Richard Head Longbows – YouTube