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Bows
Let me start this by explaining the military salute. As you know, today they go like this. And the reason why they do that is because in the past when they met each other, you know, the knights or the warriors, they would of course disclose their face. So they would take their hand up and lift the visors of their helmet or lift the helmet like this to show their face before combat or just when they met someone else. As is common courtesy, you show your face when you talk to others. So I will keep my helmet in this position when I talk to you. And what will I talk about today? Let's find out.
I am going to talk about archery, but more precisely bowmaking. And I have in this context a book. I read this book yesterday and today because it was pretty good, so I didn't put it down until I finished. And it's a Bowmakers Notebook by John Riggs. My own experience with bows is limited to the use of bows. I shot quite a lot with a bow and arrow when I was a kid and also quite a bit when I was an adult.[1]But I have never made a bow, or rather I never made a proper bow, and I have no knowledge really about how to make a bow. John Riggs writes in a very entertaining way. The book I would say is deeply pagan in spirit.
John Riggs tells us in this book:
Let me start this by explaining the military salute. As you know, today they go like this. And the reason why they do that is because in the past when they met each other, you know, the knights or the warriors, they would of course disclose their face. So they would take their hand up and lift the visors of their helmet or lift the helmet like this to show their face before combat or just when they met someone else. As is common courtesy, you show your face when you talk to others. So I will keep my helmet in this position when I talk to you. And what will I talk about today? Let's find out.
I am going to talk about archery, but more precisely bowmaking. And I have in this context a book. I read this book yesterday and today because it was pretty good, so I didn't put it down until I finished. And it's a Bowmakers Notebook by John Riggs. My own experience with bows is limited to the use of bows. I shot quite a lot with a bow and arrow when I was a kid and also quite a bit when I was an adult.[1]But I have never made a bow, or rather I never made a proper bow, and I have no knowledge really about how to make a bow. John Riggs writes in a very entertaining way. The book I would say is deeply pagan in spirit.
John Riggs tells us in this book:
- What wood to use
- How to gather and prepare the wood
- What tools to use
- How to make a bow
- He gives you three examples of how to make a bow from A to Z
- And much more
- Adult = Big Kid
- I. e. most of the income goes directly to him. And less to "merchants".