Talk:selfbow
Latest comment: 17 years ago by Beobach972 in topic selfbow
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(was Selfbow)
Not in the OED. SemperBlotto 07:03, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
- It does get 56000 Google hits. I'll check around. --EncycloPetey 04:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- Moved to selfbow. — Beobach972 18:00, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- For reference, check Catherine F. Lewis and Kathleen M. Haywood's 2006 Archery: Steps to Success. — Beobach972 18:00, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- 1995: Harvey Markowitz, American Indians
- Most common was a selfbow (a bow made of a single piece of wood with no laminating materials) of springy wood.
- 2001: David Wescott and the Society of Primitive Technology, Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills from the Society of Primitive Technology
- If the design of the weapon is moderate enough to be successful as an all wood selfbow then the addition of sinew and horn will probably result in a net loss of arrow performance.
- 1995: Harvey Markowitz, American Indians
- ...and in spite of that warning, ...
- 2005: Tom Airhart, Elk Hunting Guide: Skills, Gear, and Insight
- The recurved bow design originated in antiquity when the longbow, or selfbow, made entirely from wood, was reinforced with animal sinew.
- 2005: Tom Airhart, Elk Hunting Guide: Skills, Gear, and Insight
- — Beobach972 18:00, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- RFVpassed. — Beobach972 22:00, 22 June 2007 (UTC)