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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Archer Subscribers Deluxe Edition. #archery. #physics

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Season's Greetings with all good wishes for the New Year from The Archery Library! #seasonsgreetings #christmas #newyear #archery

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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Analyzing the #Paradox, by Hodgson. #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hodgson/analyzing-the-paradox/

Article on using #silk for improving the performance of a #bow by using it as #backing. by Dr. #Hickman, from The American Archer, 1940. #archery #archerylibrary

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/american-archer/hickman/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Strength of #Bowstrings, by Taylor. #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/taylor/bowstrings/

New articles discussing the controversy on using an #artificial point of aim mechanical or #aiming devices in #target #archery competitions. #archerylibrary #bow

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/forest-and-stream/the-point-of-aim-and-other-mechanical-expedients/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Spine and Arrow Design, by #Rheingans and #Nagler. #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/rheingans/spine-and-arrow-design/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Exterior and Interior #Ballistics of Bows and #Arrows - Review, by #Rheingans. #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/rheingans/exterior-ballistics-of-bows-and-arrows/

Article on #bow #hunting by #Indians from #North, #Central and #South #America ans well as contemporary hunting. #bowhunting #archery #archerylibrary

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/forest-and-stream/the-bow-as-a-hunters-weapon/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Debunking Spine by #Rheingans. Article with formulas regarding bending of arrows. #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/rheingans/debunking-spine/

Article with notes on how to make the #joint for a #bow made of two pieces of wood (#grafted) and how to make a #backed bow. #archery #archerylibrary

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/forest-and-stream/notes-on-bow-making/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Performance characteristics of center shot bows by L. #Quayle #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/quayle/performance-characteristics-of-center-shot-bows-as-affected-by-type-of-release-arrow-spine-and-glove-tip-thickness/

The Archery Library wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a happy and successful New Year! #seasonsgreetings #christmas #newyear #archery

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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Articles on #elliptical #shaped #bows and on #bowstring #strength by #Forrest #Nagler #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/nagler/more-about-the-elliptical-bow/

New article on using the English #longbow for #hunting, by Saxton Pope. #archery #hunting #archerylibrary

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/outing/hunting-with-the-longbow/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" Series of articles summarizing #scientific and #technical papers on #archery. #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/klopsteg/physics-of-bows-and-arrows/

Practice in winter. New article on an Instrument for #Archery #Exercise, a device for use indoors without either bow, arrows, or ta #archerylibrary

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/the-archers-register/1911/practice-in-winter/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Article about a graphic method of #designing a #bow bend meter and weigher. #physics #archery

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/klopsteg/a-bend-meter-and-a-bow-weigher-using-the-same-indicator/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Some New Light on The Paradox of Archery, by Paul #Klopsteg. Article showing how an arrow bends during shooting using "spark tracer" photography. #phy...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/klopsteg/some-new-light-on-the-paradox-of-archery/

Article by Saxton Pope on hunting arrows. Different types of #arrowheads and their efficiency are discussed in relation to #hunting. From Outers Recreation Magazine, April 1921. #archery #broadhe...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/outers-recreation/pope/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side" A Study of Points of Aim, by Paul #Klopsteg. #physics #archery

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/klopsteg/a-study-of-points-of-aim/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Articles on #aiming and #holding, point of #aim and #sight and #arrow #flight by Paul #Klopsteg. #physics #archery

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/klopsteg/the-effect-on-scores-of-errors-in-aiming-and-holding/

Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By A. Shane, 1936. Chapter VII: Shooting and sports. #Bracing, #standing, #nocking, #drawing, #holding, #aiming, #loosing. Archery roun...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/chapter-vii

The Archery Library wishes you Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year! #seasonsgreetings #christmas #newyear #archery

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Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By A.Shane, 1936. Chapter VI. How to make arrows and other tackle. Making of: #footed #arrows, #fletching, #finger #protection, #arm #g...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/chapter-vi

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Science Looks at #Archery by Paul #Klopsteg. #physics. Summary of #scientific papers on archery.

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/klopsteg/science-looks-at-archery/foreword.html

Discussion on the various types of #composite #bows, among others #Tatar, #Persian, #Chinese, #Inuit and #Turkish. by Henry Balfour #archery #archerylibrary

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/journal-of-the-anthropological-institute-of-great-britain-and-ireland/on-the-structure-and-affinities-of-the-composite-bow/

Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By A.Shane, 1936. Chapter V: How to #make a #bow (continued). How to make a spliced and a yew wooden bow. How to make #bowstrings.

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/chapter-v

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." The #center of #gravity and #dispersion of #arrows. #Fortisan for #backing. #Hickman #archery #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/the-center-of-gravity-of-an-arrow-and-its-flight/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by de Bertier et al, 1900. Section on contemporary #archery around the world: #Asia, #Oceania, #Africa, #America and #Europe. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/larc-de-nos-jours

New Book: "Wood for Archery" by the U.S. #Forest Service. Book on #woods that can be used for #archery equipment manufacture. #bowyery #archeryhistory #tackle #archer #bowmaking

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/forest-service/wood-for-archery/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier et al, 1900. Section on #archery #companies. Main emphasis is on #Belgian and #French companies. In French. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/les-compagnies-darc

Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By A.Shane, 1936. Chapter IV: How to #make a #bow. Detailed description on how to make a wooden bow.

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/chapter-iv

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." The #Dynamics of a #Bow and #Arrow by C. #Hickman #archery #physics

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/the-dynamics-of-a-bow-and-arrow/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier et al, 1900. Section on #archery and #warfare through the ages. In #French. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/larc-a-la-guerre

Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By A. Shane, 1936. Chapter III: Bow Technology. #Shape of a bow, #lengths and #weights, #bow #strength, #cast, #mechanical #properties ...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/chapter-iii

The Archery Library wishes you Happy Holidays! May your New Year be filled with great joy, hapiness and success. #seasonsgreetings #christmas #newyear #archery

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Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Result of Hickman's #analytical work: a new type of bow having #radical #design, construction and #performance. #archery #physics #Hickman #patent

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/a-new-bow-of-radical-design-construction-and-performance/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier et al, 1900. Section on #archery #hunting #history. In #French. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/larc-a-la-chasse

Update for "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By A. Shane, 1936. Chapter II on woods for #bow #making. Discusses requirements in bow #woods, #yew, #osage #orange, #lemonwood or #deg...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/chapter-ii

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Articles on #fiber stresses and on the effect of #string #weight and #air #resistance on the #efficiency of #bows. #archery #physics #Hickman

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/fiber-stresses-in-bows/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier et al, 1900. Section on #archery in #ancient times, mainly #Egyptian and #Greek. In #French. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/larc-chez-les-peuples-dantiquite/

Papers presented at a symposium on #primitive #arrows and arrow making. Subjects: Stone Arrow-Points, Ancient Arrow-Heads, Arrow Feathering and Pointing, The #Arrow in Modern Archery and #Poisone...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/american-anthropologist/arrows-and-arrow-makers/

New Book: "Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It." By Adolph Shane, E.E., 1936. Archery book on how to make a wooden bow, arrows and accessories. #bowyery #archeryhistory #tackle #archer ...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/shane/archery-tackle/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Articles on the effect of the #thickness and width on #bow #shape, and the #neutral #plane in #bending of a #bow. #archery #physics #Hickman

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/effect-of-thickness-and-width-of-a-bow-on-its-form-of-bending/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc" by le Cte Albert de Bertier et al, 1900. Section on #archery in #prehistoric times. In #French. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/larc-aux-temps-prehistoriques

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." Effect of middle section, #bracing #height, permanent set and #reflexing and length on #static #strains and #stresses in bows. #archery #physics #Hick...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/effect-of-rigid-middle-section-of-bow-on-static-strains-and-stresses/

Update for "Le Tir à l'Arc", by le Cte Albert de Bertier et al, 1900. Chapter on preliminary, general #archery related concepts. In #French. #tiralarc

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/docs/notions-preliminaires

The Archery Library wishes you a great holiday season and a fantastic New Year! #seasonsgreetings #christmas #newyear #archery

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New Book: Le Tir à l'Arc, by le Cte Albert de Bertier, V. Cordier, A. Guglielmini, 1900. Archery book in French aimed to be a standard reference for archery. #tiralarc #archeryhistory #français...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/bertier-de-sauvigny/le-tir-a-larc/

Update for "Archery — The Technical Side." General #formulas for #stresses and #strains in a #drawn #bow by by Clarence Hickman. #archery #physics #Hickman

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/hickman/archery-the-technical-side/hickman/general-formulas-for-static-strains-and-stresses-in-drawing-a-bow/

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Updated Arab Archery by Faris and Elmer with a missing plate. Many thanks to Paolo de G.

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/faris-elmer/arab-archery/docs/turkish-bow-and-siper-demo-lock-sixty-three.html

By Phillip Rounsevelle, 1931. Book aimed at teaching archery, not only archery technique, but how to teach an archery class. The author was the owner of The Archers Company, formed in the early 1...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/rounsevelle/archery-simplified/

From "Archery: The Technical Side" Articles from this book will be added periodically. You can send in a request for a specific article to get priority for publishing, just send an e-mail.

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/archery-the-technical-side/nagler/bow-design/

By Saxton T. Pope, 1923. Book describing the results of experiments from detailed tests of the shooting quality of a series of bows was, and with it certain correlated experiments concerning the ...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/pope/a-study-of-bows-and-arrows/

A compilation of scientific and technical articles on theory, construction use and performance of bows and arrows, reprinted from journals of science and of archery. Edited by C. N. Hickman, Forr...

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By Eliza Scidmore. Article about Japanese arrowheads. Yanone were used for battle, hunting, gifts or rewards and for presentations. From the Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, 190...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/transactions-and-proceedings-of-the-japan-society/the-japanese-yano-ne/

By George C. Decker, Head of Industrial Arts Department, Fairview High School, Dayton, Ohio. Contains very good descriptions of how to make a bow, arrow and string. With lots of illustrations and...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/decker/bows-and-arrows-for-boys/

The new articles available are: A New Method of Measuring Pin-Hole Golds by C. Pownall, Stringing the Chinese Bow by M.B. and The Sharpest Loose by Dr. E. Mylins. The Archer's Register was publis...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/the-archers-register/1905/

Translated by N.A. Faris and R.P. Elmer. Translation of a 15th century manuscript with details on archery from the Garrett Collection of Arabic Manuscripts in the Princeton University Library. Th...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/faris-elmer/arab-archery/

By the Rev. R. H. Codrington, D.D. From: The Journal of the Antropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. XIX, pp. 215-219. 1890. The title says it all: Article on the manufacture a...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/journal-of-the-anthropological-institute-of-great-britain-and-ireland/on-poisoned-arrows-in-melanesia/

Including Chapters on Shooting, Accessories and Competitions. By James Duff, 1927. Another book on bow and arrow making and shooting. James Duff was a Scottish Bowyer who came to the U.S.A. where...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/duff/bows-and-arrows/

By S. Takaishi. From: The Archer's Register for 1904-1905. An article of how to shoot the Japanese bow was translated from a Japanese Badminton Archery by Mr. S. Takaishi for Major Straker. The s...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/articles/the-archers-register/1905/japanese-archery/

By L.E.Stemmler, 1942. This book deals with bow and arrow making and shooting technique. It is well illustrated with photographs and drawings. This is not the copy that can be found in pdf-format...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/stemmler/essentials-of-archery/

By Otis T. Mason, 1894. From the Smithsonian Report for 1893. Report describing the equipment from the Native Americans of North-America. Contains detailed information on the diversity of tackle ...

https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/mason/north-american-bows-arrows-and-quivers/