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Building Their Own Bows

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NEWS: 250 Gather to Build Their Own Wood Bows
4/8/2009

Even in this age of blazing-fast compound bows representing the latest in high-tech construction, building simple wood bows by hand is not a dying art. At least, not in Oklahoma, where more than 250 bow-building enthusiasts gathered recently for the fifth annual Oklahoma Selfbow Jamboree, as reported in the Stillwater News Press.

Selfbow builders came to the late-March festival to watch demonstrations, talk bow building and promote the primitive art.

“This is for people who want to preserve the tradition of building bows,'' said Oklahoma Selfbow Society president Terry Newman.

The event is held on a family farm where a Clout Shoot is held to offset the costs of the selfbow gathering.

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Ron Wyllie
Southwest Iowa IBA Area Representative
rwyllie@iowawhitetail.com
 
I've always wanted to try it. I'd really love to build a modern R/D but there's just waaaay too much of a learning curve.
 
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