Toxophilic Dreams: A Bowyer's Adventures in Archery

This morning, I noticed a song sparrow flitting about the ground. He was hopping about randomly or so it might appear at first look. I saw t...

A while back, I wrote a blog post on the utility of the bowyer's knot in the bow making process. One important aspect I left out of tha...

Often times, a bowyer is faced with the task of removing bark from a stave in a manner that leaves the wood underneath pristine and unviolat...

The story of William Tell as I knew it was of a couple of guys, having had a few beers, decided to attempt shooting an apple off the others ...

Today, while lost on the web, I came across this old Buddhist parable referred to as the Parable of the Arrow .  I thought it was worth shar...

UPDATE (12-13-14): Check out the latest blog post discussing Fast Flight string material and bowyering and an ancient adjustable knot from...

Coals of douglas fir; the scraps from Surewood Shafts arrow shaft production Last night, I heat tempered an ocean spray ( Holodiscus dis...