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'TRADITIONAL ARCHER'S HANDBOOK A PRACTICAL GUIDE'
NEW enlarged FOURTH EDITION
£14.00 (B)

For all archers and would-be archers who are interested in traditional bows
Written by professional bowyer and fletcher Hilary Greenland

TOPICS INCLUDE
­selecting and ordering your first traditional bow
­how to care for your traditional equipment
­how to match and tune your equipment for best performance
­making arrows bowstrings, fletchings, thumbrings
­making bows, selecting wood, seasoning
ALSO
Information and cutting dimensions for
Flatbows, English longbow, Meare Heath, Holmegaard and cable-backed styles

FIELD ARCHERY FOR ALL or "FIELD ARCHERY WOT'S THAT?"
by Dolly Edwards
A hilarious short story of a first field shoot. £3.00 (A

'TOXOPHILUS' by Roger Ascham : £13.00 (B)
(Simon Archery Foundation reprint)
An essential historic reference for those interested in the English longbow
Written in 1544, Ascham, then aged 28, dedicated the book to Henry VIII. A fine classical scholar, Ascham was a tutor of Henry's daughter Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) of England. Ascham uses his beloved archery as a vehicle for a philosophical discourse, and the writing includes many fascinating practical references to the archery of his day ­many of which still hold true today.

'ARCHAEOLOGY OF ARCHERY' by A W Webb: £5.95 (B)

OF BOWMEN AND BATTLES.

by Hugh Soar. £11.99

 

THE CROOKED STICK

by Hugh Soar. £24.99

 

 

THE HERITAGE OF THE LONGBOW.

by Pip Bickerstaffe. £15.00

 

 

VIDEO: "Archery it's History and Forms" (72mins) £15.00 (B)
AVAILABLE IN UK and USA formats

An excellent and entertaining introduction to the history, current forms of shooting,
equipment and skills associated with this fascinating subject.

 

 

'NEW' DVD: ENGLISH WAR BOW TESTS AT THE DEFENCE ACADEMY. £18

A must for anyone interested in heavy bows. This DVD shows the archers paradox in slow motion

and the penetrive power of the English Longbow.

MAGAZINES
"The Glade" (published quarterly) £3.95 (A)

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