Tue, Jan 4, 2005, 5:39pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Rileyesi) claims:
I am interested in building a longbow or a crossbow. <snip>
First thing you need to do is, make up your mind which you want to
make - they're radically different.
And, yes, you can find instructions for makiing both with google.
Or, check the archives.
Then there's the fact you didn't say what you wanted it for.
JOAT
EVERY THING THAT HAPPENS STAYS HAPPENED.
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Rileyesi wrote:
> I am interested in building a longbow or a crossbow. I did a google search and
> got alot of information on buying them, but little on how to make them.
>
> Can anyone recommend some books or sites?
>
> Thanks.
http://www.thecrossbowmansden.com/
http://www.thebeckoning.com/medieval/longbow/longbow-manual.html
http://www.stickbow.com/
http://198.144.2.125/Crossbows/crossbows.htm
Have fun
Joe
On 04 Jan 2005 17:39:47 GMT, [email protected] (Rileyesi) wrote:
>I am interested in building a longbow or a crossbow. I did a google search and
>got alot of information on buying them, but little on how to make them.
>
>Can anyone recommend some books or sites?
Google.... Make long bow ...
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Rileyesi) wrote:
> I am interested in building a longbow or a crossbow. I did a google search
> and
> got alot of information on buying them, but little on how to make them.
>
> Can anyone recommend some books or sites?
>
> Thanks.
Years ago there was a set of books called "The Boy Mechanic" that was
put out by Popular Mechanics. I remember they had a full description of
making a long bow in one of the four volumes. The set is in reprints, I
think at Lee Valley.
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Regards,
JP
"The measure of a man is what he will do
knowing he will get nothing in return"
On 04 Jan 2005 17:39:47 GMT, [email protected] (Rileyesi) wrote:
>Can anyone recommend some books or sites?
_Really_ get a copy of Ralph Payne-Gallwey's
"The Book of the Crossbow "
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486287203/codesmiths-20
It's a historical survey of crossbows and an excellent read. I've
also used it as source material for a few reproductions (a crossbow,
two mangonels and a few trebuchets)
Bowmaking is hard. I know I can't do it 8-)
(two attempts and counting)
http://codesmiths.com/shed/things/knives/chinese_repeating_crossbow/#book_payne-gallwey
Wed, Jan 5, 2005, 11:30pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(Andy=A0Dingley) posted:
<snip> Bowmaking is hard. I know I can't do it =A0 8-) (two attempts and
counting)
http://codesmiths.com/shed/things/knives/chinese_repeating_crossbow/#book_=
payne-gallwey
Ha, a couple minutes with google turned this up. I haven't
bothered checking for more, maybe later.
http://www.atarn.org/chinese/rept_xbow.htm
JOAT
EVERY THING THAT HAPPENS STAYS HAPPENED.
- Death
Wed, Jan 5, 2005, 11:30pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(Andy=A0Dingley) advises:
<snip> _Really_ get a copy of Ralph Payne-Gallwey's "The Book of the
Crossbow " <snip>
No need. There is, or was, a copy on-line, complete I believe. Or
at least all the pertinent parts. I'm fairly sure I posted a link to
it, so it would be in the archives. The only possible glitch might be
that it's in Russian. LMAO
On the other hand, there's on-line translators that will work to
translate.
I've owned my copy (in English) for well over 20 years. Heh heh.
JOAT
EVERY THING THAT HAPPENS STAYS HAPPENED.
- Death
On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 23:41:55 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:
>Wed, Jan 5, 2005, 11:30pm (EST+5) [email protected]
>(Andy Dingley) advises:
>Ralph Payne-Gallwey's "The Book of the
>Crossbow "
>
> No need. There is, or was, a copy on-line, complete I believe. Or
>at least all the pertinent parts.
Hmmm - this is one book where I'd want the paper copy, not the
on-line. The illustrations are more valuable than the text and even
well-done on-line content still doesn't have the sheer usability of a
book.
Besides which, an old copy might be expensive (very expensive for an
original one), but the modern reprint is yet another of those
excellent ones from Dover where they've reprinted a useful old book at
a very reasonable price. I share a lot of books with my friends -
most of "this sort of thing" that we buy will get read by 3 or 4 of
us. But we've all got our own copies of Payne-Gallwey.
One of the mangonels:
http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/random/onager.htm
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