What book would you guys recommend for learning how to build glass bows.thanks Joe
Staying up to date with other builders and on inet platforms, reading every buildalong you can get- thats how I learned (or better started learning...)
Bingham offers a video and they used to have a work sheet for building their bows. If you follow it you cannot go wrong.
Jack Harrison's "Traditional Bowyer: More Unnecessary Fun" is good. It ain't cheap, but is a packed with knowledge from the maker of one of the most sought after bows.
Traditional Bowyers of America by Dan Bertalan. This is an older book(1989) but has lots of good info about each bowyers(31 chapters, 31 bowyers) bows and seeing how each bowyer works give lots of good ideas and information.
Dan Bertalan's 'Traditional Bowyers of America' is an interesting read that contains lots of helpful information. But it's more about the history of America's bowyers and you have to read it kind of between the lines to get the needful stuff out.
If you're looking for a step by step guide on how to do it check this one out. I have written it some time ago...
http://swissbow.net/download_eng.html
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Andy
Like Moe I read every build along several times..the Bingham's DVD are very brief and could be updated to include template and router method of form building
Thanks everyone for all the great info. I've got my first bow in the oven with Kennys lams and I've been bugging him with too many questions. I can't wait till tomorrow to look at the bow.thanks again Joe
Hey Swissbow - Your guide looks great!
I learned from Binghams and along with this place to fill in the blanks. A lot of blanks actually. You learn a lot from the folks here willing to share how they do it. The search function here can keep a person here busy for along time. Well worth doing!
Thanks John, I just wrote down my own experiences I made along the way.
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Andy
a good thing to is to get with someone who has some experience and do your first one with them.