History of wood laminated bows for TBB?

[wingnut]

Well I went and stepped in it this time.  Jim Hamm asked if we could write a chapter for the upcoming TBB on all wood laminated.  Only problem is that we need to include a history section.

Anybody got ideas about where to find facts about where, when and what?

Thanks,

Mike

[Hillbilly Bowyer]

Joe St. Charles?

[TexMex]

Will this help?
Hope it does.

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?paragraphid=bgl#bgl

[DarkeGreen]

History Channel is putting it back pre-Eygyptian Pyramids or around that time. Some of the Pharos barrowed the techinology after capturing weapons from those they were at war with.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

[Jason Jelinek]

Saamis
Japanese - Kay Koppedryer (sp?) might be a resource.
English - Archery It's Theory and Practice (Horace Ford)

Jason

[wingnut]

ttt for more input.

Thanks,

Mike

[Molson]

Mike,

Are you writing a how-to chapter on all wood laminated bows with a short history section? If so it might be best to conduct your research around the bows of the early 1900's. Finding information on the bows of that time shouldn't be a problem and it would be a good lead up to the glass days.

[DarkeGreen]

http://historymedren.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=historymedren&cdn=education&tm=16&gps=176_9_622_346&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.student.utwente.nl/%7 Esagi/artikel/

or

http://library.thinkquest.org/27344/history.htm

or

Search history of composit bows on Google. There are thousands of links.

[vermonster13]

How far do you want to go back and do you want to stick to wood laminated, or include horn, etc? North America or world?

[wingnut]

We are still up in the air a bit about where to draw the line between all wood laminate and composite.  I kinda like the early historian version.  Like materails or near like materials in a laminated bow.  Dissimilar materials make a composite bow.

The chapter will be a short history and a how too.

Mike