Traditional Archery and the Industrial Arts Student

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Traditional Archery and the Industrial Arts
Student

• Someone who works with their hands is a laborer.
  If they work with their hands and their head they
  are a craftsmen. But if they work with their
  hands, head, and their heart, they are an artist.

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Wood Species

• MI native (Maple), Bears use of Maple
• Other Domestics (Cherry, Walnut)
• Exotics (pros/cons)

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Old Tech

• Serve the curve (BRIEF history)-Mongolians and
  horn bows
• Reinforcements (bamboo, bone, fiberglass, carbon
  fiber, etc.)
• Glues (sinew, resin, 2 part epoxy)

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Not a whole lot has changed since the 60s

• Design
• Quality
• Craftsmenship
• Longevity

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Homemade Bows/Customs/OAKs

• Pros
• Cons

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Mass Produced/Company Bows
Material options and limb lengths Great
Plainsmanred elm limbs with cocobolo riser
Great Plainsmancedar/red elm limbs with
cocobolo riserOsagianosage limbs with cocobolo
and osage riser Rio Bravobacote lamination and
osage core limbs with bacote and pauferro
riser Texas Huntermesquite lamination and
bamboo core limbs with cocobolo and mesquite
riser Cazadorbamboo or yew wood limbs with
cocobolo and Honduras rosewood riser El
Doradobamboo limbs with black glass with black
phenolic and cocobolo riser

• Pros
• Cons

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Technology and Mass Production

• Overall Technique
• Time saving is the key
• Work smarter, not harder
• Technology progression (NC, CNC, etc.)

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What OAK bowyers can learn from mass production

• Efficiency (Smart Ideas)
• Improved tolerances (Forms)
• Aesthetics (New Designs)
• PERFORMANCE (materials, technology)

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Resources for new Bowyers

• Bingham Projects
• Three Rivers Archery
• Traditional shoots/Rendezvous

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Bingham Projects A great Resource
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Other Resources for the New Bowyer

• Three Rivers Archery- Arrows, arrow-building
  supplies, strings, tools, broadheads, etc.
• Traditional Archery Rendezvous-Great opportunity
  to meet other bowyers, shoot lots of different
  bows, buy supplies, and live the lifestyle.

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In Conclusion

• Wood is a precious resource and a vital part of
  Michigan history
• The development of Bear Archery and the modern
  recurve paved the way to current bow companies
  and the sports popularity
• A Bow is a great project for a dedicated
  Industrial Arts student
• Using the ideas of the past and mass production
  can save time and make a better bow for new
  bowyers

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Work Cited

• http//www.beararcheryproducts.com/
• http//www.hearnehardwoods.com/index.html
• http//www.binghamprojects.com/index.htm
• http//www.3riversarchery.com/Index.asp
• http//www.greatplainsbow.com/index.htm
• http//www.comptontraditional.com/menu
• http//www.michigantraditionalbow.com/