FAQ & Craft
Practical craft — composite bows, glues, thumb rings, stringing and technique. · 9 articles
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Asian Archery Frequently-Asked Questions
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What are the dates of the Chinese Dynasties? And how are Chinese words pronounced?
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Cutting Horn for Bows by Adam Karpowicz. A step-by-step guide to cutting water buffalo horn to obtain many usable strips.
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What is the correct way to string a heavy horn bow that is recurved to a C shape?
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Thumb Ring Mechanics: How to Ensure a good fit for your Thumb Ring by Adam Karpowicz
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Making Fish Bladder Glue by Jang Yuhwa
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Making a Closed Quiver by Bede Dwyer
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Making a Bamboo Composite Bow by Dale Yessak
Mongolian Draw
Asian Archery FAQ How do I use a Thumb-ring with a Mongolian Draw? Use the following tips at your own discretion. We cannot be liable for any injury you might suffer due to practicing withou…
FAQ - Thumb ring fit
Asian Archery FAQ THUMB RING MECHANICS How to Ensure a good fit for your Thumb Ring by Adam Karpowicz The rings I discuss here have the shape similar to the Turco-Persian style used with the…
Turkish bow tests
A Bamboo Composite Bow by Dale Yessak I finally finished the bamboo composite that I was working on as a practice bow. I figured I'd work out the technical procedures on less expensive bambo…
Chinese Dynastic Time Chart
Traditional Chinese Dynastic Time Chart (dates for pre-Zhou times are speculative) Xia ~2200 – ~1700 BC Shang ~1700 – ~1100 BC Western Zhou ~ 1100 – 771 BC Zhou Eastern Zhou 770 – 256 BC Spr…
Asian Archery FAQ : Traditional Bows
Asian Archery FAQ Where can I get a Traditional Asian Bow? ATARN gets a number of enquiries about obtaining Asian bows. Most are from people who want to start learning Asian styles of archer…
Closed Quivers
Making a Closed Quiver by Bede Dwyer If you have trouble getting suitable birch bark, a number of the quivers remains from the circa 8th century burials of Moshcheveya Balka were leather cov…
Mongolian Draw
Asian Archery FAQ How to Make Fish Bladder Glue by Jang Yuhwa Tear the bladder into small strips Place all the strips into a pot Cook it in low heat. I soak the thin strips in refrigerator f…
Stringing a C-shaped horn bow.
What is the Correct way to String a Heavy Horn Bow that is Recurved to a C Shape? This series of photographs has been published with permission of • 2002, Jang Yuhua of Taiwan. Please note t…
ATARN Consultants & Experts
ATARN Consultants Some of our Members who have experience in particular fields of Asian traditional archery have volunteered to answer your questions. The email addresses below are not their…