The ATARNet Forum

A complete mirror of the network’s discussion board — 2,707 topics and 28,413 posts, 2005–2021, fully searchable.

ATARNet — the network’s discussion board — moved from atarn.org to a phpBB forum at atarn.net in 2005 and is still online. This is a complete static mirror, taken in August 2026, so the conversations stay readable and searchable whatever happens to the original server. The community itself has since moved on to ATARN 2.0.

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Announcements7 topics · 7 posts · 2005–2011 7 General Discussion363 topics · 2,447 posts · 2005–2021 363 Technique197 topics · 2,135 posts · 2005–2019 197 Hardware531 topics · 7,421 posts · 2005–2020 531 Making bows, arrows and stuff1034 topics · 12,599 posts · 2005–2019 1034 Where can I get...?247 topics · 1,576 posts · 2005–2018 247 Asian Archery Literature, pictures and archives145 topics · 1,166 posts · 2007–2021 145 Horseback Archery73 topics · 612 posts · 2005–2014 73 Training and Competitions72 topics · 347 posts · 2005–2017 72 About this Forum / ATARN28 topics · 74 posts · 2005–2019 28 Training and Competitions in the USA10 topics · 29 posts · 2009–2014 10

The older message board, 2003–2005

Topic titles from the AnyBoard that ran on atarn.org before the move. Its messages were deleted in the move — only these 218 index entries survive.

Archive page 1119 topics · 12/10/2003 – 12/15/2003

RomainChengdu Archery book... in French !12/15/2003

JoshDevelopment of Korean archery12/10/2003

Dale YessakLast Samurai archery scenes12/08/2003

Jim WelchDraw Weights for Horse Archer?12/05/2003

Szabi NagyIlluminated Chronicle12/05/2003

Jeno MajorDuerer's Apollo with turkish bow12/05/2003

Stephen SelbyReminder about Posting Messages to ATARNet12/03/2003

Thomas DuvernayNew Terminology12/03/2003

JoshKorean bow sleeve12/10/2003

Stephen SelbyMy new book, 'Archery Traditions of Asia'12/03/2003

Josh CookKorean horse archery in newsletter12/01/2003

Sandor PakuTurkish bow draw length12/02/2003

Stephen SelbyNew IP Address for ATARN12/13/2003

Alessi FrancescoHow to increase draw weight?12/16/2003

Andrew HallBirch Bark12/15/2003

jiaothe horn gule i first make it success12/12/2003

jiaothe structure of wood ,bamboo,sinew ,horn12/11/2003

Alberto Giovanni AleottiWhich fish for bladder glue?12/10/2003

JoshConstructing Korean Arrows12/10/2003

Archive page 1231 topics · 11/04/2003 – 11/30/2003

jack farrellJapan's Way of the Warrior -Article11/30/2003

Stephen SelbyNew ATARN Newsletter for November 200311/19/2003

Stephen SelbyThe Dao De Jing of Laozi11/17/2003

Bede DwyerHong Kong Archery Festival10/30/2003

Stephen SelbyRTHK TV Programme on Chinese Archery10/28/2003

Thomas DuvernayLast Samurai10/27/2003

petercuapalm wood for bow11/15/2003

petercualarge philippine bamboo11/14/2003

petercuablunt tip arrow11/07/2003

petercuablunt tip arrow11/05/2003

JaroslavQuestion to Stephen Selby10/25/2003

Patrick FordHornbow profiles?11/25/2003

Dave Petersasian arrow measurements11/23/2003

petercuaphilippine crossbows11/04/2003

Stephen SelbyHoresback archery display competition11/30/2003

Stephen SelbyKEMA Web Page virus in Javascript11/18/2003

Stephen SelbySome changes to atarn.org and atarn.net11/24/2003

Stephen SelbyArchiving exercise11/11/2003

Stephen SelbyATARN News Letter for October 200311/02/2003

jiaothe hornbow can not use at cold climate cause he gule?12/01/2003

Andrew HallAsymmetric Bows11/26/2003

jack farrellHistory's Curve-composite bow article11/21/2003

barneyKorean bowyer video for sale11/16/2003

petercuaexploding arrows?11/04/2003

Romaina bamboo bow to be made in China11/01/2003

jiaoa greet things i find,maybe find a new chinese bowyer and a new kind bow like japanese bamboo bow(chinese word)10/25/2003

Jim WelchThank you and if in Vancouver11/23/2003

Stephen SelbyBackground reading for Chinese traditional archery training.11/17/2003

Stephen SelbyThis is the training bulletin board11/14/2003

RomainLive report from Beijing Traditional Archery Training11/08/2003

Stephen SelbyNew Chinese archery training schedule for Winter 2003-2004.11/04/2003

Archive page 138 topics · 10/11/2003 – 10/15/2003

Stephen SelbyCongratulations on the Shenzhou V 'Fire Arrow' !10/15/2003

jiaothe chinese hornbow photo10/11/2003

OstyakSimon Archery books?10/09/2003

Carlos FontRight aluminum Arrows10/20/2003

Jeno MajorNeolithic recurve bows?10/06/2003

Romaina bow made in China10/23/2003

Dale YessakGeometry of composite design10/22/2003

RomainChinese Traditional Training in Beijing, equipment10/11/2003

Archive page 1420 topics · 06/09/2003 – 06/29/2003

jakeDiscovery Channel Ancient Weapons series06/29/2003

jiaoI and my friend archer06/24/2003

RomainHundred Years War : An English Victory06/20/2003

Thomas DuvernayAlexander the Great Movie06/17/2003

Andrew HallAnother new guy06/13/2003

Stephen SelbyNew ATARN Newsletter for June is out.06/10/2003

Stephen SelbyThe Grayson Collection, University of Missouri-Columbia06/09/2003

NomadArcherKoppedrayer bows07/01/2003

wphLooking for short fast bow06/29/2003

barneydesimoneprimitive archer magazine06/19/2003

echi, new to site and soon to be shooting with a thumb ring06/22/2003

k_828tenuchi (kyudo)-archers paradox06/11/2003

RomainMini-poll, shooting off the knuckles06/09/2003

Andrzej AbratowskiChinese hinged bows06/27/2003

Patrick FordAssyrian Bow?06/23/2003

ThOrSHAmmEr3Japanese bow glue?06/21/2003

Andrew HallAnother Bow from Niya06/13/2003

Stephen SelbyScythian bows: Scarab illustrations.06/09/2003

Stephen SelbyATARN Contents Labelled with ICRA06/23/2003

jiaothe video of make hornbow06/09/2003

Archive page 1518 topics · 05/25/2003 – 06/06/2003

barneydesimonescythian burial with bows06/06/2003

Stephen SelbyVancouver?06/02/2003

Thomas DuvernayUpdate on Korean Bowyer06/01/2003

Stephen SelbyHong Kong Asian Archery Exhibition05/29/2003

MJuingongSan Diego05/27/2003

Stephen SelbyTraditional archery film clips05/25/2003

Stephen SelbyNew ATARN News Letter for May 200305/19/2003

Eppo WolgenHorn availability05/29/2003

NickRECURVE BOWS/ARROW DYNAMICS06/06/2003

Báthori Gábornew bowmaker in Hungary06/03/2003

DianaWho made this?06/01/2003

Thomas DuvernayBactrian?05/26/2003

DianaFavorite Bows05/20/2003

jack farrellNovgorod Bow (Russia)05/17/2003

Stephen SelbyVideo of Magyar Traditional Foot and Horseback Archery Technique05/19/2003

jiaothe video of make hornbow06/09/2003

HishamMagyar bow with fiberglass05/30/2003

Stephen SelbyIntermediate Archery Training: Sunday 15 June05/25/2003

Archive page 1618 topics · 04/28/2003 – 04/29/2003

Eppo WolgenAnother new guy04/29/2003

FritzHello everybody I am a new comer04/28/2003

JonRFort Dodge 200304/25/2003

Patrick FordWater Buffalo Horn Source!04/27/2003

Stephen SelbyHK Chinese Archery Class: bow orders04/27/2003

Patrick FordBracing a Magyar bow?05/06/2003

Matthewturkish archery and kyudo04/28/2003

NickVELOCITIES05/13/2003

Stephen SelbyPhilippines Archery Equipment05/06/2003

DianaAnother Question for Thomas Duvernay04/28/2003

DianaChinese Crossbow locks04/28/2003

Stephen SelbyKorean Horseback Archery04/24/2003

K_828Yumi construction05/12/2003

Patrick FordMagyar Bow Weights and Draws05/06/2003

AxelKuesterBeginner questions04/29/2003

Zoran Pavlovic SerbiaSomebody help me to construct the turkish composite bow04/29/2003

NickMONGOL BOWS04/27/2003

Stephen SelbyHong Kong Chinese Archery Training: new schedules for May - July04/28/2003

Archive page 1717 topics · 03/27/2003 – 04/22/2003

Stephen SelbyAsian Traditional Archery Festival, Hong Kong, 200304/22/2003

DianaHas anyone hjeard from Bede?04/16/2003

Stephen SelbyATARN Newsletter for April 2003 (Another one!)04/14/2003

DianaA Question For Thomas Duvernay04/14/2003

Thomas DuvernayNew Korean Range04/12/2003

DianaA question of cast04/10/2003

Olaf RammTraditional Archery in Beijing ?04/03/2003

Stephen SelbyNew ATARN Newsletter (Can you believe it?)04/02/2003

Ken WilliamsNew bows from Grozer and Kassai03/31/2003

ThOrSHAmmEr3Manchu resources?03/28/2003

Andrzej Abratowski17th century finds03/28/2003

Thomas DuvernayArticle in Korean Newspaper03/27/2003

Patrick FordEgyptian and Assyrian Bows?03/26/2003

DianaThumb Ring Pain!!!!!04/20/2003

Patrick FordBone thumb rings?03/28/2003

Stephen SelbyPrivate messages don't work04/17/2003

Báthori Gáborlength of string03/27/2003

Archive page 1820 topics · 02/06/2003 – 03/24/2003

yokhuaold Persian painting03/24/2003

ThOrSHAmmEr3Question for Yuhua03/23/2003

Patrick FordWho made this?03/19/2003

Stephen SelbyHas ATARN gone to sleep?03/18/2003

Patrick FordBow Gallery?03/10/2003

Daniel LeeComparing composites to modern recurves?03/09/2003

Thomas DuvernayKorean Bowyer Update03/08/2003

rick orliold archery toys02/20/2003

jiaois this a iron bow?this question i will challenge some expert in china02/18/2003

Sandor PakuMy first water buffalo horn bow02/17/2003

Thomas DuvernayUpdate on Korean Bowyer02/17/2003

Patrick FordHow much for shipping to...02/03/2003

jiaosome old chinese picture about the bow02/01/2003

Stephen SelbyMuseum catalogue: bow-making process01/29/2003

Stephen SelbyAsian Traditional Archery Training02/13/2003

DianaTwo questions03/24/2003

chris harpercomposite bow lengths03/21/2003

yokhuaupdate of the Turkish bow I made03/10/2003

jiaowho can teach me how make the sinew thread?02/27/2003

wuidarahow to fletch???02/06/2003

Archive page 1917 topics · 01/18/2003 – 01/27/2003

Henry YehHave you noticed...01/27/2003

DHuExtra large antique Chinese Arrows01/23/2003

Stephen SelbyPuzzling Vietnam Scene01/20/2003

Stephen SelbyNew Chinese Webb BBS on Archery01/19/2003

Thomas DuvernayKorean Bow Siyah Wood01/16/2003

David PostonThumb ring draw vs. Mediterranean: Speed, accuracy01/24/2003

ThOrSHAmmEr3String 'bounce'?01/23/2003

Bede DwyerBirchbark01/16/2003

Stephen SelbyATARNet Archiving01/21/2003

jack farrellCopyrighting and ATARN01/21/2003

jack farrellRe: Turkish bows in Austria01/16/2003

jiaoThumb ring01/23/2003

yokhuaTurkish Horn Bow01/20/2003

KLarsenSouth Indian Bow01/19/2003

jiaoy5first bamboo arrows i made01/19/2003

jiaoy5Thumb ring01/19/2003

jack farrellCan a Bow be Made from These?01/18/2003

Archive page 2018 topics · 01/03/2003 – 01/16/2003

Stephen Selby"Chinese Archery"01/16/2003

Andrzej Abratowskigoongdo in East/Central Europe01/14/2003

Thomas DuvernayKorean Online Museum01/10/2003

jiaothe tactics directorial of artilleryman same as the commander of a group of bowman?01/08/2003

jiaowe must study the history every nation,we will find how the hornbow evolution01/04/2003

jiaothe japan-bows not use the bamboo,it use five color wood(five color wood is chinese word,)01/03/2003

Stephen SelbyMuseum catalogue (Another batch)01/01/2003

Dauda LadipoArchery gear of warrior monks of Japan - same as Samurai?12/31/2002

Stephen SelbyBook on Nomadic Warfare01/05/2003

Thomas DuvernayKorean Sleeve Protector, Part 201/12/2003

jack farrellold mogul bamboo arrows01/08/2003

jack farrellBamboo arrows01/05/2003

Bede DwyerOld Animal Glue01/02/2003

Thomas DuvernayNew Video01/14/2003

Dave PetersScythian gorytos construction01/12/2003

jiaowhy most korean bow has no horn?is korean bamboo bow never use horn?01/07/2003

jiaowho originate the hornbows?is the alchemist?is the immemorial mans?01/03/2003

Archive page 2113 topics · 12/09/2002 – 12/23/2002

Bede DwyerMore Mongol Military Information12/23/2002

Stephen SelbyNewsletter for December 200212/18/2002

Thomas DuvernayKorean Bowyer (new thread)12/18/2002

David PostonKorean laminated bow update needed12/28/2002

Stephen SelbyAnimal products for bow-making12/23/2002

KLarsenBamboo arrow shafts12/27/2002

ThOrSHAmmEr3Where to start12/18/2002

RobertTurkish war bow strength12/18/2002

yokhuaChinese Quiver12/12/2002

Stephen SelbySharing information about yourself12/10/2002

jiaothe Japanese bow and archery link ,i think only the japanese know the means of compound bows12/13/2002

jiaoin china there is a kinds of metal compound bow,the iron and copper12/09/2002

jiaowhat a interestingly things,i take the sinew in water already 12 days,12/09/2002

Archive page 2219 topics · 11/16/2002 – 12/08/2002

jiaohere someone has made of sinewstring,fishgule,or sinewgule?12/08/2002

Pat MenziesScythian Article11/20/2002

Thomas DuvernayKorean Horn Bowyer11/20/2002

GyulaNEW BOWS ON WWW.GROZERARCHERY.COM11/20/2002

Stephen SelbyNew ATARN Newsletter for November 200211/20/2002

ThOrSHAmmEr3Thumb ring horizontal aim?12/02/2002

KLarsenThumb ring shooting11/13/2002

RobertBow identification12/04/2002

Thomas DuvernaySeven Samurai movie11/13/2002

KLarsenEagle Feathers12/09/2002

Jon RBrine Dipping?11/29/2002

jack farrellWood bowcores; Chinese11/25/2002

jiaoy5at here Everybody introduce yourselfs ,we also like the hornbow,11/25/2002

jiaohow the horn and handle join and gule to the bamboo?this is my imagine method11/23/2002

jiaoA first bamboo bow i made,it's no powerful,only use scarfskin of bamboo11/22/2002

Patrick FordMagyar horn strip dimensions?11/19/2002

Alberto Giovanni AleottiUsing baleen as horn substitute?11/19/2002

Ostyakto cut or to steam?11/19/2002

jiaomore link abult make horn bow at other internet homepage,11/16/2002