Looking For Good Bowyer Technical Resource

[Erwincm]

Hi guys. I'm interested in using SuperTiller to come up with some of my own limb profiles but I'm fairly new to bow making and need a good technical foundation on what makes a bow "smooth", "fast", etc. In other words, what design parameters affect various performance parameters and what are the desirable traits of a well designed bow. Anyone know of a good read on the subject?

Thanks,
Charles
Madison, AL

[jsweka]

"Traditional Bowyer, More Unnecessary Fun" by Jack Harrison is a good read with lots of theory about how a bow works.

[Big-un08]

What John said x2!!!!!

[Erwincm]

Thanks guys but just noticed this book is $175 used from Amazon. Wow!!! Is it worth the high cost? Is there a less expensive alternative?

[mcbowguy]

You can find it cheaper.  Much cheaper.  And yes, it is well worth it.

[Erwincm]

I'll start beating the bushes to see if I can find a copy for a more reasonable price. Thanks for the lead guys!

[jsweka]

$175 used ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?  That's nuts.

I paid less than half of that for it new a few years ago.

[Bob at Work]

it's less than $60 at Kustom King new...?

[Erwincm]

Thanks Bob, I just ordered my copy from Kustom King for $58 + S&H. Way better than $175 used!

[Bob at Work]

I need to buy one too...and not used... LOL!

[blacktailchaser]

SO,what kind of info does his book go over..

[blacktailchaser]

i found some info on it..from what i have read its about glass bows..