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Offline NumPls

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Okay, I'm back, and here is my second question, which has two parts. First, what bowyers have made significant (revolutionary or evolutionary) contributions to the design of traditional bows? Second, what were/are those contributions? I guess that what I am asking for is really three pieces of information:
1. Significant Contribution to Traditional Bow Design
2. By whom?
3. When (if you know)?

Here are a couple of design features to stimulate your thinking: fiberglass laminations on bow limbs, cut-out sight window, working recurve limb.

I thank you all in advance for your information.

Ray

Offline AALLFAB

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Re: Traditional Bowyers and Their Contributions to Traditional Bow Design?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 03:19:00 PM »
Frank Eicholtz and Gordon Composoites in mid 1950s started to laminate fiberglass on to bows. Jim

Offline Wade Phillips

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Re: Traditional Bowyers and Their Contributions to Traditional Bow Design?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 03:24:00 PM »
1872 - T/D Wood Handle & Spring Limbs - E.S. Morton
1879 - True Center Shot - W.H. Wright & G.L. Thorne
1879 - 3- Piece Metal Handle Take-Down - W.H. Wright & G.L. Thorne
1879 - Hinged Take-Down - E.S. Morton
1879 - Rawhide Backing - J.W. Sutton
1911 - Coil Spring Bow - G.C Setchell
1928 - Fiber Backing - P. Rounsevelle
1929 - T/D Metal Handle, Tubular Metal Limbs - H.M. Wilcox
1955 - Pistol Grip Bow Handle - L.W. Roper
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Offline NumPls

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Re: Traditional Bowyers and Their Contributions to Traditional Bow Design?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 03:29:00 PM »
Wow, Wade! That is great history! Thank you for those. I had hoped that you would jump in on this topic.

(Did you typo a couple of those dates? I'm sure that I have seen a photo of a hinged take-down that was older than 1979.)

Ray

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Re: Traditional Bowyers and Their Contributions to Traditional Bow Design?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 05:28:00 PM »
Here is a site you find interesting, since it involves one of the greats. You can spend some time here and still miss something important.

 http://www.fredbear-online.com/
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Offline NumPls

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After reading thru some of the information that folks have added to the "Lesser-known bowyers" topic, I thought that others might want to read and add-to the historical information in this Topic, so I am sending it to the top.

Ray

Offline AALLFAB

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As an addition to my earlier reply it is debated if Frank Eicholtz or Russ Willcox pioneered the use fiberglass in bows. Jim

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