From wood to fiberglass.

[Liquid Amber]

One of the projects I'm working on is compiling information on the evolution of the wood bow/organic composites to the modern composite, the most common being a fiberglass backed and faced, laminated bow.    

Composites of organic or natural materials have been around a long time and remained popular through the 1940s until the plastics/fiberglass became dominant.

So far I've compiled information from ads and articles from American Bowman-Review and Archery from 1941-1952 and recorded it in an Excel Spreadsheet.  Just beginning.     I use a variety of methods to collect and record information, one being Excel.  Sample page of the draft shown here.  When finished I'll print the material off and bind a hard copy as well as retaining an electronic copy.  

 

[TonyW]

Nice job! Looking forward to this research.
Wade was investigating the types of fiberglass used in the aluminum laminated Bears.

[Larry m]

As Always!!! Off to a very nice piece of well researched material. Appreciate your efforts and the shared info.