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2. Bowyer - Wikipedia

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   A bowyer is a master-craftsman who makes bows. Though this was once a widespread profession, the importance of bowyers and of bows was diminished by the introduction of gunpowder weaponry. However, the trade has survived and many bowyers continue to produce high-end bows. Freshly cut wood split into bow staves.

3. Eugène Sartory - Wikipedia

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   His bows are marked "E.SARTORY A PARIS". The apex of the trend toward heavy, strong bows was exemplified in the output of Eugène Sartory, who developed a style of bow to which his atelier adhered consistently for decades. He fortified the Voirin model, producing sturdily built bows with strong shafts. Later on Sartory innovated the design of ...

4. Eskimo archery - Wikipedia

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   Eskimo hunter and polar bear slain with bow and arrow The cable backed bow, showing the bow (a) bearing the tensioned cable (b) along the face of it, attached by bindings (c). Finally, the bow strung with the main string (d). Spruce wood is nearly inelastic in compression, but usually the best available material for the belly of the bow.

5. Laminated bow - Wikipedia

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   The bow is dated to the 3rd century BCE. The modern Japanese yumi is a laminated bow. Laminated bows in Japan first appeared around 1000 CE, during the late Heian or Kamakura period. They were made of wood and bamboo laminated with glue, evolving from simple bamboo-backed bows to complex bows of five piece construction (higo yumi) by the 1600s. [4]

6. Bow maker - Wikipedia

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   In making the stick of a bow, the initial part of the woodworking is done on a straight stick. According to James McKean, "the bow maker graduates the stick in precise gradations so that it is evenly flexible throughout." [2] These gradations were calculated by François Tourte, discussed below. In order to shape the curve or "camber" of the ...

7. Hoda Kotb Talks Possible Future Wedding Almost 3 Years After ...

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   Hoda Kotb is looking ahead towards a possible wedding in her future.. On the Dec. 11 episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna, Kotb and co-host Jenna Bush Hager discussed the "micro-wedding" trend ...

8. François Tourte - Wikipedia

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   François Xavier Tourte (1747 – 25 April 1835) was a French bow maker who made a number of significant contributions to the development of the bow of stringed instruments, and is considered to be the most important figure in the development of the modern bow. Because of this, he has often been called the Stradivari of the bow. [1] [2]

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