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  2. Eskimo archery - Wikipedia

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    Spruce wood is nearly inelastic in compression, but usually the best available material for the belly of the bow. Driftwood, antler from caribou, or musk ox horn , have also been used. [ 1 ] First, the stave is shaped by stone or iron tools, often to a broad shape up to some 5cm wide to help the material to withstand compression.

  3. Ben Pearson (bowyer) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 1938, Pearson marketed his arrows through pamphlets, resulting in the first full Ben Pearson Inc. catalog being listed as "No. 12". That first catalog also only listed arrows, with bows added in the 1939 catalog. [3] By the early 1950s, Ben Pearson Inc. was known for its affordable archery equipment.

  4. Archery - Wikipedia

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    Arrows across time and history have normally been carried in a container known as a quiver, which can take many different forms. Shafts of arrows are typically composed of solid wood, bamboo, fiberglass, aluminium alloy, carbon fiber, or composite materials. Wooden arrows are prone to warping.

  5. Howard Hill - Wikipedia

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    The aluminum and carbon-fiber arrow shafts used by modern archers are more consistent and straighter than wood arrows, making for more consistent shots. That makes Hill's feat truly impressive since he used only cedar wood arrows. Hill had designed and used specially made aluminum shafts to hunt African elephants for his full-length color film ...

  6. Arrow - Wikipedia

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    Traditional target arrow (top) and replica medieval arrow (bottom) Modern arrow with plastic fletchings and nock An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow.A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers called fletchings mounted near the rear, and ...

  7. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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    A type of arrow rest that has a prong or blade that supports the arrow for the entire draw cycle and shot. The prong or blade of a drop-away rest that supports the arrow when the bow is at full draw, and drops down as the arrow is released. let-off (measure) – The difference between a compound bow's holding weight and draw weight. Expressed ...

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