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let me know if im wrong and why but it seems to me that any glassed bow is not traditional in the true sense of the word . i was under the impression that such bows are to be non fiberglassed ,,ted

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As long as it doesn't have wheels or cams,it's all traditional as far as I'm concerned

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This is something your going to have figure what you want to shoot and if its traditional on your own. Just a suggestion.

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Taditional and primitive bows are different.

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I think we are talking two different things here guys.....a traditional "Style" bow has nothing to do with the materials it's made from the way i see it. shooting with a stick and string, with no modern sights, or wheels or gadgets should qualify as "Shooting traditional style". Its one of those subjects like"Which comes first? Thechicken or the egg?" Where do you draw a line between primitivearchery equipment, and modern?

you could get some good stuff going on this topic......Kirk

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There were many ancient bows that were laminated. Some plains tribes used rawhide. In Eastern Europe and Mongolia they used thin strips of horn. Laminated bowsaren't new, the material is.

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Primitive = Made from all natural ingredients. ;) No glass, plastic, thermoset resins, epoxies, refined carbon, etc. Instead, primitive bows are made from wood, horn, sinew, antler, bone, hide glue, pitch...

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Exactly !

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I harvested some vine maple for stave material while i was elk hunting on the oregon coast last month. I'm going to try my luck onmy firstself bow after Christmas this winter.....That should be an adventure....I've had real good luck on the glass bows i've built so far. I've got one long bow, & a take down recurve under my belt now. both of themcame out pretty goodshooters....The self bow is going to require adifferent approach in many ways.....This bowyer trade is very intense craftsmanship....Kirk

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Yep--what Art said.

"Traditional" is one of those words like "instinctive"--the definition can vary depending on who you ask.As was already noted, there are even primitive bows that were laminated with different materials to increase strength and performance.

If by "traditional" you mean pre-compound, well........sights were pretty common on recurves, and I have an old recurve with a built-in overdraw. It's even cut out enough to use a broadhead--and it's a P.C. (pre-compound) bow. Even the deflex/reflex design is nothing new--Dan Quillian once told me there are some ancient cave drawings (in Spain, I think?) of a deflex/reflex design.

Chad