Literature review – Wooden Arrow Making – a Presentation by John Marshall

Recently a friend of mine and fellow Severn Valley club member posted a link on our club private Facebook site to a hand-out for those interested in making wooden arrows. It was originally written in 2005 by John Marshall of Brixham Archers.

I’ve included the link he posted here http://savagearcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Arrow-Workshop.pdf

I’ve also managed to find the original site

http://www.brixhamarchers.co.uk/web/pages/info/setup_homepage.html

It is a really good beginners resource, with clear instructions and lots of useful information which is easy to read.

Well worth a look and good starting point.

Thanks for reading

Archery and numb fingers

Very good posting from a very useful and informative site  on the issue  some archers can experience of numb fingers and methods to avoid damaging yourself.

charleslopez's avatarCharles' Archery Blog

I first experienced numbness and tingling in my fingers while shooting barebow with a thin Damascus glove. The numbness didn’t go away, so after dealing with non-feeling fingers for a while I tried a bit of medical tape around the affected fingers in addition to the glove.

Med tape on fingers

The tape worked but was a chore because I had to apply it every time I picked up a bow. I also had to be precise with how much tape I put on, as varying amounts affected my shots differently. Suffice it to say that it didn’t take me long to make my way back to the land of tabs, and leave the Damascus glove behind.

Cavalier tab

A tab with two layers of leather was certainly better than my thin glove had been but after breaking it in, I found myself experiencing numb fingers again. This time, I did some research on the web and in the varying archery forums. I found that this wasn’t…

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