Expert bow hunter and archery traditionalist, Dan Bertalan, has compiled the most complete bow making text available today. By traveling coast to coast and consulting with America's top bow makers, he has gathered the best information on how to build your own recurve longbow, improve your hunting skills, care properly for a bow, and more. Including descriptive photographs, diagrams, a complete glossary of terms, and reviews of particular bows that include draw force measurements and hand shot arrow speeds, this illuminating book will provide hunters, collectors, and others with invaluable insight into this specialized world.