To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very cool, but nuts. But for some, the idea is captivating: as it was, and ...

An instrument and bow maker has said an absence of training and ban on materials threatens the future of his industry. Rudolf ...

And that’s a problem. Logging, urban sprawl and ranching have shrunk Brazil’s Atlantic forest, the tree’s habitat, to an ...

In wood bow building, Steve notes, “you’ve gotta be able to learn from your failures because that will make you a better bow builder.” With Steve’s bows being displayed all over the country and as far ...

MOUNT VERNON — It didn’t look anything like a bow. A branch, maybe, possibly a piece of firewood. But a bow, no chance. Curt Brisky, however, saw past the rough exterior of the length of Pacific yew ...