A little face protection is a great idea when first testing out your homemade bow. [Austin Karls] made this recurve bow during what he calls an engineer’s Spring break. He settled on the idea after ...

Recurve bows are challenging to shoot well but all the more rewarding when you unlock the keys to accuracy. If you want to head down the trad road and embrace the challenge, you’ll need a few things ...

I still remember the first compound bow I ever saw. My dad and I belonged to an archery club in Wisconsin in the early 1970s, and everyone there shot recurves. But my dad’s cousin Howard was visiting ...

When the box arrived, I opened it immediately. Enclosed was a soft, vintage-style carrying case with leather handles. Even though I knew what I would find when I unzipped the case, it didn’t lessen ...

Dec 14, 2012 Dec 14, 2012 Updated Jun 12, 2015 COLUMBIA — Recurve bows are ancient history. For nearly 10,000 years, people have used them as hunting implements and weapons. The art of creating an ...

While its design is rather simple, the recurve bow was an impressive achievement when created long ago, allowing an archer to wield a smaller yet more effective bow. The modern recurve hasn’t changed ...

When most of us think “stickbow” we picture the long, D-shaped arc of a longbow. We also think it’s older than the recurve, but that might be a Robin Hood, western-bias thing; Eurasian warriors and ...

Long before carbon limbs and precision-­engineered cams reshaped the world of archery, the wooden recurve bow stood as a humble and reliable companion, rich in tradition and heritage. It served as a ...