Archery (the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes) (1894)
Longman, C. J., Walrond, H. Col., Duke of Beaufort (Ed.) · Longmans, Green and Co. (London) · leaf 57
38 ARCHERY The shafts of the.arrows are made from bamboo, with a fore- shaft of hardwood, as is commonly the case in the Pacific Islands. The butt of the arrow is often scored with the Cyrena shell, though not invariably. This would depend on the particular release practised by the artificer. If he… … purpose heavier and stronger arrows are needed; they are made from branches of trees and are straightened by hand and tested by eye—a rough test in use two thousand years ago by the ancient Greeks, as their coins testify. When moderately straight they are stuck in the ground round a low fire to dry…
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