Bowmaking today is very clean and of an amazing perfection. Even the cheap Chinese bows have that look, at least at the first sight. Something bothers me though and it is not easy to explain what it is. If you compare any new bow with any old bow, the old bow has more personality […]
A Good Bow Certificate
Expensive bows should have a certificate. A good bow certificate. Yet, some of these certificates can be either partially or completely incorrect. The certificates are usually made by one appraiser. A panel of experts could probably get closer to the truth. They could get together to discuss the authorship, the state and the value of […]
Introducing Myself as a Bowmaker
Let’s say I am at a party and meet someone, an attractive female. Why not? It can happen. We’ll call her A.F. Of course, first I have to listen to her talking about herself, but sooner or later she will ask: And what do you do in life? So I tell her that I am […]