Read Next: Crossbow vs Compound Bow Truth is ... Instead, you have a simple, graceful arc of laminated layers of wood that combine to form the riser and limbs, and a string.

The wooden recurve bow is not just equipment. It is continuity. It is the arrow of time, flying through generations, always ...

Every part of a compound bow is a piece of a puzzle ... and others are molded from plastic or carved from wood to fit over the riser. As you pull the string back, the limbs flex inward to ...