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Traditional Archery Supply is your source for
all your traditional archery, primitive archery
and all your bow making needs.
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A note to all our wonderful customers...

After fifteen years and thousands of staves we've decided it's time to retire. I want to thank all of you that have ordered supplies and sent wonderful photos of bows you've made and written about the family and friends you've introduced to this wonderful sport. We've met a lot of great people and feel fortunate to have helped so many begin their bow building careers.

Sincerely, Jim Balyszak
April 15, 2008


Primitive Archery

Traditional archery deals with the study, construction
and use of traditional bows and arrows.

Traditional archery includes traditional style longbows, flatbows and recurves.
In addition, traditional archery involves an 'attitude' of tradition that most
importantly includes the dissemination of the skill, craft, history and
values of traditional archery to others.

Traditional Archery

Primitive archery is a specific type of traditional archery.

Primitive archery specializes in the study, construction and use of primitive bows
and primitive arrows This includes self-bows (i.e. constructed of wood and other
natural materials) that are crafted in the style of longbows, flatbows and
recurves. A primitive arrow typicall