Bowyer

Historically, a wide variety of bows have been produced for purposes ranging from food gathering and warfare to recreation.

In medieval England, for example, professional bowyers produced thousands of bows required for that country's military.

Wooden selfbows normally take from 5–15 hours of work depending on the skill of the bowyer and the challenges set by the piece of wood.

In the United States, many bowyers were inspired by Ishi, the last member of the Yahi, who lived most of his life outside modern culture.

His friend Saxton Pope learned some of his skills and spread them to bowyers including Howard Hill, Ben Pearson and Fred Bear.