Bowyer

Bowyer
Occupation
Occupation type
Vocation
Activity sectors
Recreation, hunting
Description
Fields of
employment
Craft
Related jobs
Fletcher

A bowyer is a master-craftsman who makes bows. Though this was once a widespread profession, the importance of bowyers and of bows was diminished by the introduction of gunpowder weaponry. However, the trade has survived and many bowyers continue to produce high-end bows.

Freshly cut wood split into bow staves.