636 NORTH AMERICAN BOWS, ARROWS, AND QUIVERS. 



Eyk. the loop of a bowstring which passes o\er tlie ii])]ier nock in bracing. 



Faces, the broad, liat portions of an arrowhead. 



Facettes, the little snrfaces left by chijipiug ont a stone arrowhead. 



Feathehing, the strips of feather at the butt of an arrow, including the method of 



seizing or fastening. 

 Feaker, the pointed implement of bone, antler, etc., used for shai)iug flint arrow- 

 heads, spearheads, etc., by pressure. 

 Fletcher, and arrow maker, akin to fleche. 



Footing, a piece of wood inserted in the shaftmeut of an arrow at the nock. 

 Foreshakt, a piece of hard wood, bone, ivory, antler, etc., at the front end of an 



arrow to give weight and to serve ibr the attachment of the head or movable 



barb. 

 Grafted bow, a species of compound bow formed of two ))icccs joined together at 



the handle or grip. 

 Grip, the part of a bow grasped in the hand. The same term should be applied to 



the corresponding part of swords, daggers, etc., where it is differentiated in 



any manner. 

 Guard (wrist guard), a shield of leather or other substance fastened to the wrist of 



the left hand to prevent injury from the l)owstring (see bracer). 

 Horns, the ends of a bow called also ears. 



Limbs, the parts of a bow above and below the handle or grip. 

 Nock, proj^erly the notch in the horn of the bow, but api)lied also to the whole of 



that part on which the string is fastened. U])))er nock, the one held npXvard iu 



bracing; lower nock, the one on the ground in bracing; also the notched part 



in the end of an arrow. 

 NocKiNti, placing the arrow on the string preparatory to shooting. 

 Nocking point, that place on a bowstring where the nock of the arrow is to be 



fitted, often whipped with silk. 

 Noose, the end of a string which occupies the lower horn of a bow. 

 Over arrows, those shot over the centir of the mark and beyond the target. 

 Overhand, shooting overhand is to shoot at the mark over the bow hand, when the 



head of the arrow is drawn inside of the bow. 

 Packing, of leather, fish skin, or other soft substance used in Iduding the nocks and 



the grip of bows. 

 PlEE, the head of an archery arrow; any arrowhead may bear the same name, in 



which case we have a one-pile, two-pile, three-pile arrow, etc. 

 Pitching tool, or knai)piug to(d, a column of antler or other hard substance, used 



between the hammer and the core in knocking off Hakes of stone. 

 Quiver. A case for holding the weapons of the archer — Low, arrows, fire-bag, etc. 

 Reinforcements, splints of a rigid material build into a compound or sinew- 

 backed bow. 

 Release, letting go the bowstring in shooting. 



Prof. E. 8. Morse characterizes the various releases as follows : 



1. Primary release, thumb and first joint of forefinger pinching the arrow 



nock. 



2. Secondary, thumli and second joint ol' forefinger, middle finger also on 



string. 



3. Tertiary, thumb, ami three fingers on the string. 



4. Mediterranean, fore and middle fingers on the string. 



5. Mongolian, thumb on string, with or without thumb ring. 

 Retrieving arhow. one with a barbed head designed Ibr retrieving fish or burrow- 

 ing game. 



Riband, a term applied to the stripes painted on arrow shafts, generally around the 

 shaftmeut. These ribands have been called clan marks, owner marks, game 

 tallies, etc. 



