Though it is incredibly common for peasant boys to learn how to string a bow as they grow up, any lord seeking to field a unit of archers or crossbowmen will first need to employ a professional Bowyer. Essentially a specialised carpenter, a bowyer has all the equipment needed to shape and treat bow wood, twine and resin for bow strings, as well as a healthy supply of bird feathers, for the rather mundane task of fletching countless arrows.
儘管每位農家子弟莫不從小即粗通治弓,然而任何欲將弓弩成軍的國家仍須大力招募職業弓匠。製作弓箭通常需要職業木匠工具齊備,精心挑選弓材,梳理鞣制弓弦,合材上膠方得最後成型,同時亦須多處收集鳥類翎羽,以便大量製作箭枝。 |