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15-18 July 2010 |
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September 2010 |
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5-8 July 2011 |
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- Bow
history
- Wooden
bow design
- Factors
effecting bow efficiency
- Wood
selection
- Bow
woods
- Tillering
- String
materials
- String
construction
- Arrow
design (including primitive methods)
- Arrow
woods
- Fletching
- Archery
techniques
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Click
here to take
a look at our
bow making course. |
Why choose us?
Our bow making courses are led by John Rhyder who made his first ‘grown up’ bow in 1990, a lemonwood/ hickory backed longbow which promptly broke, as did the next three. The disappointment and the expense led him to seek out Chris Boyton for help and armed with sage advice he has never looked back. Over the past 19 years John has made many, many bows of a variety of woods and designs. Since we began teaching the art of bow making we have taught around sixty people a year which averages at more than one bow per week. Even the keenest amateur would have trouble sustaining this work rate! What this means to our students is that John and his staff have seen and dealt with pretty much all possible problems you as a student are likely to come across. Choosing a bow making course with Woodcraft school therefore gives you the best chance of producing something to be really proud of. |
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| What's
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Bow
making is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying of
all bushcraft activities. There is a saying that ‘a
great bow is nine tenths broken at full draw’, but
by understanding the properties of timber and with skill,
we can take timber to its limit (and return!) to produce
an implement of incredible beauty and practicality. The
start of your journey through the world of primitive archery
starts by exploring aspects of bow design, how this relates
to bow making and the woods that can be used. We will
look at the elements employed in the eight thousand year
old Holmegaard bow and compare these elements with the
English longbow many of us are familiar with. The bow
making then begins in earnest, using the design elements
discussed and working with the properties of the individual
stave. You will make your own bow and join the ranks of
primitive archers with a choice of making either a Traditional
English Longbow, or a Flat bow from a variety of laminated
timbers or a prehistoric recreation from
Wych Elm or Ash.
Those students attending the Primitive Technology course must produce a prehistoric recreation. |
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- Tutors: John Rhyder, Nick McMillen
- Camping
is optional
- Location : Midhurst, West Sussex
- Course size: 12
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