Bow Building Workshop
where: Willow Creek,. Northern Indiana
when: May 3, 4, 5 2024
cost: $1200
Bow building is an ancient human Art that’s been a critical component of our survival as a species. In this three day course you will learn how to make your own self bow suitable for hunting large game animals. when I felt the most connected with the land, myself and my food has been when I’ve hunted with my own equipment. Taking a large game animal with a self bow and arrow that you’ve made is an experience equal to no other. We will camp in rural Indiana at the workshop site or you can rent a place to stay nearby. we will work a stave into and bow and at the end of class we will learn how to match an arrow to your new bow by learning about archers paradox, arrow spine, draw weight, length, etc.
The cost of the class is $1200. You can reserve your spot with a $400 deposit and pay the remaining $800 before class starts. A cancellation less than a month in advance incurs a $400 administrative fee.
First lecture is Friday at 9am and the last one is Sunday after lunch. You are welcome to arrive Thursday evening to set up camp and stay until 5pm Sunday. You must be at least 18 years old to attend this class.
We will provide: all materials and tools for bow building, filtered water, camp sites, firewood and composting toilet. Lunch, coffee and tea will be provided daily. Willow Creek Farm is located in Kosciusko Co. in Northern Indiana.
Participants will bring: layered clothing for temperature fluctuations, camping gear if you are sleeping on site, food for breakfasts and dinners (or you can go try one of the local dining options), water container, notebook, pencil and pen or marker.
This is a collaboration between Matt Shull from White Pine Wilderness Academy and myself. Together we have over 25 years of experience as bowyers. The goal is for participants to come out of the class with a high performing multigenerational hunting quality bow. This class requires a lot of mental and physical endurance. We will be covering a lot of ground and everyone needs to be ready to absorb lots of information and apply it to the build.
We will meet Friday morning to do an introduction. We will discuss the history of bow building as well as wood qualities and proper selection, harvesting wood, splitting staves, and then everyone will pick a precut & cured choice stave for the weekend build.
This class is very comprehensive and will also cover:
Bow history and designs
Tillering and fine tillering
Types and ways of making bow strings
Arrow selection
Ethical hunting practices, etc.
At the end of the weekend, we will match an arrow to your newly made bow so you can have an introduction to the art of arrow making.
May your arrows fly true
where: Willow Creek,. Northern Indiana
when: May 3, 4, 5 2024
cost: $1200
Bow building is an ancient human Art that’s been a critical component of our survival as a species. In this three day course you will learn how to make your own self bow suitable for hunting large game animals. when I felt the most connected with the land, myself and my food has been when I’ve hunted with my own equipment. Taking a large game animal with a self bow and arrow that you’ve made is an experience equal to no other. We will camp in rural Indiana at the workshop site or you can rent a place to stay nearby. we will work a stave into and bow and at the end of class we will learn how to match an arrow to your new bow by learning about archers paradox, arrow spine, draw weight, length, etc.
The cost of the class is $1200. You can reserve your spot with a $400 deposit and pay the remaining $800 before class starts. A cancellation less than a month in advance incurs a $400 administrative fee.
First lecture is Friday at 9am and the last one is Sunday after lunch. You are welcome to arrive Thursday evening to set up camp and stay until 5pm Sunday. You must be at least 18 years old to attend this class.
We will provide: all materials and tools for bow building, filtered water, camp sites, firewood and composting toilet. Lunch, coffee and tea will be provided daily. Willow Creek Farm is located in Kosciusko Co. in Northern Indiana.
Participants will bring: layered clothing for temperature fluctuations, camping gear if you are sleeping on site, food for breakfasts and dinners (or you can go try one of the local dining options), water container, notebook, pencil and pen or marker.
This is a collaboration between Matt Shull from White Pine Wilderness Academy and myself. Together we have over 25 years of experience as bowyers. The goal is for participants to come out of the class with a high performing multigenerational hunting quality bow. This class requires a lot of mental and physical endurance. We will be covering a lot of ground and everyone needs to be ready to absorb lots of information and apply it to the build.
We will meet Friday morning to do an introduction. We will discuss the history of bow building as well as wood qualities and proper selection, harvesting wood, splitting staves, and then everyone will pick a precut & cured choice stave for the weekend build.
This class is very comprehensive and will also cover:
Bow history and designs
Tillering and fine tillering
Types and ways of making bow strings
Arrow selection
Ethical hunting practices, etc.
At the end of the weekend, we will match an arrow to your newly made bow so you can have an introduction to the art of arrow making.
May your arrows fly true
where: Willow Creek,. Northern Indiana
when: May 3, 4, 5 2024
cost: $1200
Bow building is an ancient human Art that’s been a critical component of our survival as a species. In this three day course you will learn how to make your own self bow suitable for hunting large game animals. when I felt the most connected with the land, myself and my food has been when I’ve hunted with my own equipment. Taking a large game animal with a self bow and arrow that you’ve made is an experience equal to no other. We will camp in rural Indiana at the workshop site or you can rent a place to stay nearby. we will work a stave into and bow and at the end of class we will learn how to match an arrow to your new bow by learning about archers paradox, arrow spine, draw weight, length, etc.
The cost of the class is $1200. You can reserve your spot with a $400 deposit and pay the remaining $800 before class starts. A cancellation less than a month in advance incurs a $400 administrative fee.
First lecture is Friday at 9am and the last one is Sunday after lunch. You are welcome to arrive Thursday evening to set up camp and stay until 5pm Sunday. You must be at least 18 years old to attend this class.
We will provide: all materials and tools for bow building, filtered water, camp sites, firewood and composting toilet. Lunch, coffee and tea will be provided daily. Willow Creek Farm is located in Kosciusko Co. in Northern Indiana.
Participants will bring: layered clothing for temperature fluctuations, camping gear if you are sleeping on site, food for breakfasts and dinners (or you can go try one of the local dining options), water container, notebook, pencil and pen or marker.
This is a collaboration between Matt Shull from White Pine Wilderness Academy and myself. Together we have over 25 years of experience as bowyers. The goal is for participants to come out of the class with a high performing multigenerational hunting quality bow. This class requires a lot of mental and physical endurance. We will be covering a lot of ground and everyone needs to be ready to absorb lots of information and apply it to the build.
We will meet Friday morning to do an introduction. We will discuss the history of bow building as well as wood qualities and proper selection, harvesting wood, splitting staves, and then everyone will pick a precut & cured choice stave for the weekend build.
This class is very comprehensive and will also cover:
Bow history and designs
Tillering and fine tillering
Types and ways of making bow strings
Arrow selection
Ethical hunting practices, etc.
At the end of the weekend, we will match an arrow to your newly made bow so you can have an introduction to the art of arrow making.
May your arrows fly true