Bow making course!

[Taffy63]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but can anyone here recommend a good bow making course.
Cheers

 

[TeeDee]

Well , until someone comes along and posts someone elese, you may want to try this guy.

http://www.customarchery.net/

I got his details from David Budds Website.

For the record , I have not done a course with either of them , its was just the 1st thing to spring to mind.

HTH

 

[VirusKiller]

This is also a possibility: http://www.woodsmoke.uk.com/p/v/Courses/Mastercraft+Workshops/Bushcraft+Bow+Making+Course/

Woodsmoke is a top outfit. I've not done this course though.

 

[Nonsuch]

Forest Knights are excellent. Wayne Jones leads, and either Dave Sinfield or Peter Broad provide the expert bowyery and they will bring along some of their mouth-watering self-bows to keep you motivated. You start with a split log and leave three days later with a shooting bow which you have the opportunity to try out at the end. Here's a pic of what I made on my course to tempt you :

At here's me on the course :

and a few of the tasty finished products :

Wayne's woods are a very nice spot to spend a few days, and I also really like the amiable, relaxed but professional atmosphere (I find some other bushcraft "instructors" a bit up themselves by comparison). Food is great too and nothing is too much trouble.

Be warned, once you stray down the bow-making and archery path it's addictive. Feel free to PM with further questions.

No connection etc

NS

 

[Dave Budd]

I would suggest my course as well, but the guy who runs it for me (david sinfield, as it happens) has inconsiderately gone and emigrated to France! GIT!

I'm working on finding another tutor though. If anybody knows a good bowyer who can teach and is willing to come to Devon and run a course for me, then please let me know! They are always good and fully attended so far Shame I won't have any this year

 

[kaosblacksmiths]

if you want to travel to Kent scott at earthcraft uk runs a damm good bow course

 

[Taffy63]

Thanks all, I'll take a look and see if any fit my requirements.

 

[Night Phoenix]

I highly recomend Woodcraft Schools bow making course
http://www.woodcraftschool.co.uk/bow-making.htm
I have studied bow making under woodcraft school and found the instructor to be extremely knowledgable in bow making from start to finish and in the history of bows. A wealth of knowledge as they say.

 

[Wayne]

Just to let you know David and Peter are still helping me run Bow Making Courses in Sussex despite David moving to France to set up Bote de Cote with Forest Knights providing camping and bushcraft skills courses.

Our courses will either in held at our main woodland site or at Amberley Museum in the new Greenwood Working Village we have created this winter.

 

[badgeringtim]

Hmm If you start with a split log - does this mean that some of these bows are made green or is it a dried out piece before you start the course?
From what i read you need to use dry wood right?

 

[robin wood]

A mate of mine did this course http://www.nativeawareness.co.uk/courses/bow-making/ and highly recommends it, in fact this blog post shows the bow he made. http://tangiblesanctity.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/my-new-bow/

 

[Wayne]

Hmm If you start with a split log - does this mean that some of these bows are made green or is it a dried out piece before you start the course?
From what i read you need to use dry wood right?

The wood for the course this weekend was cut early Jan. You want wood that is not green but is not as hard as nails when learning to tiller properly.

 

[TobyH]

I did the Woodsmoke course last year. Werner is the chap that comes over from Namibia to teach, he's a fantastic chap and the course is excellent. Plus the site has a lovely Tarn which after last years heat and a 5 hour drive was flippin divine!