Bow Making: Hickory Hunting Bow (2-Day Intensive)

The advent of archery marked a technological leap for humankind that began at least 10,000 years ago and quite possibly up to 64,000 years ago and that is still widely used today.

The bow and arrow was universally considered one of the quintessential survival tools among many, if not most, of ancient peoples around the globe. Hunters and warriors alike depended on their ability to craft, use, and maintain their bows to defend and provide for their families.

In this class, you will reconnect with the ancestral knowledge of handcrafting a long bow in the style of the native North American plains people.

You will learn:

How to tiller a hardwood bowstave into an efficient bow customized to your unique physiology
How to tune your bow to match your style of archery
How to finish and protect your bow using common and easy to obtain materials
To hand twine a bowstring from natural and synthetic materials
The fundamentals of traditional and instinctive archery.

Class Date: Saturday & Sunday, July 13th & 14th, 2019 (10am – 4pm)

Early Bird (ends 9pm July 6th):…………………..… $195

Standard Registration ………………………………….. $215

Materials Fee ………………………………………………. $125

*This is a two day intensive class held on private property with the option of overnight camping.
**Registration is limited to 8 students and signing up early is highly recommended.
***Additional details, including directions and what to bring, will be provided after sign up below.

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A great deal of staff time and expense is invested into the preparation and organization of individual classes. It is difficult and oftentimes impossible to recover costs and/or find a student to replace a cancelled registrant and so our cancellation and refund policies reflect this. Full refunds, minus $15 administrative fee for single day classes and a $30 admin fee for multi-day classes, are given to registrants who cancel with at least 7 days notice of the event. Cancellations made less than 7 days of the event forfeit a refund.

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We understand that emergencies and unforeseen circumstances do happen.As such we offer the courtesy of transferring your fees to a different class within six months of the originally scheduled class minus the respective admin fee. For example, a single day $50 workshop cancelled the day before may be transferred to a multi-day $100 workshop the following month. The total balance due would be $60 ($100 multi day – $50 single day transfer + $10 single day admin fee). Cancellations made within 24 hours of the scheduled class start time and no-shows, forfeit the option of a fee transfer however a 20% off voucher may be given towards your next class of equal value.

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