LONG Archery Masterwork (fwd)
John Edgerton
sirjon at netcom.com
Wed Nov 20 13:48:37 PST 1996
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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 10:34:28 -0500
From:YoLyddy at aol.com
Subject: Archery Masterwork
Archery Masterwork Judging for Estrella XIII
Although the Masterwork competition will run in conjunction with the A&S
competition and will be located in the A&S pavilion, it is a completely
separate event. Please direct all questions & or difficulties to the Archery
Judges, Aten Royal Archer or her deputy.
Sign up will be from 10:00 to 11:30 Saturday. Judging will begin at
12:00 noon. Site will be in pavilion 8 or 10. More details will be
forthcoming.
All entries must be of pre-1600 design. Non-period materials may be used
but greater value will be given for those items made from period materials
and fashioned by period methods. No item that has been entered at other
Masterwork competitions will be allowed. Anyone having questions or wishing
to volunteer to judge this competition should contact Lady Lyddy, Aten
Kingdom Royal Archer at YoLyddy at aol.com or Linda Carnahan, PO Box 1,
Claypool,Az. 85532, Fax (520)473-3219
The divisions to be judged are:
1) Longbows
2) Arrows (including quarrels)
3) Crossbows
4) Other related period archery equipment (bracers,arrowheads,
quivers, composite recurves, etc.)
BOWS:
Bows will be judged based on:
1) Materials used - period materials will be favored
2) Feel - feel of draw, degree of stack, handshock
3) Construction -how well tillered, degree of string
2) Feel - feel of draw, degree of stack, handshock
3) Construction -how well tillered, degree of string follow,
tools and techniques used, etc.
4) Finish - absence of tool marks, resemblance to period weapon,
etc.
5) Additional details (horn/antler nocks, bowstring type, string
material, inlay work, decoration, etc.
6) Documentation - not as heavily stressed for the first couple
AMJ's
ARROWS:
Arrows will be judged based on:
1) Materials used - period materials will be favored
2) How well matched the set is (spine, grain weight, balance)
3) Construction - self-made or purchased shafts, nocks (self /
reinforced), heads (handmade/purchased
and period/modern), fletching (type of feather, how well cut & aligned),
etc.
4) Finish - cresting, resemblance to actual period arrows, etc.
5) Documentation - not as heavily stressed for the first couple
AMJ's
In the case of an entry of a matched bow and arrow set, the bow and arrows
will be judged separately.
CROSSBOWS:
Crossbows will judged based on:
1) Materials used - period materials will be favored
2) Release
3) Finish - absence of tool marks, resemblance to period crossbows.
4) Documentation - not as heavily stressed for the first couple
AMJ's
OTHER RELATED PERIOD ARCHERY EQUIPMENT:
As this category covers a wide variety of entries (bracers, arrowheads,
composite recurves, archer's shields
and short swords or armor), criteria for judging will be more general. Items
will be judged against each other
based on:
1) Level of project difficulty
2) Quality of construction
3) Documentation and resemblance to period example(s). If many entries
of one type are submitted,
additional categories may be created at the discretion of the
judges-in-charge.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Limit: 10 pages/5000 words
Must include a cover page with a general description of the subject
and the purpose of the research project. List sources.
Project will be judged on:
1) Complexity of the subject & difficulty in presentation within the
length of paper allowed. Does the
paper achieve the purpose outlined on the cover page.
2) Workmanship: Basic writing skills, clarity of the piece,
bibliography of quality sources & footnotes,
drawings, pictures etc.
3) Aesthetic Quality: Was it readable, informative and stimulating.
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