LONG Archery Masterwork (fwd)

[John Edgerton]

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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.