Beginning Archery

[Mark Harris]

Britta the Red asked:

I know nothing about balder or his blunts, but I have a fellow gentle
who would like to learn the art of archery as done in the SCA. Could
anyone answer a few questions for me? (either on the list or privately,
it matters not to me)
How do you get started? Do you need a fighter's card? What are the
regulation bow and arrows for IKAC, wars, and such?

>>>>>
You might point him to the files in the ARCHERY and ARCHERY-FAQ sections
of my SCA Rialto Files. My files can be found at:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/rialto.html

The files in these sections include:

ARCHERY
arch-shoots-msg   (41K)  3/21/97    Different types of archery shoots.
arch-supplies-msg (18K) 10/28/94    Archery supplies and merchants.
archery-books-msg  (9K)  6/ 6/96    Books on archery. Book reviews.
archery-SCA-msg   (32K)  1/ 2/96    Archery rules in the SCA. Archery ranks.
archery-msg       (81K)  1/ 2/96    Modern traditional archery. Techniques.
arrows-msg        (50K)  1/ 2/97    Period arrows, making arrows.
bow-making-msg    (54K) 12/17/96    Making archery bows.
C-A-handbook-art (108K) 10/29/96    Sir Jon's Combat Archery Handbook.
c-archery-msg     (41K)  3/11/96    Combat archery in the SCA.
crossbows-msg     (32K)  3/27/97    Period and SCA crossbows.
fiber-blunts-art  (27K)  4/21/97    ÒExperimental Fiberglass Shafts and
Plastic               
                                       Cored BluntsÓ by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf.
IFBCB-rev         (14K)  1/10/97    Reviews of "Iolo's First Book of
Crossbows".
IKAC-pd-msg       (14K) 10/11/94    Rules of new IKAC period division.
p-archery-msg     (50K)  1/ 2/96    Period archery and equipment.
quivers-msg       (18K)  2/ 9/95    Period and SCA quivers.
rtn-bow-cnst-art  (27K)  1/14/97    "How to make a rattan bow" by Jorgen
Jonsson
royrnd            (14K)  1/24/95    Rules for Royal Round. (Atenveldt).

ARCHERY-FAQ  Selected FAQs on archery topics.
archery-FAQ        (9K) 12/ 4/96    Intro. and T. of C. for Archery FAQs.
arch-books-FAQ    (32K)  1/ 9/97    List and reviews of books on archery.
arch-hist-FAQ     (36K) 12/ 5/96    History of archery.
arrow-making-FAQ  (23K)  3/24/97    Making arrows.
clout-shoot-FAQ   (14K) 12/ 4/96    Clout shooting in and outside the SCA.
construct-FAQ     (50K) 12/13/96    Construction of self bows and longbows.
crossbow-FAQ      (54K)  9/ 6/96    Crossbow history, definitions,
construction.
serving-FAQ        (9K) 12/ 5/96    Repairing and replacing your bowstring 
                                       serving.
string-mak-FAQ    (41K) 12/ 6/96    Making and serving your own bowstring.
WB-tuning-FAQ     (27K)  3/27/97    Walk-back tuning of bows.

Stefan li Rous
markh at risc.sps.mot.com