ARCH - Academy of the Bow

[Bob Dewart]

Lord Robert is right.  When and where?  If you guys are this hot to trot,
Middleford is most pleased and happy to step out of your way.  And as Lord
Robert has done, I'm happy to pledge my total support (well, as much of it
as I can get there,  I have too many toys. :(

Do you need a cook or an on site kitchen?

If not, I'd be happy to teach a class on "How to set up a range and assorted
competition to run."  I could teach another one on "How to build and inspect
an Ansteorran War Arrow."  Plus ofcourse helping to run a range.

Gilli

----- Original Message -----
From: <Sylvrfalcn at aol.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: ARCH - Academy of the Bow


>    Please pardon my ignorance, but when and where are we talking about for
> this event?  I'm very much looking forward to being there, but need to
know
> when so I can deconflict it with my military duties.
>     I would be quite tickled to conduct a class on making hand twisted
> "Flemish" bowstrings.  The class would take approximately 1 1/2 hours,
I'll
> bring the necessary materials, and other than that all I need is a clear
work
> space and perhaps some chairs for folks that don't bring their own.
>     I don't know for sure if he made them himself, but I do know Walter
the
> Fletcher shoots some very nice footed shaft arrows. 'Course he needs extra
> strong arrows with that 65 lb. long bow of his ;-).
>     I just bought an antique drawknife and reground/honed it back to life.
> As soon as my bow stave arrives I can set right to work on a new bow.
> Depending upon what stage of completion "Academy of the Bow" finds it in,
> I'll bring it out along with whatever resources, references, etc. my
research
> yields.  My goal is to make my own period bow and arrows to shoot period
> scores with this year.  Laminated bows shoot quite nicely, but for me
nothing
> can match the feel of a bow carved from a single stave of wood (shot a
> practice IKAC score of 235 with a hickory longbow last week).
>   On a parting note, one class I would love to see, and participate in, is
> teaching young archers, who may have never handled a bow before, how to
> shoot.  There's nothing better than to see their smiles and know that the
> spirit of archery will live on for generations to come.
>
>     In Service,
> Robert of Yorkshire
>
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