[Ansteorra-archery] response - Congratulations, it's a bow
David Ruff
dmruff1 at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 31 19:20:21 PST 2005
I know i have been learning to make fiberglass prods
for crossbows that are 30 to 36" span and resemble
mini modern recurves they draw upto 180lb for the bows
i make. They have held up nicely and are not hard to
create. The press/jig is easy to make. The process is
not that much differnet to make a recurve or even a
laminate longbow - i am told, and laying the glass and
such is not real hard on the crossbow prods.
All that said i would be more then happy to pass on
the knowledge i have aquired to a bowyer if they want
to modify it and teach it to the archery community, i
have been itching to make a recurve but just am to
chicken to try it - yet.
I am told i am going to warlord this year so im
packing up a few crossbows if i can find any around
here and would be happy to discuss with anyone wanting
the info to teach it.
David
Ulrich of Caroligia
davidsbox01 at yahoo.com
--- Ferguson <ferg620 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> Robert,
>
> My two cents worth: AoB is great, and the last one
> was really good but, I
> also prefer separate bow making classes. Some of
> our interested bowers are
> retired and we could travel around the country to
> attend bow making classes,
> but if you are willing to present the classes
> locally, why spend the gas and
> time traveling? also all members could attend.
>
> I would think that SCA members within the Kingdom of
> Ansteorra - Middleford
> and Bryn Gwlad will fill the class but, if you want
> more students I will be
> happy to invite members of the Austin Archery Club,
> Hill Country Bowhunters
> Club, Boy Scouts, TPWD, etc.. I know of several
> people outside the SCA who
> are looking for such classes so they could go back
> and teach their members.
>
> Perhaps both - Separate and SCA events: You could
> conduct the classes
> separately and Sunday have a small SCA sponsored
> event. The House Dragon
> Tower could have another mini-tournament or kids
> tournament or maybe a
> selfbow tournament.
>
> What ever works best for you and Gillie.
>
> Thanks again, Fergus d'Onray
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jspinks at ix.netcom.com>
> To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
> <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>;
> <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Congratulations,
> it's a bow
>
>
> >I for one would favor having an all day class at
> Aob and then get to shoot
> >the bow next morning. Maybe even continuing on
> with choosing the arrows
> >for the bow. I can go to any number of bowmaking
> classes around but would
> >just as soon go to one centered within the SCA as
> an event. Either way
> >keep me posted. I would like to attend.
> >
> > Jaque
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sylvrfalcn at aol.com
> > Sent: Mar 21, 2005 4:27 PM
> > To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
> > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Congratulations,
> it's a bow
> >
> > While I agree we need to have an AoB, I'd rather
> do my bowmaking thing as
> > a
> > separate deal, so I can devote adequate time to
> hands on instruction. I
> > want
> > folks to walk away with a firm grasp of the basic
> skills they'll need to
> > get
> > started in bow making. If I accomplish that
> objective, they'll be able to
> > return
> > to their respective shires/baronies, and teach
> others what they've
> > learned.
> > There's simply not that much I can accomplish in a
> one hour AoB class,
> > other
> > than a brief lecture/demo. That's got to be
> dissapointing to somebody who
> > really
> > wants to learn how to make a bow.
> >
> > Concerning AoB, if no one else is willing to step
> up to the plate, we very
> > well may revisit that issue. I've thus far
> maintained a courteous silence
> > on the
> > subject, to give others an "opportunity to excel"
> ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Robert
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