[Steppes] Sunday War Practice at Flagpole Hill?

[Cleek, James M.]

As far as the Fletching goes we will be demonstrating and teaching. I would
not expect to take home arrows from the hill. It would be better to learn
there and inspect some of the equipment and parts so that you could order
the necessary materials and then come to one of the Bowyers and Fletchers
guild meetings to actually fletch your own.

If you can get to the supplies you will need.
At least 1 dozen shafts spined to your bows draw weight.
3 dozen fletches, 1 dozen of one color for your cock feather and two dozen
of another color for the rest.
One dozen Field points
One dozen Nocks
Ferrule tight Hot melt glue
Fletch tight cement

These are the basics but I would recommend that you seal your shafts with
polyurethane or something similar after you cut them to length and taper
them. This requires a tapering tool, dipping tube and some polyurethane. You
need to let the shafts dry for at least 24 hours before you try to fletch
them. These materials are all available from the guild as well as fletching
jigs.

Again I highly recommend you sit down with us at fighter practice and learn
the basics we can then guide you to some of the better suppliers for your
materials. Since many of the guild members already own the tools if you let
us know when you are going to come to a meeting we will make sure that they
are there for you to use.

Yours in Service,
Lord Iames Lochlainn
Steppes Bowyer and Fletchers Guild Leader



-----Original Message-----
From: Jann Mays [mailto:hlgabrielle at hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:31 AM
To: steppes at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Steppes] Sunday War Practice at Flagpole Hill?


I have heard that their will be a large gathering at Flagpole Hill this
Sunday and that there will be both light weapons and heavy weapons
tournaments.  I have also heard that there will be combat archery practice
there as well.  Is all of this true?

I have also heard that there may be an arrow fletching class under the trees
at this practice.  I would like to be able to take home my own arrows, so
what supplies and equipment will I need to bring?  I've heard some of it --
dowel rods, fletchings (feathers), a special glue, and a jig which I plan to
purchase -- but what are the specifics?  What size dowel rods, what are the
end pieces called, which fletchings are more traditional - the curved ones
or the angular ones, what is the glue needed?  Anything I've missed?  Could
the "teacher" post this information to the list, please?

We were discussing the practice at the Singers/Bardic Guild last night.
Here are some of the particulars I heard -- there are supposed to be:
tournaments (some of which may start earlier than 2:00, right?), everyone is
asked to bring a picnic basket, blanket or tourney chairs and any project
they might want to work on, there are supposed to be goodies (watermelon and
the like) available for the fighters, pavilions available, bardic activities
and extra songsheets available, and, also, the Barony of Elfsea is joining
us in a combined fighter practice at this event.  Could someone confirm
and/or correct, please?

Thanks,
Gabrielle

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