Bow Making Workshop This Weekend.

Well despite all the rain the creek was not flooded so my close friends and group members Mark & Chris Jones were able to attend this weekend workshop. Which is just as well as Mark is our Bowyer! We got a little more done to my self-bow and I learnt a little more about bow making. Unfortunately both our bow staves have warped since last time we worked on them so Mark thinks that we may have to steam my bow stave to straighten it! Even so I am pleased with the progress we are making, and like I said, I am learning.
My thanks to Mark & Chris for their instruction & help this weekend, much appreciated.

18TH CENTURY SKILLS WORKSHOPS.

This past weekend we held our fist two skills workshops, 18th century dressmaking and tailoring was run by my wife Carolyn. This was a very short but informative discussion covering period shirts and men's working frocks and some information on weaving.
The other workshop was Primitive sel-bow construction, run by close friend and group member Mark Jones from Uralla NSW. Mark is a knife maker and bowyer by trade. Mark not only did an excellent job on teaching group members, but he also supplied group members with ready cut out bow staves Free of charge (the workshop is also free to members)!!! I would like to take this opportunity to thank both primitive skills tutors for the time and effort they both put into these ongoing workshops.
If anyone is interested in purchasing a ready made custom bow from Mark Jones, he can be contacted at: mjones05@bigpond.net.au
Regards, Keith.