Fri 25 Sept
|Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
LONGBOW MAKING WEEKEND
Nothing epitomises the skill of traditional woodworking more than taking a log and turning it into a moving “living” bow with which you can have a lot of fun, or if necessity required you could feed and defend yourself with.
Time & Location
25 Sept 2026, 19:00 – 27 Sept 2026, 16:30
Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd, Brickendon Ln, Bayford, Hertford SG13 8QB, UK
About the event
You will learn how to identify and select a suitable stave, and begin to turn it into a bow suitable for your own strength, size and draw length.
You will learn how to make the best use of the natural properties of the wood grain, to first rough out, then shape, tiller and finally finish your choice of either a traditional English Longbow, a flatbow bow, or a Mesolithic style bow based on the famous 9000 year old Holmguard and Mollegabet bows from Denmark, with arrows to match.
You will be taught how to make your own bowstring, and straighten shape, fletch, nock and haft your arrows.
Finally you will have the opportunity to shoot your finished bow on our range under the supervision of an experienced Archery instructor, providing guidance and tuition for those who have never shot before with a longbow before.
All materials and tools required to…
Tickets
Adult (Over 18)
£350.00
Total
£0.00