03/09/2026
⚡⚡Come And Learn The Fine And Primal Art Of Bow making .
🕒September 26-27 th
In South Devon .
🌿🔥We have been focusing on bows for 7 years at festivals, and teaching over 600 children and adults ,the art of wooden bow making.
⚡This is a course for children and adults !
**** First six children come for free , as it's being run partly by a CIC.
From 10 years and upwards .
Tickets 🌿.
https://dandelion.events/e/p47qw
⚡This will be a weekend workshop on learning how to make a Flat/ Long hunting Bow of around 20 - 40 pounds , this is the crudest form of a Bow .You’ll learn how to craft your Bow using simple Bushcraft tools, utilising the knowledge and skill that’s been passed on from one generation of Bowyers to another over time.
This bow if taken care of , should last many years . Elm is one of the strongest and toughest woods in the Uk , with a huge amount of flexibility in the wood .
You’ll finish this workshop with a Flat bow where you’ll know the timber was sustainably felled and prepared by us, using native species and traditional methods.
I will give a full axe , rasp and draw knife safety lecture, and explain proper use of them. Then you will start to work on your own piece of seasoned Elm , and I will take you through all the processes of layering out the bow ,shaping the profile and tillering.
We will practice archery and make a bow string on the last day .
DM us for any questions .
Johnny tidd
