Historische Bögen selbst bauen

You will make wooden arrows with self-nocks and natural fletching.

You will twist your traditional Flemish string and finally, you will shoot in your new bow.

You have the choice: you can decide between nine historical bow types. Special requests can also be considered. This way, you will end up with your personal desired bow. Bow blanks are specially prepared according to your body measurements, draw length, and the desired bow weight. Therefore, it is essential that you get in touch with Dr. Junkmanns promptly via email after the automatic reservation confirmation: info(at)pfeil-bogen.de

Your bow will be made from a carefully selected piece of hard and tough hickory wood. Hickory was the preferred bow wood of the woodland Indians of North America. After experiments with native woods such as ash or maple, hickory has proven to be the best material for bow making courses. Thus, it is ensured that you will build a high-quality bow!

You will work with various traditional tools. For rough work, we use rasps. For fine work, draw knives are used. The most important step in building a bow is the careful tuning of the bow limbs, which is also known as "tillering." When the bow bends (almost) perfectly evenly, it is smoothed. The finish is done with sandpaper. Finally, you can impregnate your bow with wax.

For your new bow, you will of course need a traditional bowstring with a Flemish splice. At the lower end, the traditional string maker's knot is used. You will make matching wooden arrows with fletching made of natural feathers for your bow. At the end of the bow building course, you have the opportunity to shoot in your new bow and arrows under expert guidance. Meanwhile, you will learn the basics of traditional archery.

More info about the bow types here.  
 
The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 10, as intensive support and advice are required when building a bow.