Long Bow Workshop

The Australian Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades is a place to learn and preserve Australia's rare trades through a series of workshops and masterclasses.

The Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades

Learn to make a traditional long bow with Robert Geddes

In this workshop, you will learn to select appropriate timber and use simple hand tools to make traditional English-style, horn-nocked self-longbows with reverse-twisted, Flemish-looped bowstrings.Duration: This is a 3 day course running from 9:30am to 4:30pm each day. Age: TEEN 13-17 and ADULT 18+Skill Level: NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIREDInclusions: Price includes instruction, materials and toolsBring: LunchClothing Guidelines: Participants should wear comfortable clothes which can afford to get a little dirty, and sturdy, closed leather shoes or boots which safe and suitable for a workshop environment.

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/robertgeddesbowyer" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Robert Geddes</a> makes traditional English-style longbows from foraged timber, cattle horn and waxed fibre using simple hand tools.
Headshot by <a href="https://fred.net.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fred Kroh</a>.

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