Hazel Bow making course

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The Course

The bow and arrow have a crucial part in human development and remains to this day of the most effienct huntingh tools there is. The bow shaped Britain, from its very eailest apperance (archologyicaly) at Star Carr over 12,000 years ago during mesolithic or middle-stone age, to the iconic weapon that changed medival ware fare forever...

The oldest bow so far discovered was a flat bow design found on the moors of Holmegaard in Denmark. Made from a young elm tree sapling, it was perfectly efficient. Our Stone Age ancestors knew how to make a very effective bow, relatively easily, in the wild. Learning the skills to do the same is an exciting journey.

This two day course begins with a brief history of the bow and various designs from throughout euroupean history. It is then important to understand some of the factors affecting the bow's design and…