Over time, many types of building skills have been lost to modern
manufacturing. A skill that is still used today, as it has been for
generations, is bow building. If you have an interest in building
your own bow built from one piece of wood, also known as a
selfbow, with the help of an experienced instructor, this is your
chance. The style of bow could also be called a longbow.
Gene Winter has been building bows for many years and will be
sharing his skill with workshop participants on Saturday, August
29, and Sunday, August 30 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The workshop
will be held at Wickiup Hill Learning Center, 10260 Morris Hills Road, Toddville, IA 52341.
Workshop cost is $220 per person which includes one osage orange (hedge) stave.
Additional staves may be purchased for an additional cost.
Pre-registration by August 26 is required, as class size is limited. For
more information or to pre-register, contact Chuck at 319-892-6485 or e-mail at Chuck.Ungs(AT)Linncounty.org.
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