Bow Building Instructions (Osage Stave)

[gwhunter]

I found this doing a search for osage staves.  $200 and you get an osage stave plus instruction.  It may be worth it to attend.  
 http://www.iowaoutdoors.org/index.php

Bow Building Workshop near CR    
01/06/2007 @ 02:52 PM
Contributed by: Chuckles
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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 osage orange long bow with the help of an experienced instructor, this is your chance.

The workshop will be held on February 10th and 11th from 8am until 4:30 pm. The workshop will be held at the Linn County Conservation maintenance shop, which is located behind the Conservation Department’s administrative building. These buildings are located at 1890 County Home Road (next to the Abbe Center in rural Marion). Workshop cost is $ 200 per person including one stave. Additional staves may be purchased also.

Pre-registration by February 6 is required and class size is limited. For more information or to pre-register, please contact Chuck at (319)892-6485.
 

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[Shaun]

Ben, looks like a decent deal. Not sure who is doing the instructing. I know Gene Winter has done classes in our area in the past. There is also a bow building gathering in west central WI in the spring (May4-6) at Brad Merkel's place near Viroqua - $30 donation requested. PM me or him (Littletree) for more info on this one.