The bow making workshop and the workshop knife sharpening
take place in the workshop of Kunst-Griff in Berlin, in small groups and in a nice atmosphere.
In the bow making workshop the team of Kunst-Griff introduces you to the basics of making a wooden longbow.
For each participant a bow stave for a longbow from ash tree* will be prepared in advance.
From this stave you will then craft your own longbow. The procedure will be explained and demonstrated to you step by step.
* according to your specifications about approx. length, draw length, intended draw weight
(other bow types and wood sorts on request)
Inspired and motivated by many of the participants Kunst-Griff has summarised the basics of bow making in their
book Teaching the bow to bend ... Making a longbow
- compact and comprehensible.
If you have any questions or want to subscribe, please send an email to kunst-griff@online.de.
If you want to give a workshop as a present, we will send you a gift certificate.
1-day workshop bow making:
short overview over all the steps
introduction of different tools (rasps, spokeshave, files)
tillering the bow on the tillering stick (actual bow making)
shaping the handle area
checking the string alignment
bowstring and bow stringer have already been prepared for you
150,00 Euroeach participant
(incl. 19% VAT)
incl. material for bow stave, bow stringer and bow string
Just contact us to fix a date.
2-day bow making workshop:
same as in 1-day workshop plus
finishing of bow surface
making a leather handle
making a bow stringer for stringing the bow
making a Flemish-spliced bow string
Usually there is also some time to build one or two arrows.
