Bow Making Workshop Photo Gallery

Gathering together in Pasedena CA

Ever so often the bowyers from Paleo Planet forums gather together in the archery range near the Rose Bowl in the Lower Arroyo to share their skills at bowmaking, flintknapping, fletching and atlatl building. We get plenty of visitors who can't believe their eyes. Visitors are welcome as long as they realize it's a working camp with sharp tools, and not a reinactment with free demos.

I took photos and would like to share them here. We had a great time in the perfect spring weather of California.

Tom made this knapped piece of obsidian.

Guy working on bow and Tom doing some knapping.

John tillering a bow.

Tim and Rick learning to use a drop spindle.

I worked on chainmaile

Joe shoots the bow he just finished.

Spine tester for arrows

Photo by Guy Taylor

Group shot of bowyers

Learning to make a fire with primitive tools

Tom launching an atlatl dart

Tom hitting the end of one atlatl dart with the next shot thus doing a "robinhood" shot.

Two darts stuck together.

So many photos, so little time.

These are just some of the photos I took. To see more, as well as photos from the other participants, please visit the Paleo Planet forums in the LINKS capsule.

Traditional Archery

Pasedena primitive archery workshop
Visit the Paleo Planet forums for more info.

Glueing Tips on Wood Arrows

Useful Tradtional Archery Links

Greenman Archery
A fletcher explains how to make wood arrows. Many photos and descriptions.
Paleo Arts Bowmaking Flintknapping Fletching Etc.
My archery blog.
The DIY of Archery Forums
If you want to make something it's here.

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Guru-C 5 years ago

Dear Moonmaiden: Just received this page and I love your artistry and the photographs are amazing. This is a part of American culture that has so much complexity and significance.

Your chainmaie is beautiful!!!

Respectfully,

c