Traditional Wooden Longbow Making
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
This course is for ages 10 to adult, suitable for ALL skill levels
You must be aged 14+ to do this build by yourself
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Choose from either the morning OR afternoon sessions
Course runs for 5 HALF-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 12pm OR 1pm until 4pm
This course is located in an outdoor undercover area
This course has an extra materials cost of $195 per bow
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Make a Traditional Wooden Longbow with Archer, Yoga Teacher, & Holistic Life Coach Lars Richter.
Lars is passionate about making traditional skills accessible to everyone with an interest, and in the practical application of these tools in our ‘day to day’ life. A bow can be used not just as a sport or a tool to hunt for food, but as a discipline, meditation, or spiritual practice as in the popular 1930s book on zen buddhism, Zen in the Art of Archery.
NOTE: If a child aged 10-13 is attending this course with a paying adult, the child can attend for free. You only need to purchase ONE adult ticket if you want to craft one bow. The helper does not need to pay.
Keen on this half day course? You could pair it with another half day course to fill up your week!
Check out the other options here.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
This course is for ages 10 to adult, suitable for ALL skill levels
You must be aged 14+ to do this build by yourself
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Choose from either the morning OR afternoon sessions
Course runs for 5 HALF-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 12pm OR 1pm until 4pm
This course is located in an outdoor undercover area
This course has an extra materials cost of $195 per bow
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Make a Traditional Wooden Longbow with Archer, Yoga Teacher, & Holistic Life Coach Lars Richter.
Lars is passionate about making traditional skills accessible to everyone with an interest, and in the practical application of these tools in our ‘day to day’ life. A bow can be used not just as a sport or a tool to hunt for food, but as a discipline, meditation, or spiritual practice as in the popular 1930s book on zen buddhism, Zen in the Art of Archery.
NOTE: If a child aged 10-13 is attending this course with a paying adult, the child can attend for free. You only need to purchase ONE adult ticket if you want to craft one bow. The helper does not need to pay.
Keen on this half day course? You could pair it with another half day course to fill up your week!
Check out the other options here.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
This course is for ages 10 to adult, suitable for ALL skill levels
You must be aged 14+ to do this build by yourself
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Choose from either the morning OR afternoon sessions
Course runs for 5 HALF-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 12pm OR 1pm until 4pm
This course is located in an outdoor undercover area
This course has an extra materials cost of $195 per bow
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Make a Traditional Wooden Longbow with Archer, Yoga Teacher, & Holistic Life Coach Lars Richter.
Lars is passionate about making traditional skills accessible to everyone with an interest, and in the practical application of these tools in our ‘day to day’ life. A bow can be used not just as a sport or a tool to hunt for food, but as a discipline, meditation, or spiritual practice as in the popular 1930s book on zen buddhism, Zen in the Art of Archery.
NOTE: If a child aged 10-13 is attending this course with a paying adult, the child can attend for free. You only need to purchase ONE adult ticket if you want to craft one bow. The helper does not need to pay.
Keen on this half day course? You could pair it with another half day course to fill up your week!
Check out the other options here.
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YOUR COURSE TUTOR
Lars Richter
Lars has been teaching longbow making and other traditional skills to both children and adults in Victoria, interstate and overseas for more than 11 years, and has helped many people make significant changes in their life offering his knowledge and experience as a Holistic Life Coach through his business 'Narrative Yoga’.
Lars has studied Yoga, Qi-Gong and similar energy work practices since 1996. He has been teaching Yoga and Meditation in Germany since 2001 and running workshops overseas since living in Australia.
He holds a diploma in Transpersonal Counselling, is a certified Results Coach.
“Thanks for a great weekend with the longbow making workshop. I appreciated the mix of longbow expertise with the more meditative elements and advice that could be applied to other areas of life. To paraphrase: Don’t get too hung up on the final product without enjoying the journey. You need to enjoy the journey. If you don’t enjoy the journey, you’re missing the point. It was a relaxing time and I’m proud of the work I completed. I would definitely recommend the longbow workshop to others.”
“Just wanted to thank you again for such an awesome bow making weekend the other weekend. I’ve taken my bow out shooting since and I’m still so impressed with her. It’s an awesome feeling to know that I’m shooting with something I created myself and could make again too.”
“The longbow workshop in Trentham a couple of weeks ago was the best! My son and I enjoyed bonding time in the company of a friendly group of likeminded souls. Best of all, we made something together that we will cherish and look after for a lifetime…reminiscent of the toys and tools of my own childhood. A bonus is the time my son spends daily (!) honing his newly discovered archery skills.”
“The longbow workshop was a beautiful and enduring experience for us both. Thanks Lars!”
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WORKSHOP DETAILS: 2.5 days of crafting. Wood selection, shaping, string making, tillering, finish with oil and archery.
Our most celebrated quote is, “In the case of archery, the hitter and the hit are no longer two opposing objects, but are one reality.” It points to the experience others have since described as “flow” or being “in the zone”.
This workshop offers much more than making a longbow. By focusing on moving from within and observing your mind and energy flow, Lars will show you ways to reconnect, ground with the Earth, and get in touch with your true self by exploring the art of making a longbow and learning the skills to use it. This can be a truly awakening and life-changing experience.
YOUR LEARNING: You will come away from the workshop with your own Wooden Longbow, as well as the knowledge & skills to make many more.
You will learn how to make a bowstring that perfectly complements your own bow, & understand the art of tillering (the process of carefully removing wood to cause the bows to bend in optimal arcs).
You will learn how to tiller your bows to precise measurements of draw length and draw weight so that they are suited to your individual needs.
After the bow is functionally finished, the bow is brought to an aesthetically pleasing finish with fine sanding and oiling.
BONUS: At the end of the week, the bows will be ready for students to learn the Art of Archery. You will receive an introduction to the instinctive shooting method and also different release techniques.
Archery is a powerful tool that can be applied beneficially in many daily life situations.
NOTE:
This course will run twice during the week, with a morning session and an afternoon session. The content will be identical.
Students can choose to do either 5 half-day mornings OR 5 half-day afternoons for the week.
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Please bring the following on your first day of class:
Weather appropriate clothing
Towel
Hat
Water bottle, cup and anything you need to sustain yourself
Work horse
Clamp
Any wood work tool you might think will help (optional)
This class has an extra materials cost of $195, which is payable directly to the tutor.
Once you book your ticket, the tutor will be in touch to arrange payment.
Cost includes:
Spotted Gum bow plank
1 quality cedar wood arrow
String material for your bow
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No experience required.
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NOTE: THIS IS A PLAN ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Over 5 sessions of 3 hours, we will:
Select bow wood
Shaping
String making
Tillering
Learning the bow knot, drawing the bow in the process
Polish and oiling your bow
Finish bow string
Learn the art of archery
