"Traditional Archery"

[Riley/MN]

Fletcher, I have not had the oppurtinity to make it to any events as of yet. I do talke the bow to the range and hunting as well. As for the arrows I shoot the new gold tip tradtional desgn with feathers. I would love to find someone on the forum who could make me some primitive arrows.

Joe, my friend, Fletcher The Arrow Maker, invented the arrow back in the day....the guys that came out with this new thing called a "wheel", they sought counsel with Fletcher when it came to truing up their new invention.

He can make you arrows that will come back to you, so you don't have to walk out and get 'em.    

[Carolina Joe]

Uncle Russ, I will talk to Fletch see if can fit me into his schedule.

[Fletcher]

I have Rondy and SCA events several weeks every month all summer, but I always have time for
for a TMA family member.

Carolina Joes PM answered - thanks for the good words Ol' friends.

[Eric Krewson]

I went to " Crockett Days" at Davy Crockett park in Laurenceburg Tn last year to see how my first flintlock build stacked up against the die hard buckskinning bunch's guns who were camped up there. Most had TVM guns, mine was as good as most so I was satisfied.

I mentioned to several guys that I was really a bow maker, just started making guns. They begged me to come back with some of my bows the next day, such a hunger for primitive archery!

The next day I brought a bamboo backed osage bow and a copperhead backed osage for them to see. I was stopped about every 20 ft as I walked through the quarter mile long camp by someone wanting to buy my bows.

There is a permanent archery range across from the camp so I offered to give a shooting demonstration to one guy who really showed and interest in my bows.  The word got out apparently and soon I looked like the pied piper as I trekked to the range, at least 20 people were following me to see my "demonstration".

Fortunately I was on that day and shot way beyond my ability, drilling bottle caps at 20 yds.

I offered bow making instruction(no takers, the usual "I couldn't ever do that" excuses), gave an osage stave to a really nice guy and walked away really surprised at the hunger(unfulfilled) for primitive archery equipment at these events.