[Archers] Trial Balloon: Period Archery Collegium

[Kent Baldwin]

Greetings Mungo,

1. Yes, I would be interested in attending.
2. I could teach period arrow making (if you decide not to teach it), Single
loop Flemish String making, or possibly a class with some tips for making a
self bow (I don't think I'd be able to do an actual "hands on" class in bow
making).
3. I would definitely be interested in a class in forging bodkin points that
Eirik offered to possibly teach.  I'm sure there are others, but I can't
think of any at the moment.
4. $15-$25 would be reasonable, depending on what it included.

Tnek  

-----Original Message-----
From: Archers [mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf
Of Garth Groff
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 4:13 PM
To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [Archers] Trial Balloon: Period Archery Collegium

Noble Friends of the Bow,

I'm just starting work on an event "aimed" at the period archers among us.
Before I commit a lot of effort to this project, I want to run my idea by
all of you to see if there is any real interest, and maybe pick up some of
your ideas.

The collegium would be a one-day event to be held near Charlottesville
sometime during the fall of 2016. Open shooting at period targets and
special shooting classes given on the range will be offered. Also there
would  be sit-down classes. I'm thinking six classes, so far: making
period-style arrows (my class), thumb ring shooting (someone said they would
do this), how to build period-style targets, and probably three other
classes TBD. University credit can be arranged. A hearty lunch, possibly
featuring venison stew would be provided in the gate fee. We can pretend the
deer was poached from the King's forest.

The event is for shooters of European period bows, yumi bows, horse bows,
native American bows, and yes, crossbows too. Non-period shooters who are
thinking of taking the plunge will be welcome, and can bring their modern
bows, but hopefully we can find some period loaner bows for them to try. The
site cap will be 20 guests plus staff. We have a lovely location in the Blue
Ridge foothills west of Charlottesville.

If this event works, we could expand it in the future to include more people
and period/primitive camping across a whole weekend. See the current issue
of PRIMITIVE ARCHER for great story on a non-SCA meet like this in Iowa.

So here's what I need to hear from the archery community:

1. Would you possibly attend this event? (Just a straw poll for now!)

2. If you attended, would you be willing to teach a class? What would you
teach?

3. What would you like to have presented that you don't know how to teach?
Ideas, please. Flemish string-making? Flint napping? Period armguards?
Rather than just history here, I'm looking for classes that teach skills or
show garb and gear that can be copied.

4. What would you feel is a fair charge (remember there is going to be
lunch)? $25?

Please don't be shy. Let me hear your opinions and ideas. I need some
serious buy-in from Atlantian archers before I go much further.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, The Archer of Mallard Lodge
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