The classes will be with Master Bowyer Tom Turgeon.

The registration deadline is August 1, 2014.

Tuition is $550.00, all materials and tools will be provided.

The Long Bow Building Workshop:

Nationally known Master Bowyer Tom Turgeon’s Long Bow Building Classes have been a sensation across the country.

Tom currently works directly with our nation’s Wounded Warrior, teaching servicemen and women in every branch of our US Military to build their own long bows.

Tom has also been featured on PBS “American Woodshop” and has been published in “Woodcraft Magazine” and the “WoodWorker’s Guild of America’s Magazine.”

Tom has delighted archers, bow hunters, SCA enthusiasts, and woodworkers alike with his 1 1/2 day, hands-on immersion class in building authentic long bows. First-time students to Tom’s classes will make a traditional, Bamboo-Backed Long Bow. Returning students* will make an advanced, Reflex/Deflex Long Bow.

This hands-on class will cover selection of woods; curing and tillering of a stave; stringing; and shooting a hand-crafted bamboo-backed long bow. Students will take home a bow, two wooden arrows, a hand twisted Flemish bowstring, and a working knowledge of how to “teach” wood to bend.

On the following day, Tom will teach students the professional techniques he uses to apply a custom, weatherproof finish on their new long bow.

Class Dates (2): August 15-17, 2014, and August 18-20, 2014
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2014
Location: 1 Lighthouse Island, (Quonset hut), Tionesta, PA 16353
Contact: Phone 208-484-2320 or email [email protected]
Taylor Diversion Program Contact: 814-316-5157 or 814-755-2422 or [email protected].
Tuition: $550.00 (All materials and tools will be provided.)
Prerequisite: *Students must complete Tom’s Traditional Long Bow Building Class prior to taking the Advanced Reflex/Deflex Bow Class.
Class Size: Limited to 10

Accessories are not required but available for purchase from the instructor: instructional DVD’s, arm guards, shooting gloves, back up Flemish bow strings, arrows, staves, bow building kits, fleece bow socks, Turgeon Tool spokeshaves, and more.

Bamboo Backed Long Bow Finishing Class with Master Bowyer Tom Turgeon:

Whether a clear, durable topcoat over natural bamboo or an extravagant dye-induced midnight blue handle phased into starburst limbs is envisioned, Tom will share over 20 years of experience using proven, weather-proof finished techniques.

Students will learn how to protect their investment and watch their bow reach its full potential.

Location: 1 Lighthouse Island, (Quonset hut), Tionesta, PA 16353
Contact Phone: 208-484-2320; email: [email protected]
Taylor Diversion Program Contact: 814-316-5157, or 814-755-2422, or [email protected]
All finishing materials will be provided.
Prerequisite: None
Class Size: Limited to 10