Passing on a traditional art: The making of a New Bowyer

The craft of making tools to provide for yourself has been around for thousands of years. The bow has been one of those tools and can be found in many of the worlds cultures in various forms and functions. In this video, I take on a new apprentice and teach him this age old skill; learning how to make a longbow.
This project was sponsored by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums and the National Endowment for the Arts via a Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant. I was very fortunate to receive this grant and want to thank the organization for their help during the project and taking a chance on me and my apprentice. If you have questions about different grant opportunities you could receive for your art, please visit artsandmuseums...
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[@austinmago212]

Your apprentice seems like a very kind fellow. I hope he becomes a true master at the craft some day!

[@BowtellBows]

Thank you Austin. He is a kind fellow and has a lot of promise as a bowyer. It sure would have been nice to get a jump on bow making when I started but at least I can give that to others

[@DanSantanaBows]

Good to see the craft passed on! Didn’t know you were in utah-ever been out to the salt flats for flight shooting?

[@BowtellBows]

Thank you! I haven’t been out there yet but will have to start looking into it and making a flight bow. I will surely make a video of it when I get around to it.

[@eileenquintana3159]

Where in Utah are you located? Do you offer any workshops to groups of students?

[@BowtellBows]

I am located in northern Utah and am open to teaching groups about bow making. If you are interested in talking more details, you can privately message me on Facebook using my Bowtell Bows page or send me an email at [e-mail].