Traditional Longbow Making with Rolando Negoita and Jason Wayne Beever

Join expert craftsmen, Rolando Negoita and Jason Wayne Beever, as you are guided through the process of making a traditional longbow.

The icon of traditional bows, longbows are considered easier to shoot as the longer length disperses bow weight over a larger area making for a smoother drawback to most draw lengths.

In this 5-part workshop, you will make a bow of local wood fit for your own size and strength. All materials and tools will be supplied.

Adults, teens and older children (ages 12+) are invited to register. Space is limited to only 6 participants.

NOTE: As the workshop overlaps with dinner time, participants will be asked to bring food to share.

About Rolando Negoita

About Jason Wayne Beever

Jason Wayne Beever is an internationally known bowyer, located in the New York Catskill Mountains, who embraces the craft traditionally.

His methods are rooted in history as he processes all his materials by hand — from harvesting and processing the wood from the forest, making his own glue from fish air bladders and scraps of dried tendon, untwisting and flattening horn into plates, and always varying fabrication techniques from various cultures around the globe.

Jason’s repertoire ranges in eras and locations around the world: from the Asiatic and Eurasian composite horn bows to the long bows, recurves, and other individual styles of the indigenous peoples of Northern Europe and North America.