# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Make your own bow + arrows - and hunt successfully in NZ bush
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 15 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261692053582864

Bowyers workshop - How to make Greenwood Staves into Bush bows (Tom Brown jr snap bows) to finished hunting or target bows, in one week. 
Dates July 10th - 15th, Friday evening 6.30pm to Wednesday afternoon 4.30pm. 
Where: Graham Downs. 
Accommodation: Camping or travel from home for those living locally. 
Food: There will be plenty of time each for everyone to sort your own food out each break. 
Cost $550-$900, whatever price is comfortable for you. 
Day structure, 8am-11.30, 1.30-4.30, 6.30-9.00. This gives ample time to sort food and have breaks. 
Tools: Participants need to bring: Small Hatchet (Axe), Flat horse rasp (rough), Half round rasp (rough), Knife (fixed blade). 

Course content covered: 
Bows: Harvesting, Bow designs, Laying pattern out, roughing out and Curing. Mid-week: Arrows: Harvesting, Curing, Straightening, Nocks, Fletching and Heads. Back to Bows near end of week: Long string tillering, Making final string, Final tillering, Oiling and shooting in. 

This course is not just how to make a Bow and Arrow. We will cover what principles and extra skills are needed to produce long term bows that produce food from any variety of timber types available. These Bush bows work for hunting here in NZ bush. There will be conversations on survival bow production as well. 

https://pci.jotform.com/form/261692053582864
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/make-your-own-bow-arrows-and-hunt-successfully-in-nz-bush/200030062039831
- **Event Categories**: workshops, sports, trips-adventures, camping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 88

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Nelson
- **state**: NE
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Graham Downs, 84 Graham Valley Rd, Motueka Valley, Motueka 7196, New Zealand
- **lat**: -41.20482
- **long**: 172.83648
- **full address**: Graham Downs, 84 Graham Valley Rd, Motueka Valley, Motueka 7196, New Zealand, Graham Downs, 84 Graham Valley Rd, Motueka Valley, Motueka 7196, New Zealand, Nelson

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Make your own bow + arrows - and hunt successfully in NZ bush being held?
  - **A:** Make your own bow + arrows - and hunt successfully in NZ bush takes place on Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 15 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Graham Downs, 84 Graham Valley Rd, Motueka Valley, Motueka 7196, New Zealand, Graham Downs, 84 Graham Valley Rd, Motueka Valley, Motueka 7196, New Zealand, Nelson.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Make your own bow + arrows - and hunt successfully in NZ bush?
  - **A:** Make your own bow + arrows - and hunt successfully in NZ bush is organized by Marian Schirmer.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Make your own bow + arrows - and hunt successfully in NZ bush is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nelson, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 80+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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