Bow Crafting Workshops

These workshops are designed sequentially in order for students to gain the skills, techniques and knowledge to create bows, having the opportunity to learn from their mistakes on less advanced billets/staves. We recommend that students with little or no experience working with wood or wood tools should start with the Introduction to Bowyery or Beginners Bow Crafting Workshop.

The Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Bow Crafting Workshops will be 6-16 weeks of 2 to 3 hours each depending on the Applicable Skill Level of the students. Due to the nature of these workshops, we cannot guarantee that students will come away with a working/perfect bow.

Safety equipment will be provided, however we ask that participants purchase their own well-fitting leather gloves.

These Workshops can be intense, we do not recommend missing any workshop dates. Make up classes are available at 2 hours per and are $135 each

Introduction to Bow Crafting Workshop

This workshop is specifically designed to introduce while familiarizing the Novice Bowyer to the tools, materials and knowledge to build a beginner bow. Students will start with a hardwood pre-cut stave to get hands-on experience with the tools and their techniques from pencil to hatchet. Each student will be guided through an interactive process, learning where to remove and shape the wood to create a D-shaped longbow. This theory and practical interaction from blank board to self bow will provide the student with a base knowledge of the crafting skills to create a bow of their choice in the future. This workshop will be 4-8 weeks long.

$282 + tax + materials

TBA - 2026

Beginner Bow Crafting Workshop (BBW)

The BBW will take the skills learned in the I2B and apply them to a hardwood board additionally learning how to prep and glue a grip. Students will be assisted in choosing the tools to shape their grip and remove material to the tillering stage. From here our novice bowyers will be introduced to the skills of floor, long, and short string tillering and the use of a tillering jig to create a laminate American long-flat bow. At this level of skill participants will now have access to “options” (also known as level up skills) In the BBW options available are: reinforced nocks, Flemish twist string, exotic wood handle, leather grip, dyeing/staining their bow, shellac/tinted shellac application. Each of these options have additional cost. Due to the nature of wood Lykopis cannot guarantee that every student will complete a working bow

$355 + tax + materials

Dates: 2026 - TBA

Intermediate Bow Crafting Workshop

Beginning with a wild hardwood billet, Intermediate Bowyers will learn how to find and reveal their bow within it. Using traditional tools the Intermediate Bowyer will shape and tiller their self bows (single piece of wood) into a Flatbow or Pyramid bow. Bows crafted during this workshop will have the potential to be of BC legal hunting draw weight (#40+). Due to the nature of wood Lykopis cannot guarantee that every student will come away with a working bow.

$440 + tax + materials

Additional charge for a two class string crafting, total 4 hrs.

Dates:

June 14, 21,

July 5, 12, 26,

August 2, 9, 16

Advanced Bow Crafting Workshop

Students will begin this Workshop by choosing their bow wood from a variety of ethically harvested timber lengths. There will be a surcharge per choice. In price descending order choices include:

Pacific Yew - Taxus Brevifolia

Maple - Acer Circinatum

Hackberry - Celtis Occidentalis

Holly - Ilex Aquifolium

Hazelnut - Corylus Avellans

Pear Pyrus Communis

Using traditional tools students will split their wood length into a bowstave. They will then learn to find, shape and tiller their self bow of either a Flatbow or Longbow profile. This Workshop will include an in depth look at the woods of choice and the tools being used to free the bow within.

Our goal will be a bow will be of #40+ draw weight (BC legal hunting draw weight) we cannot however guarantee this outcome.

Students are required to please bring leather gloves and a change of shoes (close toed and clean soled) We recommend that students clean the soles of a pair of hiking boots or work boots. Steel toe boots are not necessary but encouraged. Due to the use of sharp blades and other such tools Students accept the possibility of such things as but not limited to cuts, scrapes, bonks, bashes etc.

$850 + tax + materials

Dates: 2025

Sept. 6, 13, 27

Oct. 4, 11, 25

Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29

Dec. 6, 13, 27

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Workshops are held on Saturdays 1500-1700/1800 dependent on workshops. No workshops on the third Saturday of each month, any changes will be emailed.

A change of shoes is required.

Unfortunately due to the nature of these workshops we will be unable to issue refunds for cancellation.

Cancellation Policy

  • Client Cancellation must be received by email lykopisinfo@gmail.com during business hours. Phone cancellations will not be accepted.

  • Client/Student missed classes will NOT BE REFUNDED or REBOOKED.

  • Lykopis cancelled classes/workshops – in case of circumstances such as but not limited to weather/sickness Lykopis will offer to make 2 options for make-up classes. If the student/client is unable to attend the available make-up class/workshop, no refund/credit will be given. If Lykopis is unable to reschedule a class/workshop, a 40% credit will be given.

  • Client cancelled events – in case of circumstances such as but not limited to weather/sickness Lykopis will endeavor to make 2 attempts to reschedule the event. If we are unable to reschedule the event, and the client cancels, a refund of 60% will be given.