Well the good news was that everyone came back for the 2nd day of the course!
The morning began with everyone filing string grooves into their shaped horn nocks and making a Flemish twist string of the right length.
They then all had the fun of trying to brace a bow that was still reluctant to bend much beyond bracing height.
The rest of the morning was spent completing the tillering process and getting the bows to about the right draw length and draw weight.
Over lunch we oiled the handle sections ready for a bit of light needlework to add a leather handle at the start of the afternoon session.
The rest of the afternoon was dedicated to the final tweaking of the limbs to achieve the perfect bow bend, plenty of sanding for beautifully smooth profiles, fitting the arrow pass and polishing the horn nocks.
Finally we ended the day with the final inspections, measurements and marking the bows before we completed each bows birth certificate.
So by the end of the course we had 6 brand new bows, 6 newly qualified bow makers and the anticipation of trying them out for the first time (after a few more coats of oil that is).
