NARF - Northshield Archery Resource Files

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Resources for Beginning Archers

Resources for Marshals

How to run a shoot
Recommendations for Youth Archery - Jois Corbet (PDF)
How to train your MiT - What every MiT needs to know, and how to help them learn it - Jois Corbet (PDF)
Bad to the Bow - Examples of failed equipment - Manigarm the Scythian (PDF)
What to put in your range box - commonly needed supplies
Reporting - when and how to do so - Jois Corbet (PDF)

Scored Competitions

Novelty Shoot Descriptions

Crafts Related to Archery & "How to" Documents

How to Make a Bowstringer - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow (PDF)
How to make a Flemish bowstring - Toussaint de Caluwé and Jois Corbet (PDF)
Hows to Make a Quiver That Works - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow (PDF)
Making An Archer's Glove - Moira nicConnell the Strongbow (PDF)
How to make a modern target butt (many different styles would be nice)
Fletching (arrowmaking) basics
How to make a bow
People with Skills - a listing of who in Northshield makes what, and how to contact them/where and when they may teach their arts.
How to make your own fletching, from bird to arrow

Research Related to Archery

Archer's Reading List - Manigarm the Scythian (PDF)
Medievalist's Reading List - Manigarm the Scythian (not specifically archery related, but a potentially useful resource for any SCA member) (PDF)
Period Archery 'Contests and Targets' - Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf (PDF) [currently not available]
War Archery And Social Status - Sir Jon Fitz Rauf (PDF)
French Noble Archers- Thorvald Grimsson (PDF)
Historical Archery Quotations - Thorvald Grimsson (PDF)
Targets "in period"
How did they fletch "in period?"
Depictions of archers
Depictions of crossbowmen
Songs featuring archery
Archery lore and legends

Combat Archery

How to become a Combat Archer - Toussaint de Caluwé (PDF)
Armor and the SCA - Cormac O'Cian (PDF)
Walkthrough of Building Fiberglass/UHMW Arrows for Combat Archery - Jois Corbet (PDF)
Anatomy of a Fiberglass/UHMW Arrow Head - Jois Corbet (PDF) (JPEG image)
Where to Find Supplies for Combat Archery - Jois Corbet (PDF)
The InterKingdom Combat Archery Competition - Lorenzo il Confuso (PDF)
Combat Archery Resources - Jois Corbet (PDF)
Combat Archery 101 - Master Erik Erikson (PDF)
Combat Archery 201 - Master Erik Erikson (PDF)
Combat Archery 301 - Master Erik Erikson (PDF)
The 35 Foot Spear: Diverse CA Information - Master Erik Erikson (Midrealm site, Northshield rules may vary)

Posted by: Jois Corbet Kingdom Archer General (KLO) on 7/3/2011