Does anybody know of any self bow building classes in IL?
Get a hold of Bernie Swank of Mystik Longbows. He is over around Cuba IL and had a self bow building class. Heck of a nice guy too. Makes a great scraper and very knowledgeable about all kinds of self bow and other primative makings.
Also look up Gene Winters Bow Shop
Are these classes free?
The Paleoplanet guys teaches bowmaking for free here in Cali. Some are contributing writers for The Bowyers Bible