The primitive side of Archery

Maker Faire Bay Area 2015

May 15th-17th

Exhibit Craft

The primitive side of archery is simply some high school friends who share a passion in archery and woodworking, and decided to combine the two. Using hand tools, we craft traditional bows--an art called bowyery.

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Jeremy Cohn Maker Picture

Jeremy Cohn

Jeremy Cohn is a freshman at Palo Alto High School. He started making bows three years ago with Andrew Huang and last year began making chain mail with help from Alec Van Vleck.

Alec Van Vleck Maker Picture

Alec Van Vleck

15 year PA high school student. Make chainmail, which is how I got into medieval crafts--which also led me to bowmaking. Will be running the exhibit with my friends Andrew and Jeremy.

Andrew Huang Maker Picture

Andrew Huang

Andrew was the first of the three friends to start making bows, and has become an accomplished bowyer. He is currently a 15 year old freshman at Palo Alto High School.

Categories: Craft, Wood and Metal Working, Young Makers

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