Christophe of Grey
Leathersmith/Archer
In the SCA folks with some knowledge of something of interest to others will share that knowledge through a class. Classes are offered at Universities conducted as an SCA event in which there are only classes and no other activities typical of an SCA event. Classes can also be conducted as part of an event. And some classes are taught ad hoc. What I have listed here are classes that I've taught in a formal setting. That would be a University or scheduled at an event. This page does not load well on mobile devices. Better viewed on lap top or desk top computer.
Date - Title
Event - Location (Kingdom)
Summary
Nov 1998 - Making a Leather tankard
Nov 1999 - Leather Braiding
Jan 2000 - Making a Leather Tankrad
Feb 2000 - Making a Leather Tankard
Mar 2000 - Making a Leather Tankard
Nov 2000 - Making Gillies
Jul 2001 - Making a Leather Tankard
Jul 2001 - Guitar Basics
Oct 2005 - Making a Flemish String
Oct 2005 - Archery 101
Nov 2005 - Making Guillies
Nov 2005 - On Becoming A better Archer
Feb 2006 - On Becoming a Better Archer
Feb 2007 - Atlatl 101
Jul 2008 - Marking Archery Targets
Jul 2008 - How To Run Archery At An Event
Jul 2008 - Tuning Your Archery Gear
Jul 2008 - Fletching Arrows
Jul 2008 - Making Archery Gear
Jun 2009 - Making a Flemish Bow String
Jun 2009 - Target Archery Marshal 101
Jun 2009 - Pennsic for Newbies
Jun 2010 - Pennsic for Newbies
Jun 2010 - Finger Picking for Guitar
April 2015 - Arrow Making
Sept 2015 - Knotts
Sept 2015 - Speed Shooting
Sept 2015 - Making A Flemish String
Cavaranseri - Camp Seoule (Trimaris)
Cavaranseri - Camp Seoule (Trimaris)
Winter ArtSci - Camp Itheil (Trimaris)
Trident Tourny - Rotary Camp (Trimaris)
Spring Coronation - La No Che (Trimaris)
Caravanserie - Camp Seoule (Trimaris)
St. Jerome's - Unitarian Chruch (Trimaris)
St. Jerome's - Unitarian Chruch (Trimaris)
Atlantia Fall University - Jacksonville, NC
Atlantia Fall University - Jacksonville, NC
Runestone Collegeium - Winston Salem, NC
Runestone Collegeium - Winston Salem, NC
Atlantian Spring University - Franklin, VA
Winter University - Atlantia
Runestone Collegeium, Winston Salem, NC
Runestone Collegeium, Winston Salem, NC
Runestone Collegeium, Winston Salem, NC
Runestone Collegeium, Winston Salem, NC
Runestone Collegeium, Winston Salem, NC
June University - Winston Salem, NC
June University - Winston Salem, NC
June University - Winston Salem, NC
Drums of War - Elchenburg, NC
Unevent - Jamestown, NC
Winston Salem, NC
University - Elchenburg, NC
University - Elchenburg, NC
University - Elchenburg, NC
2 hour class showing method for making my signature tankards.
Doing the basic 4 strand braid with a Turk's Head knot finish.
Patterning vessel, cutting leather, intro to tooling.
Making the tankard handle, sewing the cover on. (This was the second part of the class listed just before - here)
Tooling and sewing on the cover. (This class was a follow up of the first class, Jan 2000, for those who could not make the Feb 2000 class.)
Students made Guillies from scratch out of leather.
Making my signature leather tankard.
Tuning, string names/notes, simply strums, some songs, chord positions, how to buy a guitar
Jig patterns, demo making a string and fitting it to the bow.
Equipment, technique
Students made a pair of Guillies from scratch out of leather.
Technique pointers, correcting common mistakes, equipment tuning
Same as above but with less material. Too much material in the first offering.
Atlatl basics, how to use an atlatl.
How to make archery targets, shoot ideas
Basic set up, shoot ideas, how to make it interesting
How to set up archery gear for best performance
How to fletch arrows/bolts
How to make quivers, arm guards, stringers, string keepers. Patterns including in handout.
Demostration of how to make a Flemish bow string, discussion of bow string material, how to fit the string to your bow
Atlantian required class for target archery marshal warranting
Basic information for people attending Pennsic for the first time
Basic information for people attending Pennsic for the first time
Basic finger picking patterns, rlelating patterns to music timing and songs.
The steps involved in making arrows for SCA target archery. Students puchased materials ahead of time and made arrows in the class. Some students just wanted to go through the process so I provided materials for them to make one arrow. 8 students in attendance with 2 in and out types (there was an A&S at the site as well)
Dicussed rope types and how rope is made. Showed two ways to secure a coil of rope. Knotts displayed - bowline, clove hitch, half hitch, double half hitch, prusuk, sheepshank, square knot, sheet bend, truckers hitch. Finished with Turks head single pass.
Techniques for speed shooting: Getting the arrow on the string quickly, techniques for loading arrows, how to practice speed shooting. Introduced each step then allowed students to fire a few arrows to try the technique.
Discussed string materials and relating to bow. Made a Flemish string, mounted to bow and set nocking point. Discussed string silencers and relationship of bow string to tuning a bow.