Classes

POWDER HORN & HUNTING POUCH CLASS FOR YOUTH (AGES 12 – 15)

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POWDER HORN & HUNTING POUCH CLASS

FOR YOUTH (AGES 12 – 15)

with Henry Bowman & Jeff Luke

8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2023

 

LIMIT: 8 STUDENTS DRAWN FROM LOTTERY.

PIZZA LUNCH INCLUDED! 

 

NMLRA Education Building on Maxine Moss Dr. (Dewberry Rd.), Friendship, IN

 Contact: Amber May

LAST ENTRY ACCEPTED: MAY 31, 2024

DRAWING: JUNE 03, 2024

To apply for the drawing fill in the information below or call the NMLRA office at 812-432-2670.

Build your own Powder Horn with Henry Bowman Class Photos

The NMLRA was fortunate to host Honourable Company of Horners member Henry Bowman as he instructed a Basic Powder Horn construction class at the NMLRA Education Center. Below we’ll be sharing photos taken by Henry in addition to his writing.

Young Adult Iron Mounted Colonial Longrifle Class with Ian Pratt

Students will build an Iron mounted colonial era flintlock longrifle from a blank.

Students will have a choice of wood, barrel profile, caliber, and lock. Included with the class will be a hand forged trigger guard and buttplate from Ian Pratt.

Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 3

It has been a pleasant day here at the NMLRA Education Center. Students working on their Kibler Colonial Rifle Kits are learning some of the finer techniques of longrifle decoration from Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes. While Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle students continue hardware clean up and stock sanding.

Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 1

After a night of thunderstorms in Friendship, Indiana, students arrived ready to learn at the second Kibler Kit assembly class with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes. Workstations are spread apart in the NMLRA Education Center, giving students enough room to spread out their tools through the week. Many of the 7 students have come with their rifles still in the box, but a couple have already assembled their kits, looking to focus on learning to carve traditional motifs into their longrifle stocks.

Virginia Shot Pouch Class with Jeff Luke

Date: April 17, 2021 9am-2pm

Location: NMLRA Education Center, Friendship, Indiana, 7436 S Co Rd 575 E, Versailles, IN, 47042

Students will learn to construct their own Virginia Shot Pouch, a typical pouch of early America, with the help and instruction of Artisan Jeff Luke. His work has been featured in and on the cover of Muzzle Blasts Magazine, and in 2019, Jeff was recognized as a new and upcoming artist at the annual Contemporary Longrifle Association Show.

Class fee is $85, materials and tools will be included.

Max of 10 Students

Please visit NMLRA.org/education to sign up

To watch Jeff’s previous class with the NMLRA, click here

To see more of Jeff’s work, please visit his Facebook page: Facebook.com/poboygear

VIDEO | Building a Kibler Kit in 5 Days with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes | Day 2

The video recap from the second day of the Kibler Kit Assembly Class with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes is out now.

Follow along to see the variety of techniques used by both the students and instructors as they assemble their Longrifles.

VIDEO | Building a Kibler Kit in 5 Days with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes | Day 1

The video recap from the first day of the Kibler Kit Assembly Class with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes is out now.

Follow along to see the variety of techniques used by both the students and instructors as they assemble their Longrifles.

Building a Kibler Kit with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes | August 2020 Day 5

Follow along with the Kibler Kit assembly class from Mike Brooks

Building a Kibler Kit with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes | August 2020 Day 4

Follow along with the Kibler Kit assembly class from Mike Brooks