In April, 2021 the NMLRA was excited to be hosting another leather pouch construction class with Jeff Luke. Jeff has been a great supporter of the NMLRA Education Program and having him back was a lot of fun.
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Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 5
Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 4
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 2
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.
Eastern Woodland Bow Making Course
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