Welcome. I'm also in the upstate, Greenville area. Many opportunities for good trekking.

I mentioned it before but making your own selfbow is not really difficult. I've made several longbows from red oak boards I've gotten at hardware stores. I'm working on one now that I'm backing with rawhide. If you start while watching FotR you could have it done before Theoden rides out of the Horn...

I can second the Toth Istvan line from 7 Meadows Archery. However, I think they may be over your price range. Mine was at least $300 but I've had it for over 15 years. It shoots just as well now and has held up beautifully. That being said, Kramer Ammons (Youtube) has done several videos on entry bo...

Iodo, yours is helpful as well. For some reason, it never occurred to me to do fasteners the way you show instead of buttons. It made life incredibly easier.

Good morrow all. Just wanted to say thanks for allowing me to join. I've done a fair bit of trekking, mainly in a 18th century Scottish Highlander persona (courtesy of Tom Langhorne's influence) but I've dabbled in medieval type reenactment / trekking as well. There's some amazing information here.