About Glacier Traditional Archery's History and Fletcher, the Arrow Maker:

I started my path in Traditional Archery with the achievement of my Archery Merit Badge as a Boy Scout in 1963. I have kept on that course now for 46 years.

My advisor and mentor was an amazing craftsman named Len Disbrow here in Kalispell. He called me 1 in 10,000 boys who really was enthused about the craft portion of the archery badge. In years to follow, he taught me most of what I know about the making of arrows and strings and all the criteria to match to the desired bow. I have generally done this for Boy Scouts and Youth Groups as a hobby gone obsession up until 1990 when I got into the ‘Mountain Man’ Black Powder scene as well as a result of spending a week at Camp Meriwether in Oregon where they have an incredible ‘Lewis & Clark’ era program. Being involved with both, I was asked by my Muzzleloader club how hard it would be to put together a ‘primitive archery’ event at the annual Rendezvous. (Click to read more in About Us)