So this was interesting. I don't mean to sidetrack this thread here, but I think it's really neat. I have been shooting the white oak Owl bow that I ordered from Mr. Scott almost exclusivly for a year now. The only other bow I've shot is what I have made. Not even in the same league, but that is beside the point...
...a couple days ago, on a whim, I took the perfectly good (unused for the past year) production model fibreglass longbow that initially got me into traditional archery down off the wall, strung it, and shot it. It felt like I was pulling a car out of a ditch, kicked like a mule, and I couldn't hit my a@@ with both hands and three tires with it. This after getting used to that superbly sweet shooting, non-stacking, hard hitting, accurate, ALL WOOD AND SINEW bow that Mr. Scott made. AND, it is just pretty to look at too. It's overflowing with personality and charisma.
I think there is something special about all wood bows, even if they stink (like mine do so far), but there is really something impressive about a piece of art made by a uniquly talented craftsman. His is the type of quality of nature and workmanship that produces classics that endure for a long, long time.
