Penobscot?????

[Marc St Louis]

I was contacted recently by someone who wanted one of these, see picture below.  He said that the manufacturer of the bow wouldn't come down on his price, so he looked to me....should I be insulted?  I told the guy that this thing was a glass bow and I didn't work with glass plus it didn't even look like a real Penobscot.  I showed him a picture of the real thing, saying something along the lines that this was a thing of beauty while the other thing was kind of ugly.  He came back saying he didn't like the looks of the real thing and that the ugly glass stick looked good to him 

[osage outlaw]

The 4 silencers are a nice touch.

[sleek]

Id say id make it, for twice what the other guy charges.

[upstatenybowyer]

I guess you could look at it 2 ways...

1. Forget about this guy's request cause he doesn't seem to have the best understanding of bow making.

2. See it as a challenge, come up with a design similar to the glass bow in the picture with wood and/or wood/horn/sinew.

If I had your skills and experience I might go for option #2, but if it were me I'd definitely stick with option 1.

[DC]

So many people get their idea of what a bow should look like from video games. (There is no emoticon for shaking my head )

[Marc St Louis]

There is no way I would make something that looked like that, as I said...ugly.  The company that makes these advertise them as high performance

[sleek]

I wonder what their definition of high performance is.

[JW_Halverson]

I wonder what their definition of high performance is.

Buyer's perception of performance is a direct correlation to the amount of money you can skin out of their wallet.

[S.C. hunter]

 It's bad when someone just wants to make a dollar off something different, No regard to history of the Penobscot bow,and the people who made it.
I would not make it like that, even if I could... LOL

[Del the cat]

I'd tell him to get his 10  7yr old daughter to make him a papier mache one with lots of sequins and sparkles and dayglo paint.
That would probably satisfy his abysmal taste.
I think you can quite justifiably feel insulted, (or I'm willing to feel insulted on your behalf  )
Del
PS. My pat hate is people who say... oooh Penobscot, that's like a compound isn't it?...
Arrrrghhh no... It's the damn opposite.... 
calm calm... must have tea...

[mullet]

That thing is uglier than a Compound and looks just as heavy. I'd pass on it. If he wants one bad enough he'll save his penny's and meet the manufacturer's price.

[BowEd]

The 4 silencers are a nice touch.

Ai'nt that the truth!!How in the world that looks good is beyond me!!!Talk about a nightmare walking through the brush.There it is.

[willie]

Mark

I have a friend who is a guide/outfitter. He is very selective about the work he takes on, as he wants to enjoy his trips as much as he hopes his clients do. The customers he declines are told that "I am booked up for the foreseeable future".
The statement is true because he only takes on one trip a year. (He works a regular job the other 50 weeks a year, and the trip is his vacation also).
It seems that his reputation is very good and the demand for his work remains high. Perhaps the market perception is "the guy must be good because he is always booked up" 

[mullet]

Mark

I have a friend who is a guide/outfitter. He is very selective about the work he takes on, as he wants to enjoy his trips as much as he hopes his clients do. The customers he declines are told that "I am booked up for the foreseeable future".
The statement is true because he only takes on one trip a year. (He works a regular job the other 50 weeks a year, and the trip is his vacation also).
It seems that his reputation is very good and the demand for his work remains high. Perhaps the market perception is "the guy must be good because he is always booked up" 

 

[Marc St Louis]

I never had any intention of making something like that, not for him or anybody.  I was flabbergasted when he said he didn't like the looks of the real thing.  That was the end of the conversation