Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sharpend60 on December 08, 2010, 10:47:41 pm
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I was thinking of picking up a 'U finish' bow some time soonish.
Is there a source you guy could recommend?
I'm still quite new to bow building and would honestly just like a shooter while I am learning to craft my own.
I don't have much space and no power tools, it's gonna be a while until I feel like I can produce a solid shooter.
Help me break the fiberglass habit!
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theres 3RIVERS ARCHERY,also RUDDER BOWS ARCHERY
both sponsors here on PA
i personaly have used items from RUDDERS BOWS and have always been treated right and liked what i got
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I highly recommend Pine Hollow....
I've inquired into their "kits" and Mike Yancey is great.
I've had a friend looking into them as well and all I can gather here is nothing but really positive feedback and info from the fellows here about Pine Hollow.
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Try David Knight primalneedarchery David is also a sponsor.
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David's a super guy and he'll treat you right every time.
http://www.primalneedarchery.com/
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Some of the floor tillered stave I have finished for myself and others were nice some were crap.my wife bought me two floor tillered bows with our income tax return and stashed them till Christmas time the one was bad and I called them to send it back and they told me it's been over six months since you bought them we can' t do it. If they would of tried to finished this bow they would of trashed it, one limb had good grain the other had crotch wood with growth rings that ran like this /////////////////mid limb and would tiller then I would shoot it for awhile and it would turn and follow the direction of the growth ring angle I couldn't keep my draw weight and make it quit pulling to the one side so I chopped it down made a kids bow and gave it away. I couldn't get those bible thumpers to understand that the staves were put away for those 8 months, and all they said was how were the stored and I said that was nothing to do with the wood you used and they wouldn't budge and let me send it back. The hundred or so dollar I had spent was enough to upset me but not enough to make me get into it with them. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE HEADS UP THAT'S ALL IT HAPPENED TO ME.
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David and Cora, very good blanks and easy to finish.
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G.I. Bow is another good place to check out.
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mike yancy at pine hollow ,jim at rudder bows are real good places to look id recomend u check out rattle stick bow s gary davis also a super guy brock
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Some of the floor tillered stave I have finished for myself and others were nice some were crap.my wife bought me two floor tillered bows with our income tax return and stashed them till Christmas time the one was bad and I called them to send it back and they told me it's been over six months since you bought them we can' t do it. If they would of tried to finished this bow they would of trashed it, one limb had good grain the other had crotch wood with growth rings that ran like this /////////////////mid limb and would tiller then I would shoot it for awhile and it would turn and follow the direction of the growth ring angle I couldn't keep my draw weight and make it quit pulling to the one side so I chopped it down made a kids bow and gave it away. I couldn't get those bible thumpers to understand that the staves were put away for those 8 months, and all they said was how were the stored and I said that was nothing to do with the wood you used and they wouldn't budge and let me send it back. The hundred or so dollar I had spent was enough to upset me but not enough to make me get into it with them. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE HEADS UP THAT'S ALL IT HAPPENED TO ME.
I've had similar very disappointing results from Rudderbows, and will stay away. A heads up for others, also.
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This would be good ttime for Jim to come on here and explain why he isn't making right what people are complaining about.
Jim? Let's hear it.
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Some of the floor tillered stave I have finished for myself and others were nice some were crap.my wife bought me two floor tillered bows with our income tax return and stashed them till Christmas time the one was bad and I called them to send it back and they told me it's been over six months since you bought them we can' t do it. If they would of tried to finished this bow they would of trashed it, one limb had good grain the other had crotch wood with growth rings that ran like this /////////////////mid limb and would tiller then I would shoot it for awhile and it would turn and follow the direction of the growth ring angle I couldn't keep my draw weight and make it quit pulling to the one side so I chopped it down made a kids bow and gave it away. I couldn't get those bible thumpers to understand that the staves were put away for those 8 months, and all they said was how were the stored and I said that was nothing to do with the wood you used and they wouldn't budge and let me send it back. The hundred or so dollar I had spent was enough to upset me but not enough to make me get into it with them. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE HEADS UP THAT'S ALL IT HAPPENED TO ME.
I've had similar very disappointing results from Rudderbows, and will stay away. A heads up for others, also.
This would be good ttime for Jim to come on here and explain why he isn't making right what people are complaining about.
Jim? Let's hear it.
i see no mention of rudder bows in his post
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He is talking about Rudder Bows. Jesus on a cross is part of his logo.
I got ripped off by him as well. I ordered a bunch of tonkin cane shafting a couple of years ago. He claimed there was enough heavy shafting material for a number of heavy arrows, but I got maybe 2 or 3 cane shafts suitable for 50 lb. arrows out of two or three batches I had ordered. The rest were like toothpicks.
I won't deal with him either. Fool me once...not again.
Dane
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I see a trend developing....
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Maybe no direct mention but I can do the math.
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Try David Knight primalneedarchery David is also a sponsor.
I've heard a LOT of good about Mr. Knight as well.
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Before purchasing anything from anyone....you may want to read this first.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,22441.75/topicseen.html
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I have purchased from David Knight and Mike at Pine Hollow. Superb products! I will deal with both of them again with out a second thought! They can be trusted for sure.
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@776J: I can't remember what I payed but certainly less than you did at you know where, and that included shipping to Germany, a DVD and a bowyer's edge:
My 3rd bow was made from a boo backed Osage stave I got from Dean Torges; it took a bit of time to get it cause Dean said - very interesting - he had to do a second glue up cause he wasn't sure of the integrity of the glue line of the first due to airhose malfunction.
Dean jumped backwards to help me finish it and A LOT of emails where sent.
After thousands of shots the bamboo lifted a splinter; this was repaired the way Dean described it, and it was done carefully. Thousands of shots since than at my 29" draw...
I'm sure my experience with David Knight or Mike Yancey would have been a similar one.
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I've had a great experience with Phil at woodbows.com. I have 2 of his U-finish longbows, one made to my specs (32" draw) and they are great deals for the $$.
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David Knight's work speaks for him. My dealings with him, while not extensive, came with wonderful results and I feel that I really got more than I paid for. He was willing to go into sufficient detail on subsequent phone conversations with me that I felt I should send him additional money for the education! I have never heard of a deal gone south with him involved.
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Have a friend who ordered two ipe/bamboo glue ups from Mr. Knight. If all of his work is represented by these two it is superb.
I have built 5 or 6 selfbows from Gary Davis' Rattlestick Bows blanks and I can not say enough good about them, their ease of building, or the customer service that Gary provides.......TOP SHELF ALL THE WAY!
Either one of these two gents and you can't go wrong.
BobM
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David Knight, great bows, great guy. and wife Cora can make you some beautiful great shooting tonkin arrows.
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David Knight, great bows, great guy. and wife Cora can make you some beautiful great shooting tonkin arrows.
Dave is a VERY nice guy!!!
:)
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I just got another osage blank from Gary Davis. I had the stave the day I mailed the money order, you don't see trust like that too often.
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BUYER beware!
I recieved a defective part from rudderbows and when I tried to contact them it was a complete dead end. They have absolutely no customer service, if you are unhappy tough luck once they have your money! They would not reply to my email or phone calls. I thought maybe the business had been shut down, but they still had the web site and answering machine saying leave message?? I wish I had read the numerous complaints of no customer service avenue to address problems before I ordered.
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I liked my transactions with Rudder Bows.
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And it starts up again ;D
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WoW! I ordered some poplar shafts and had them pronto ! Got a stave couple years back right quick too ! I lost the instrucions on how to go about it and Jim emailed details of building it ! That was before I found this site with all the great help here ! With lots of digging and reading here a body can make a stick into a bow , pretty fair too !
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My orders have been fast and he's been a well spring of information.
I'd have told me to F off after all the quesitons.