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ustom bows. Bold, graceful hit where you’re looking – bows are always in great demand. lines and striking patterns of without sights. After a few shots, as Additionally, traditional archers often Ccontrasting hardwoods blend you’re walking back to the shooting feel special connections to their bows. form and function, resulting in a hand line, you’re picturing yourself stalking  is is evidenced by the way so many crafted masterpiece created by a true your next big game animal, with this of them have names inked on them. master of the art. When a mas- bow of course. Your heart beats a bit I have done it myself: named bows. ters the bow building process, each faster. As you imagine the scene, the Perhaps you have as well. It’s OK. bow is an expression of his or her pas- animal appears, you pick a spot and in with traditional bows and sion and intuition. From that moment an instant, the is away. A perfect arrows is an intimate game. Shots are in time, there is magic in every bow his shot!  e animal is yours. Now you’re generally up close and personal, so you or her skilled hands bring to life. hopelessly lost; this bow must be yours. need a hunting partner you can trust. Not only are these exotic bows easy Driving home, you look over at your Compound shooters are drawn to on the eyes; some seem to carry a beautiful new custom bow and smile. traditional recurve bows and power of attraction. You might nd All is right with the world. too. Many of them have complete con- yourself irresistibly drawn to one of  e preceding story has repeated dence in their day to day compounds them. At rst, you might simply nd itself for generations. As humans, we’re but still they view them as mechanical yourself appreciating the inherent naturally drawn to objects of beauty, shooting machines.  ey know how beauty and may only be interested in especially when those objects are tools deadly accurate they can be but they a closer view but then you pick the we will regularly use.  ere is actual often admit that something is missing. I bow up. At once, you notice that your and intrinsic value in owning a tool hand ts the grip perfectly. You weren’t that is at the top of its class, one that expecting that. It’s so beautiful. What will truly get its intended job done the heck, what can it hurt to shoot more easily and more pleasurably for it? Wow. It’s smooth and fast and the its owner. For this reason, true custom

Roy Hall (right) is a true gentleman and master of his craft. His open, honest style and well made bows bring him a lot of A selection of the high-performance de ex-re ex longbows crafted by Roy Hall, custom repeat business. Here, he discusses the bowyer and owner of Navajo Bows. Although best known for his  ne Apache, Aztec and virtues of his riser and limb designs with a Cherokee longbows, he does also o er a recurve called the Diamond. customer at the Kalamazoo show. 76

July13AT076-086.indd 76 6/4/13 3:57 PM Custom & Near-Custom By Todd Smith

Time and time again Mike Yancey, premier craftsman and owner of Pine Hollow Longbows shows the e ectiveness of self bows with his big game harvests. Mike o ers bow building classes at your location. It is a great opportunity for you and your customers to learn the art of self bow making.

say that because over and over, we who bow is simply more sell traditional bows hear the same special and easier basic story told and retold of how these for an archer to con- compound shooting bowhunters are nect with. each looking for an extra challenge, or What exactly is perhaps they’re each looking for some- a custom bow? at thing more, a deeper connection to the is a good question Self bows of all natural materials are pictured here in harmony weapon of choice. and there is no clear with the natural world. Self bows are totally natural, use no I used to often share with custom- cut answer. ere is berglass and, when constructed by the skilled hands of a master ers who were converting from com- a  ne line between bowyer, are amazingly e cient and lethal weapons. These ne self bows pictured are by Mike Yancey of Pine Hollow Longbows. pound to traditional that it seemed to what archers think me the industry had through of as “custom bows” as opposed to “fac- to mainstream media. Many pro shops the years, in the name of eliminating tory bows.“ Even at factories like Bear have been adding what we call “fac- human error, come very close to elimi- Archery and Martin Archery, it takes tory bows” to their lineups. e two nating the human element. is state- hands-on skill from trained individuals main players for years have been Bear ment always seemed to be received to manufacture the quality products Archery and Martin Archery. Both with a resounding, “Yes, that’s it!” e they are known for. What if a bowyer manufacturers o er beautiful and customers want more of themselves in has an employee or two? What if dupli- well performing bows but what of the the bow-hunter relationship and that is cation machines, CNC machines, jigs, custom bowyer in America? What of what shooting a traditional bow o ers. etc., are used? e  nal choice is yours; the craftsman that seems destined to Many bowhunters want this extra what do you consider custom? For the make bows? At the time of this writ- connection to their bows and this con- most part, traditional archers of today ing, America is recognized as home to nection seems much easier to manifest consider a bow custom if it was made many of the  nest custom bow build- with a bow that has been built by a by an individual craftsman who builds ers in the world. For those of us in this particular craftsman from start to  n- one bow at a time, start to  nish, giving country who have been in the industry ish rather than a bow that was created customers their choice of core wood, from the 1980s, this fact is easy to take on an impersonal assembly line. Right  berglass color, bow weight and bow for granted. For those outside of the or wrong, that is the impression we length. United States, it is a di erent story. have. If a custom bowyer builds a bow As we have stated in previous arti- Even though there are many  ne from start to  nish, pouring his heart, cles, recurves and longbows are cur- factory bows on the market, what many intuition and skills into the work, that rently enjoying quite a revival thanks people don’t realize is that the retail 77

July13AT076-086.indd 77 6/7/13 3:32 PM The distinctive lines, exotic wood combinations and Great Plains These one piece recurves from the Great Plains Traditional Bow medallion have made these one piece longbows from the Great Company show many of the riser wood choices and combinations Plains Traditional Bow Company popular with traditional archers of a customer will have when ordering a bow from this supplier. all kinds.

price of many top quality custom bows is not all that much higher than the price of many factory bows. If some- one can get a custom bow for nearly the same price as a factory bow, why wouldn’t he or she upgrade to the cus- tom bow? Custom bows can be pro table. I have personally seen the sale of cus- tom bows work well for both the dealer and the bowyer. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when I worked with  ree Rivers Archery, we o ered bows from several custom bow companies. In those days, our mail order cata- log, website and bricks-and-mortar shop showcased custom bows from Appalachian Archery, Elburg Bows, Kohannah Bows, Legacy Bows and the Great Plains Bow Company.  e expo- Bill and Linda Foreman are well known for their unique bow designs, their workman- sure worked out well for the individual ship and their mastery of combining hardwoods and phenolic with dramatic e ect. All this is quite evident in these three piece recurves from the Great Plains Traditional Bow bowyers and of course, the bow sales Company. and assorted accessory sales were good for building customer relations and for dealers if they did not already, what started out small.  ey advertised in the nancial growth of our company. sorts of discounts would be acceptable retail traditional archery magazines, Remember those accessories that go to them and what advice they might traveled to various traditional shoots along with traditional bows: , give to dealers o ering custom bows. and trade shows and, in time, built cli- gloves, tabs, strings, tip protectors,  eir views were very consistent but ent bases that now totally self-perpetu- stringers and more. there were some surprising exceptions. ate through repeat business and word How does one add custom bows to  e bottom line is that with a little of mouth referrals. his or her retail shop?  ere are many e ort, you should be able to add cus-  ese are usually not the bowyers things to consider and many options tom bows or custom made exclusives you are going to be selling in your shop. but if you stick with us, we’ll help ll in to your shop if you decide you want to Unless, that is, you tap into the used the blanks below. but rst, you have some decisions to bow market, which can be very pro t- In order to supply the reader make. able but is an entity in itself. However, with relevant and accurate informa- First, let’s make one thing perfectly there were some custom bowyers tion regarding the current attitudes of clear. It became evident early on and who were willing to work out agree- bowyers of this country, I interviewed it is expected that truly successful cus- ments with dealers.  e most surpris- several of those bowyers. I asked them tom bowyers are normally not going ing to me was a company that has about what they sell, how they got to be willing to sell through dealers. been selling custom bows for 55 years; started, if they sell to dealers now, if  ey have already paid their dues and Mike Fedora Sr. and his son Jason still they would be interested in selling to made it through the hungry times.  ey o er custom bows to dealers through 78

July13AT076-086.indd 78 6/4/13 3:59 PM Here is a shot of Bill (center) and Linda (seated) Foreman, the Texan husband and wife team in charge of the Great Plains Traditional Bow Company. Great Plains is a well respected and savvy custom bow company that has for many years worked with both domestic and international dealers.

A little extra e ort in presentation goes a long way. Rather than just hanging tradition- al bows vertically on a rack, consider a horizontal rack with mood generating imagery, like this excellent display Bear Archery created for the ATA show this year. 79

July13AT076-086.indd 79 6/4/13 4:00 PM Mike Fedora Sr. (right) and his son Jason Fedora are the talented bowyers of Fedora Custom Bows. For years, they have worked side Mike Fedora has been building custom bows for 55 years. His by side producing top of the line traditional bows and when Mike signature thumb rest and full hand- tting grips help make his decides to step away from the business, he knows the capable hands bows inherently easier to shoot. With Fedora, accuracy is every- of his son Jason will perpetuate the company he started decades thing and his bows are designed from the ground up with that ago. goal in mind.

Fedora’s Archery, found online at www. Online traditional archery forums research before approaching a custom FedoraBows.com. Another was Chuck are another good source for  nding bowyer about selling his or her bows Deshler of Two Tracks Bow and Wool; custom bowyers; check the sponsor- through your shop. Do some research Deshler has been making custom bows ships and banner ads on sites like on him or her online and then call for over 10 years and is still willing www.StickBow.com, www.TradBow. him or her to see what he or she is to work with dealers. His website is com, www.TradGang.com and www. like person to person. You will know www.TwoTracksBow.com. ere were TradRag.com. quickly if he or she seems like some- a few others who said that they might Often, it is the unique personality one you would care to work with. Who consider selling through dealers if a of the bowyer that creates the demand knows? Your timing might be just right mutually bene cial agreement could for his or her particular brand. Like for a mutually bene cial arrangement be reached but they don’t have dealer any branding, when customers make to be made. Traditional bowyers are, programs in place at this time. You’ll connections to individual bowyers or as a rule, very strong and independent just have to contact them and see what bow brands, word of mouth ends up folks, honest and hardworking and, as you can work out. selling a lot of bows. It pays to do your such, are a pleasure to work with. If veteran bowyers aren’t open to selling through your shop, consider bowyers who are fairly new to the game. Many of these bowyers have taken a risk and decided to go into business full time making bows. It is not easy in the beginning. Cash  ow can be tight and bow orders unpredictable. With all this feast and famine, chances are much better that they will be open to the idea of working with you for the added income and exposure they would get. To  nd these newer bowyers, you can look for smaller ads in magazines like Traditional Bowhunter magazine, Trad Archer’s World and Primitive Archer magazine. Remember to check the classi ed section as well. Some of the bowyers interviewed said that they started in the classi ed sections Bob Morrison is well known for his high performance bows; especially popular are his of magazines because regular ads were ILF (International Limb Fitting) risers and limbs. Here, Morrison is enjoying his time at the out of their reach. Traditional Bowhunters Expo in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 80

July13AT076-086.indd 80 6/4/13 4:02 PM the bows. For instance, will you be tak- ing special orders only? Will you sell in-stock bows only? A combination of the two? Find out if the bowyer o ers a printed catalog. If so, have some on hand to pass out to prospective buyers. is will help customers to get to know the person who made the bow. If they like what they see and read, they will be much more likely to purchase bows from that bowyer. Find out if the bowyer has a web- site. Yes, there is always a risk that cus- tomers might purchase directly from the bowyer rather than from you but if you have been giving good customer service and since you know that they can look online anyway, you’re better Steve Turay, owner of Northern Mist and seen at right here at the Kalamazoo Expo, spe- cializes in longbows with what he calls “Traditional Design - Uncommon Performance.” served by o ering any help you can By keeping the lines of the traditional straight ended but using innovative to get them more information on the taper-grinds for the core laminations and weight-saving limb cross sections, he obtains bowyer. Besides, if they  nd out about arrow speeds normally associated with more radical hybrid designs. the bowyer while in your shop, chances Here are some suggestions and up the bows, tune arrows and help with are good that they would order through cautions for working out a deal with shooting form. You need to know how you anyway. e bowyer should be any custom bowyer: to match the right bow to the individual sensitive to this as well and direct the Does he or she know what FET as well; these are all very important retail customer back to your shop for is and if he or she does, is he or she aspects and cannot be overlooked. the purchase even if the customer does paying it? Many start-up bowyers are Decide on a game plan for selling try to contact him or her directly. totally unaware of Federal Excise Tax. If they don’t know what this is, tell them. It is something that is easily corrected Rely Rely on BCY... on and you want to be sure that this is material with settled before you agree to work with Safety, Stability, Speed, a bowyer. en it won’t be a problem Durability down the road for either of you. BCY IntroduCes: If you take orders from custom- 697 Middle Street 8190 UNIVERSAL Middletown, CT ers, what will the delivery time frame 06457 USA be? Customers are generally willing the toughest BowstrIng MaterIal ever Made. Phone: to wait a few months but they do not Suitable for Compound and 860-632-7115 respond well to being promised 30 to Fax: Recurve bows. Made from 860-632-5775 60 days and then being strung out for SK90, the toughest and lowest e-mail: six months to a year. If possible, keep creep Dyneema ever made. [email protected] some of the bows in stock at all times. It is quite a well known fact that if a traditional shooter ever picks up a bow and everything clicks, he or she will need to purchase that particular bow. 452X - Preferred by top compound archers and most For some traditional shooters, placing major bow manufacturers an order for an “unknown” bow is not world-wide for complete going to work. stability and accuracy You need to know all about the Trophy - An improved 452X with better abrasion resistance bowyer’s bows. Every single bowyer interviewed, when asked about advice 8125G - For higher arrow speed on compounds and the preferred bowstring for recurve shooters he or she would give the dealer, said Whatever you’re looking for in a bowstring material, that the dealer himself or at least the BCY has a product tailored to your needs. See our employees should be intimate with the catalog or visit our web site: www.bcyfibers.com products and traditional archery as a See our web site for our full range of bowstring and serving materials, or contact us for a catalog. whole. ey need to know how to set

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July13AT076-086.indd 81 6/4/13 4:02 PM Stalker Stickbows is a custom manufac- turer of recurves and of longbows like the takedown model above. A new Stalker Stickbow website gives archers the oppor- tunity to look at the di erent stickbows made by Stalker, its selection of exotic woods, riser and limb designs and infor- mation on Stalker’s “Test Drive” program. A Stalker recurve is shown at left. To learn more, visit the new website at www.stalk- erstickbow.com. How well will the bowyer back up bows on consignment. If you do go  rst started building bows, they had his product? What is his or her warran- this route, make sure you discuss the fairly clumsy, ine ective  rst attempts. ty? If it were me, I would want to take likelihood of bows eventually looking a Work only with quality bows and tal- care of my customer in all situations, bit shop worn and decide on how you ented bowyers. so this is very important. e warranty will handle that between you and the When you do  nd a bowyer willing itself and how it will be honored must bowyer. to sell bows through your shop, be pre- de nitely be agreed upon in advance. It If possible, arrange a face-to-face pared to work out all the details of the is common for a custom bow to be cov- meeting with the bowyer so you can relationship. Flexibility on both sides ered by at least a 12 month warranty. check out his or her bows in ings like , dry ring, slam- person. It’s OK to work with ming in a car door or any other obvious a fairly new bowyer but you abuse are generally not covered by any need to make sure that he bowyer’s warranty. or she is producing qual- What about consignment? If you ity bows worthy of the term don’t want to carry inventory dollars “custom.” Many bowyers in custom bows, consider o ering will admit that when they

This image of a Fox Archery Breed with back and arrows is the kind of imagery that Ron King of Fox Archery is a bowhunter and builds his bows accordingly. speaks to those with the spark of traditional archery in Pictures of bowyers you are working with and even short biographies of them. Pictures like this, displayed in your shop, will help them displayed with the bows in your shop will help customers choose set the mood and draw customers to your traditional between di erent brands. section. 82

July13AT076-086.indd 82 6/4/13 4:03 PM will make the process much easier and exposure and your sales help promote with the bowyer and your customers. more pro table for all involved. Having him or her as well. In cases like this, Let’s not forget primitive archery. clear expectations right from the start the consignment option can work very It is also very popular now. You might and sticking to them will go a long way well. also look for someone who can supply to help maintain a long-lived, mutually You might even work together with nished self bows and, if not, perhaps bene cial business relationship. the bowyer to arrange special events kits that customers can nish them- Of the dealers interviewed, the at your shop where he or she comes to selves at home. Bow building classes go preferred discount o the retail price your store to meet with potential cus- over well too. You might be able to set varied anywhere from 20 to 38 percent. tomers, talk about their bows, sign the up an event at your shop, advertising it  e pricing has to work for everyone bows purchased and maybe even help as an opportunity for your customers involved; that statistic will give you a them with their shooting form, bow and perhaps their kids to learn primi- feeling for what to expect or what to setup and proper arrow selection. tive bow building and, by the end of o er. It’s all part of the negotiations.  e Black Widow Bow Company the session, leave with all wood custom Working closely with a bowyer can holds several bow shooting clinics bows that they made themselves. Of have many bene ts, which brings us each year where it has the ever popu- course, they will retain the knowledge to something that can really work to lar, instinctive shooting authority G. and skills learned forever. your advantage: proximity. If a bowyer Fred Asbell come in and work one-  at’s the way it works if you con- is located in close proximity to your on-one with the attendees.  e indi- tact Mike Yancey, owner/operator of shop, you can sometimes work out a viduals attending these clinics pay for Pine Hollow Longbows. Yancey is a deal with him or her, even if he or she the experience and it’s worth it all the gifted self bow and already has a name for himself or her- way around. You might consider host- maker. He will travel to your location to self. If his or her bows are on display in ing your own bow shooting clinic with put on bow building seminars. If pro- your shop, that is really free advertising the bowyer or bowyers whose bows moted properly, your attendance could for him or her. You’ll make your portion you sell. It works out well for everyone be maxed out and the time set aside for of the sale but the bowyer has greater involved and helps you build rapport the event quite pro table. Yancey is the only bowyer I know of at this time who is o ering this kind of class but that does not mean there are not others out there willing to do the same. To contact

Chuck and Chris Deshler, the motivated owners of Two Tracks Bow and Wool, o er a  ne selection of custom longbows and recurves as well as standard and custom felted wool products. Two Tracks is one of the few dealers that expressed a willingness to create custom and exclusive bows for dealers. 83

July13AT076-086.indd 83 6/4/13 4:04 PM Sky Archery o ers stock bows that dealers can o er but it can Sky Archery is headed byJim Belcher, also make you your own “custom” bows to order if you have who share’s his customers’ passion for special requests. At left is an example of a custom ILF riser Sky pursuing deer with traditional gear. designed and built for one customer exclusively. Yancey, visit his website at www. pinehollowlongbows.com. Another option available to dealers is to work with a bowyer who will build dealers their own special bows as exclusives. en, no one else will have the exact same bow. Even though this is a bit of a gray area as far as the terminol- ogy of a custom bow goes, it can give you your own bow or bow line that you can promote and grow. Sometimes, even if a bowyer does not want to sell his or her bows through a dealer, he or she might be willing to create a special bow just for that dealer. Whether you brand Sky Archery is ahead of the curve when it comes to addressing it exclusively or there is a combined the increasing demand for traditional youth bows. These are some of its standard o erings; you can design your own exclusive youth branding e ort is something you bows as well. will work out with the bowyer. One company o ering such bow online and you can normally turn kind of speed can shooters expect? exclusives is Sky Archery. By o ering a decent pro t. If you are o ering spe- Someone in your shop needs to under- you your own customized bows, it is ci c custom bows anyway, why not stand all about traditional bows, the bridging the gap between “factory” and tap into the demand for used custom subtle di erences between longbows “custom” bows. Sky o ers some tradi- bows? You might consider taking in and recurves, how to set them up, how tional bow designs for the youth mar- trades for the bows you currently sell. to tune, how to match arrows, every- ket, as well as the adult market, that Once traditional shooters know you thing. it will customize for you as exclusive carry used bows, it becomes a sort of Hopefully, you already shoot a tra- products. It also o ers exclusive bows treasure hunt and they’ll stop in more ditional bow. If not, why not try it? It’s based on the ILF (International Limb often just to see what new bows you fun and there’s nothing like jumping Fitting) platform, which is a top-selling might have on hand. Every time they in with both feet to learn about them. platform these days. It is quite willing to stop in, it’s another chance for you to A local archery shop, the Tri-State work with dealers and can be found at sell them something. Archery and Sportsman Shop, is run www.SkyArchery.com. If you are going to o er custom by my friend Danny DuPuy. It sells a ere is always the used bow mar- bows in your shop, you need to have lot of traditional bows and accessories ket. Unlike compound bows, tradition- someone on sta that knows all about because it knows what’s going on, the al bows hold their value much better. It them. Which woods are available? What employees shoot the bows themselves doesn’t take long to  nd the approxi- kind of grips can be ordered? What is and the shop promotes those bows. mate value of a well known custom the history of the bow maker? What It even has traditional leagues. It has 84

July13AT076-086.indd 84 6/4/13 4:05 PM compound leagues, too; it embraces that might be your only option but if many custom bowyers serve that both worlds and because of that, it is you have the room, consider building demand rather than the local demand. especially successful. a nice display. At the very least, some For the foreign readers of ArrowTrade Presentation can really ramp up traditional pictures or even posters on magazine, that gives you an advantage. sales of custom bows. I have included a the wall above the racks would help Bowyers from the United States will picture of how Bear Archery displayed to create the atmosphere that attracts normally be much more willing to work its traditional bows at the ATA show traditional shooters. I have noticed with you because of the opportunity this year. It did an excellent job of cre- that Cabela’s and Jay’s Sporting Goods they have to avoid the FET hassles. I ating the feeling that just draws people use vintage hunting artwork to great have actually heard of a bowyer or two to traditional gear. Bear constructed a advantage in their stores. through the years that stopped selling nice display complete with mood set- Traditional archery is huge in within the USA entirely and sold only ting graphics. e norm is to simply Europe and in many other countries to dealers overseas. If your business is hang the custom bows from pegs on outside the USA. ere are bowyers of outside of the United States, you have a rack. If you are cramped for space, high regard outside of the United States an excellent opportunity to work out but at this time, a deal with American bowyers so you we are known for can o er custom bows from the USA to producing some your local archers. of the best tradi- As we mentioned before, there are tional bows in the many accessories that are musts if you world. Because are selling traditional bows. You might of this, there is a consider dedicating an entire section demand overseas to traditional specialty items. Having a for American made traditional section and someone who recurves and long- knows traditional archery to work it bows and since can help tremendously with your tra- no FET (Federal ditional sales. It creates another space Excise Tax) is paid with a di erent feeling in your shop on bows export- and, when done correctly, is so invit- ed from the USA, ing that customers just can’t resist

Bill and Tracy Dunn own and operate Zipper Bows, where they produce high performance recurves and longbows in takedown and one piece bows. Zipper handles are built from high qual- ity exotic and domestic hardwoods and their high performance limbs include dramatic veneers under clear glass. Their slogan is “Life’s too short to shoot an ugly bow.” 85

July13AT076-086.indd 85 6/4/13 4:06 PM Jerry Brumm (left) has been building ne examples of custom longbows and recurves for, “Twenty-nine wonderful, fun-packed years”; he also puts on the Traditional Bowhunters Expo every year in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This premier traditional event A close-up view of various risers from attracts dozens of custom bowyers from all over the country. the Great Northern Company shows the attention to detail and the checking it out. Get them to try one  ne art, exquisite craftsmanship and excellent t and nish you can expect on bow; that’s usually all it takes. examples of the best bows on the mar- every one of it’s bows. If you already o er traditional ket today. Don’t worry, even if you archery products, you know how much fall victim to the addiction of collect- simple: one more. Please refer to the they can add to the bottom line and ing and shooting custom bows, it’s a separate listing of traditional bowyers if you’re already invested in the tradi- pleasurable addiction and the shoot- we have included to make it easier for tional side, why not step up to the next ing is not so bad either. Oh and by you to  nd them. We hope you’ll pur- level and add custom bows to your the way, if anyone ever asks you how sue the idea of adding custom bows to selection? It’s a whole new world of many bows a guy needs, the answer is your store. It is a pleasant and pro t- able addition. Shoot straight and shoot often. Custom Bowyers to Consider Acadian Woods – www.acadianwoods.com Big Jim’s Bow Company – www.bigjimsbowcompany.com Blacktail Bows – www.blacktailbows.com Custom Bows by Wes Wallace – www.weswallacebows.com Fedora Custom Bows – www.fedorabows.com Foley Custom Bows – www.foleycustombows.com Fox Archery – www.foxarchery.com Great Northern Bows – www.gnbco.com Great Plains Bow Company – www.greatplainsbow.com Hummingbird Custom Bows – www.hummingbirdbows.com Kohannah Bows – www.kohannabows.com Kota – www.kotabows.com Morrison Archery – www.morrisonarchery.com Navajo Bows – www.navajobows.com Northern Mist Longbows – www.northernmistlongbows.com Owl Bows – www.edscott.us Pine Hollow Longbows – www.pinehollowlongbows.com Robertson Stykbow – www.robertsonstykbow.com Schafer Silvertip Custom Bows – www.schafersilvertipbows.com St. Joe Rivers Bows – www.stjoeriverbows.com Stalker Custom Recurves – www.stalkerrecurves.com Striker Bows – www.strikerbows.com The “Jack Knife” hinge option is a trade- Tall Tines Archery – www.talltinesarchery.com mark o ering of the Great Northern Timberhawk Bows – www.timberhawkbows.com Bowhunting Company. This ingenious Two Tracks Bow Company – www.twotracksbow.com system allows a bowhunter to fold his bow in half for ease of transportation. The no- Zipper Bows – www.zipperbows.com tools-needed “fold-down” option is perfect for the traveling bowhunter. 86

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