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Title: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Zmonster on June 07, 2009, 05:41:00 AM
Im looking for a nice double handed bow. I've heard that bear used to make one in the 50's, but thats about it. Anyone out there that makes them today?

Casey
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: tukudu on June 07, 2009, 06:01:00 AM
Casey,
     Leon stewart makes a longbow. tom
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on June 07, 2009, 06:51:00 AM
Howard Hill Archery.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: fatman on June 07, 2009, 12:18:00 PM
Dryad (on our Sponsor List) has been known to make double-shelfed bows.  And they're gredat folks to deal with  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: zwickeyman on June 07, 2009, 01:28:00 PM
Jay St. Charles builds a Thunderbird Recurve it's a 50's style replica of his dad's bow. All Pacific Yew and are lookers.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Smallwood on June 07, 2009, 04:50:00 PM
http://www.fisklongbows.com/new.htm
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: BRITTMAN on June 07, 2009, 05:52:00 PM
Owl Bows makes a very nice sinew backed self bow with two shelfs.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: legends1 on June 08, 2009, 01:40:00 AM
Tim Miegs,But not sure if he still does or not.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Ray on June 08, 2009, 06:40:00 AM
Stewert
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Chris O on June 08, 2009, 10:35:00 AM
Jason Fedora was shooting one when I was at their place a few years ago.
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Post by: Michael Arnette on June 12, 2009, 01:52:00 PM
Isn't that an oxymoron.LOL
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Post by: WestTnMan on June 12, 2009, 03:16:00 PM
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrious.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Bjorn on June 12, 2009, 04:42:00 PM
Here's a pic of a Jay St. Charles Thunderbird. I have 2 that are similar one is 53# and the other 58#-both are R/L.
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q291/bjornweb/DSCN1206.jpg)
This one is Yew-the other one is Osage.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Steelhead on June 13, 2009, 01:52:00 AM
J.D Berrys made a few if you are looking for a longbow.
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Post by: maxwell on June 13, 2009, 10:11:00 AM
I have a beautiful Leon Stewart TD slammer double shelf.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Arwin on June 13, 2009, 10:23:00 AM
JavaMan makes a real nice Grizzly repro.

 http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/javamanarchery/The%20Grizz/
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Jason Jelinek on June 13, 2009, 10:35:00 AM
I bought a Hill Wesley Special takedown blank and made it a R/L.  I'll post some pictures next week.
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: Elk77 on June 13, 2009, 01:13:00 PM
Give James of J D Berry a call, he's made what you are looking for and has been building bows for 30 years now. A real work of art that shoots the way a bow should shoot. Jame's phone number is (509) 299-3029. You can also see is web by going to  www.berrygamecalls.com (http://www.berrygamecalls.com)  once there click on links then on J D Berry bows. Good luck
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: LBR on June 13, 2009, 04:43:00 PM
It's not on my site (I can get it), but Chek-Mate makes the "Court Jester", a 64" one-piece recurve.  Looks very similar to the King's Pawn.

Chad
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: csimpson on June 13, 2009, 09:47:00 PM
I've got a custom "Fox" longbow I had made to shoot from either side about 12 years ago.
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Post by: amar911 on June 13, 2009, 10:49:00 PM
Okay, now the hard question -- who makes ambidextrous bows that are cut to center on both sides?

Allan
Title: Re: Who makes custom ambidextrous bows
Post by: beyondmyken on June 13, 2009, 11:47:00 PM
Actually, I seem to recall a longbow that had a shelf on each side cut to center or almost to center but they were offset.  You simply turned the bow around on either top or bottom end to change which side of the bow to shoot from.