On the valued recommendation of a few of my traditional bowhunting buddies who own a Leon Stewart bow, a short while back I took a trip to visit Leon Stewart at his shop in eastern PA. As a visitor to his shop I found Mr. Stewart to be just as gracious and helpful in person as he comes across over the phone. Before I left his shop that day I ended up placing an order for two of his LS Slammer Longbows; One for me, and one as a surprise gift for my wife. For anyone considering a LS bow I can tell you that it was an absolute pleasure doing business with the man and we are just thrilled with our new bows. Here are the particulars.
My bow (on left and top in photos): 66" Slammer Longbow, 52#s at 28"; the riser is osage and bocote; the limb cores are bamboo and carbon; the belly and face are osage. The handle is wrapped in brown buckskin leather. Satin finish.
My wife's bow (on right and bottom in photos): 60" Slammer Longbow, 34#s at 24"; the riser is osage and cocobolo with birds eye maple fadeouts. The belly is pacific yew and the face is african tulip wood. Handle is wrapped in brown buckskin leather. Satin finish.
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Man those are some beauties but, all the photos are the same.
Leon makes perhaps the most "gracefull" looking R/D longbow on the market. Not exactly sure what it is, but the lines on his Slammer is just spot on in every way.
Someday Im going to own one.
Sorry guys (and moderator), the first photobucket image that I copied appears to be stuck on my "copy" palette. My intent was to depict a few different views.
Riser/handle/shelf
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Front view
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Rear View
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Wow! Those are beauties. Congrats!
On the bow rack (Made by one of our own, "Doctari")
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Man, those bows are nice! I like the excellent wrap job on the leather handles. I am going to take a closer look at his bows.Nice stuff there!
WOW very nice.
I love that Osage. Might be looking to get me one of Leon's longbows here in the near future.
Nice looking bows! Leon had some nice looking osage/bacote bow combos at the Baltimore Bowmen's Traditional Classic this year... It was all the wife and I could do to resist the temptation!
If the looks sell you on a Slammer wait until you shoot one. You won't be content until you own one.
I am really liking the looks of your wife's bow, but you didn't tell me a THING about it! I bought my second Slammer at Baltimore this year, and had the first one spruced up. Gave it to Mockingbird as a 27th anniversary present.
When I brought the second one home, I found that it was of the same specs as the first one. A bow so nice I bought it twice! :archer: :archer:
It will be fun shooting the courses at Baltimore with our his and hers Slammers!
Killdeer :archer2:
I saw that look in your eyes the first time I met you,that is just not right!
It is good to see Leon getting some recognition for his craftsmanship...bowyer extrordinaire...and wait till you shoot one of his Slammers or R/D longbows...you wont put the bow down! :thumbsup: :jumper:
Leon's bows are top notch.I have a few and will definitly own more in the future!!
There could never be enough good words spoken about Leon or his bows! Both are "Top of the Line" in every way!
Nice bows!
I shot a bunch of bows last year at Denton Hill, none came anywhere close to Leon's slammer. Well done. What a nice gift your wife received.
Killdeer,
The description of my wife's bow sort of got lost in the confusion of my opening post (still not quite sure how I re-posted the same photo so many times- sorry again!) Anyway, my wife's bow is on the right and bottom in photos on page 1. It's a 60" Slammer Longbow, 34#s at her 24" draw; the riser is osage and cocobolo with birds eye maple fadeouts on the belly side. The belly is pacific yew and the face is African tulip wood. The handle is wrapped in brown buckskin leather. Satin finish
She's been shooting it every night since I surprised her with it last weekend. Thanks for the kind words about her bow. Leon helped me choose the woods and the design of the riser. If only buying jewelry was this easy. :)
I'd rather have a good bow than all the jewelry in the world! Sounds like your wife may lean that way too, especially now that she has such a sweet Stewart Slammer. It struck me right off, her bow reminds me of a swallow, swooping and soaring in the summer air. Very nice indeed.
Killdeer :thumbsup:
36 I was fortunate to be able to see your's and yoru wife's bow at Leons as he was just readdy to ship them the day I picked up my new Slammer from him.
The pictures here do not do them justice , they are even nicer in person . I wish you the best of luck shooting and hunting them .
If they shoot half as nice as mine they will be great.
I have been shooting mine as much as I can since I Picked it up and it is a dream.
I'll be shooting it at the Pa Longbow Asso . Shoot this weekend can't Wait Leon is a great guy an d a wonderful person to deal with .
The specs on the 66 " bow are perfect,for me, hint
IT IS GREAT TO SEE LEON GET SOME ATTENTION. HIS WORK RAISES BOW BUILDING TO ART. THERE ARE FEW THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT CAN MATCH HIS CRAFTSMANSHIP.
By the way My specs are identical to yours EXCEPT mine is a 62" . 52@28