Was looking at another site and came across a Don Brown woodsman longbow in new condition. the seller said it was her husbands bow and was shot just a few times. If you have never heard of Don Brown well he holds the world record for shooting an arrow with a hand held bow over 1,336 yards and a longbow speed record at 599fps. He also has a confirmed kill on a goat at 160 yards with a longbow. He is in the Califoria archery hall of fame and hold lots of Ca. state records. Don had his shop in Riverside Ca. He is best known for his arrows and his bows that he made by hand one at a time. Don died in 2001. and I now have one of the last if not the last longbow he made. the bow is 70"47@28 bamboo limb cores and bamboo on the back with osage on the belly and bocote and bamboo grib. the bow is top quality, made by a true master bowyer. hits where you look and is dead quiet with no felt hand shock. Just feel so blessed to own a bow that was made by someone like Don. Will try to post pics later. Jon
Congrats on a great find,how about pics.
That's pretty cool. Can't wait to see some pics.
Great fine . Yep Don was one of a kind .
Looking forward to pics!
I have heard of Don. He was as famous as my mentor Rube Powell. Treasure that bow for ever.
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lucky for you what a nice bow
Nice bow, Do I count 5 laminations in the limbs?
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Very sweet
599fps?!!
Back in the 1970's when I was in junior high, the school library got Bow and Arrow and Archery magazine. In one of them there was an article about Don Brown and how he was trying to break Howard Hill's bow wieght drawing record. Cool piece of history you have there. Enjoy.
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A bow that looks great and shoots great. You can't find a better deal than that.
Chuck thats right the limbs have 5 lams 3 bamboo and 2 osage. mahantango sorry his record is 507fbs not 599fps shot with a longbow. and Ray thats the guy Don was big in the 70's. Google Don Brown archery and you will find his accomblishments. Don is considered a legend in the archery world.
Nice find!
Beautifully crafted bow but the tillering job does not match the bows overall appearance, very whip tillered with hinges in both limbs.
If you shoot it much in it's present condition a limb failure is a very real possibility.
My neighbors buddy bought one at a garage sale a few years back for $10 I tried buying it off him. No luck.
Eric,
I thought the same thing about the look of the tiller, but am no expert. How would you fix that in a bow like this, or would it be best to hang it up and keep it for its intrinsic values.
Fling that is a great find, a real piece of archery hisory. Do you have drawn pic so we can see if the braced tiller holds through the draw. They can be deceiving
Jon, Great find. Enjoy a piece of history.