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Title: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: Irish Archer on July 10, 2013, 09:22:00 AM
Unless I was just unable to locate it using the search function, could anyone post some names of the people who do weight reductions on bows?

I thought about having one reduced a few years back, and I am thinking about going through with it.

Is it fairly safe to do without too many failures? A glass bow is whating I am speaking of.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: Hermon on July 10, 2013, 09:36:00 AM
Go to the sponsor drop down list above and select the "Bow Hospital"  he does very good work.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: ron w on July 10, 2013, 09:44:00 AM
Who made it.....I have sent Great Northern and Northern Mist bows back right to the bowyer and they did a fantastic job and reasonable cost. I know Black Widow will also do a reduction on their product if it's possible. The bow Hospital wouldbe good also....I have heard good things.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: sheephunter on July 10, 2013, 10:03:00 AM
I sent my longbow back to Great Plains for a weight reduction and it was a minimal cost. Doesn't hurt the bow but usually they can only drop the weight 3-5 pounds.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: David Mitchell on July 10, 2013, 10:58:00 AM
I would try the original bowyer first.  They would know best how much (if any) weight they can take off.  It sort of depends on how much they had to take off to get to the target poundage to begin with I would think.  I have had both Craig Ekin (Howard Hill Archery) and Steve Turay of Northern Mist reduce weight on bows they had made for me.  Both did excellent work.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: Irish Archer on July 10, 2013, 11:17:00 AM
It's a Dave Johnson Thunderbird, out of Linton, Indiana. He died in a plane crash a few years ago.

Really nice bow at 58 pound draw. I'm thinking of trying to get it to 51 pounds. Don't even know if it would be possible, or if I would spend the money it would take. Don't have any idea of the cost.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: Irish Archer on July 10, 2013, 12:58:00 PM
I went to the "drop down menu" and selected the "Bow Hospital", then selected "click here", but it doesn't do anything.

Any other ways to get in touch with the bow hospital?
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: 2treks on July 10, 2013, 01:09:00 PM
www.bowhospital.com (http://www.bowhospital.com)
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: sheephunter on July 10, 2013, 02:18:00 PM
I sent my longbow back to Great Plains for a weight reduction and it was a minimal cost. Doesn't hurt the bow but usually they can only drop the weight 3-5 pounds.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: FXJr on July 10, 2013, 02:33:00 PM
I have had John Rafferty from "The Bow Hospital" reduce the weight on one of my longbows and he did a great job. His work is very nice.
 Frank X.
Title: Re: reducing draw weight of a longbow?
Post by: Irish Archer on July 10, 2013, 03:13:00 PM
"BowHospital.com", now why didn't I think of that?

Thank you......thank you......thank you