This is for all the bowyer's that build bows for others to enjoy.
The question is do you or have you ever fallen in love with a bow you have made for someone and had a hard time letting it go?
I've thought of that myself. I guess if they did they could build one for themselves.
Read MEAN GREEN KANATI below! I can certainly see why parting with that one would be hard.
Not really, but there are a few I ask to shoot when I see them around again. The joy of handing a bow over to a deserving person far out weighs the bow itself. I can make a 100 more just like it. That is where you can toss $ value right out the door.
I'm not a bowyer, but I am very good friends with one. This is kind of on the other end of the spectrum from what you asked, but my bowyer friend has made at least a half dozen bows over the years that he said were his and would never be for sale. Every one of them has sold, except the current one!!!!
Bisch
QuoteOriginally posted by malcom.f:
This is for all the bowyer's that build bows for others to enjoy.
The question is do you or have you ever fallen in love with a bow you have made for someone and had a hard time letting it go?
Typically i don't get attached to them, even though i shoot every bow i send out.... But there have been a few that i had a rough time shipping off...
The one i built and flat out fell in love with was years ago.... AS soon as i strung it up and shot it i got weak in the knees. Perfect draw weight and smooth as silk..... So i set it aside gently, and built another one for my customer.... :D
I still have that bow today, and haven't built another long bow since that can touch it in terms of all around performance.
Every now and then you get a real hot one, and that hybrid long bow rang all the bells! I love my bow...
But..... about a year ago i put my name on a mistress. I never thought i'd see the day i fell in love with a recurve. Then i came out with this Sasquatch SS and she took my heart away. i finally built an ILF model for myself that i'm not going to sell...This one is MINE! :biglaugh:
Most of the time I dont get attached. Regardless of how much I enjoy the job. Mostly it is a job and each bow or breadhead is a means to pay bills. OH....but there have been a couple that were hard to let go. There is one out there now that I really did not want to let go of. In fact I bought it back once then returned it to its rightful home. I doubt it will ever wonder again but if it does the rightful owner and I have an understanding that I get first crack at it.
It is incredibly satisfying to build a product that is so special to its new owner. I really enjoy that part of this business. When one of our bows or broadheads go on a special hunt it makes me feel like I'm a small part of that hunt.
Bill
^^^ :cool: :saywhat: :D ^^^
Pssshhhh, This ol' thing!
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LOL I have read about that bow in another post. And I guess everyone looks at this different but looks like their is almost always one that is somewhat special.
Though a bowstring is totally different.. I can imagine I get a sample of what bowyers get when making strings. There is nothing like making the "perfect" string(length, bundle tension, serving) and then shipping it out to a customer to hear, "the string is awesome".
I bet I speak for a lot of bowyers when I say I get a lot of joy from a happy customer. Because a happy customer is what it is mainly about, imo.