Hey everyone,

I was curious if anyone knows of bowyers (recurve or longbow) who work out of Washington state or, at least, the Pacific Northwest?

In planning for the order of a bow, I was thinking it might be cool to support a local bowyer. If you know of any, I'd also be interested in an assessment of the bow's performance.

Thanks everyone!

John

Ted Fry-Raptor
JD Berry-Self
Steve Gorr-Cascade
Steve talent-Eagleswing
Kirk Lavender-Big Foot
Fred Anderson-(retired)
I am sure I missed a few
all pretty good at what they do.
CTT

I'd add Allen Boice.

Well Nick Tortorelli (spelling) makes a nice bow, from Washington I believe, moved to MN while wife was working at Mayo Clinic, has since moved back to Washington is the word ive heard, don't know if he set up or back to building yet...his longbows were definitely worth looking at and shooting....makes recurves too...just liked his longbows better....

I'm sure there are others....

Wow guys, this is way more than I thought! Thanks for the info!

Wes Wallace bows, Beavercreek Or.
Bill Howland, Brackenbury bows, Nine Mile Falls Wa.

John

Your head is going to be spinning before you are done looking.  Add to the list:
Wes Wallace
Bracken bury
Blacktail bows
Fox bows
And of course Martin Archery

Geeze! How'd I forget them? Some of the best around.
yep, Head will spin for sure.
good luck.

U have one of my favorite bowyers in the country in Wa. Jd. Berry bows. He makes amazing bows. Goin on 5 now

Bezaleel bows, Tenino, Wa.
Fox Archery, Ron King, Wallowa, Or.
Liberty Bows, Allen Boice, Roseburg, Or.
Blacktail bows, Norm Johnson, Reedsport, Or.

I own bows from, Fox, Liberty, Wes Wallace, Cascade Archery. I would recommend any or all of them.

Chuck

Guys- your awesome- thanks for the response! I also know that Toelke archery is only about 4 hours away too!

So many of these are close that I'll be checking them out.

Thanks again!

Well if you want to expand your circle to include Montana then you can also add Robertson Stykbow, Centaur, Bears Paw, and a few more that escape me right now.

Need an aspirin yet?

Jay St. Charles - Pacific Yew. Jay is building a Classic longbow for me right now. Should have it within weeks and will send you some photos if you like.

Andy McCoy Bezaleel Bows Tenino,Wa.Great bows,Great Guy,Great Price.

Raptor Archery.

If you click on my website it will take you there and you can see a few of the bows I have. I build a full line of bows from classic D longbows to D and r bows to three piece takedowns in most models plus recurve models.
God bless and Merry Christmas, Steve

James of J D Berry Archery lives in E. Washington State. James builds one heck of a bow and what a work of art. James is not only one of the top bowyers in Washington, he is one of the top bowyers in the U.S. James has been busy building custom bows for 32 years now. James also injoys talking archery over the phone and really knows is stuff when it comes to anything that involves archery. If you have the time give James a call and if close by stop by. You can see is web at  www.jdberryarchery.com   Also if your on the east side we could shoot a few arrows, let me know,  happy shooting.

John Strunk, Tillamook, Oregon.  Amazing craftsmanship.

I'm in Mulino Oregon which is about 30 miles south of Portland.

South Cox at Stalker Bows in Nor Cal is a sponsor too.