When we start discussing bows here,the same group of established makes of bows/bowyers tend to come up (and with good reason, I might add...).

I'm curious if anyone knows any up & coming new bowyers whose work has yet to be widely recognized in the Trad world?  There has to be a at least a few out there.

Pics of their bows would be nice too...

I have a Sapphire Hawk 3p longbow made by Ernie McKenzie and I love it.
www.sapphirearchery.com/
He's building me another set of limbs for it right now and I can't wait to get them. I've shot and owned a bunch of more expensive bows and this thing shoots really well for me. It chrono'd as fast as my Black Swan hybrid, is dead in the hand and looks great.

tom moran ... riverraisen bows

jim lund....whisperstiks

you can goto archerytalk and see bill griffens work, he work is getting better and better!!
you can check out the post called "who wants a custom longbow II"

he will build you a completely pimped out longbow to your likeing for only 350 bucks,

all his feedback from his clients have been nothing but positive, hes gonna start makin takedowns soon

J.D. LUND
WHISPERSTIKBOWS.COM

Another vote for J.D. Lund and Whisperstik. A great guy and awesome bows.

New sponsor: JD Lund, Whisperstik Bows...

Ditto......JD LUND

stealth custom bows, Mike Sullivan

JD Lund gets my vote. Great guy and a great bow!!!

Hey guys...I hope this question fits here.  Maybe one of the above mentioned bowyers will respond:  

Recently, I was given a red oak stave by a good buddy of mine.  I'm looking for some direction on a good bowyer who could make me a 55# pound selfbow.  There is some significance about this bow that I'll get into later.  So, do the fellas up top make selfbows?  If so, does anyone have pics or feedback they could pass on to me?  Thanks for the help.....CJ

LBR,
I think Eric Krewson, John Scifres, and Ted Fry will make custom selfbows, and they are all excellent selfbow bowyers.  There are a few glass bowyers that can and will make selfbows, like Ed Scott at Owl Bows, but they are few and far between.  There is very little money to be made making selfbows when compared to glass bows so expect to pay a premium if you want a good bow.  Also, the condition of your stave will play a major factor in determining the final product.

Jon,
Run a search on Randy Morin here at Tradgang, he is making some really nice glass bows, but usually only posts pictures of them when he kills something.

chad francis
 lost creek bows $400

Ed Mikuta in Rome, New York

Ed builds Top Quality R/D longbows with a Big East style locator grip. My family and I all shoot Ed's longbows.

Sorry I don't have any pictures,but my good friend Joe Skipp is a dealer for Ed's bows,maybe he could post some pictures for me.....  

Kevin Brown in Breckinridge County, Ky does some mighty fine work !!
DR

TURKEY CREEKS...... LOST CREEKS........

Second vote for Ernie McKenzie, bowyer of Sapphire Archery. makes a smokin' great shooting 3 pc. longbow...Thanks Ernie

I am going to give a nod to Jim Gainey of BlackCreek bows.

http://www.doublebbbows.com/index.html
tried this guys bows at a 3D shoot last year, super bows. I'm getting one as soon as I have the funds.