Someone on the big auction site is selling an 80 pound Howard Hill big 5 made by John Shulz.  The interesting thing about it is it's inscribed, made for Louie Armbruster, July 4, 1976. Of course, Louie was also a Hill style longbow maker (Zebra longbows).  I don't know where Louie was in his building career in 1976, but I wonder if he ordered a Shulz bow to perhaps obtain some design/construction tips.  Interesting. 

That history would be good to find out.

I wish I could handle that kind of weight... that thing would be a beast at my draw length.

Exchanged a little info with Nate Steen a short while ago. (Yeah, our Thanksgiving guests are coming over later. He hee.). Anyway, he noted that Louie was already building a lot of bows by then and probably bought the bow (no.14) because it was a newly introduced model and as a tribute to Hill. He also suggested the date could have been added later by John at an archery event they both attended.  Regardless.  Interesting stuff.  Small world.

It was about 1976 when Lamont Granger and I took a trip to Iowa to meet Louie and order a couple of bows. He was busy making bows then.