I also have an older Jd Berry Yaweh.  Nice shooting bow, absolutely gorgeous.   I've tinkered with the idear of buying another one or two but for whatever reason never have.  I will never sell the one I have though.   Gorgeous and a great shooter!

I had a Sylphee and a Yahweh, both 50# but due to medical problems couldn't pull them any more.  I was at a shoot in Medical Lake, WA and had the Yahweh on my table for sale.  Guy comes up and asks why I'm selling it, didn't I like it?  I explained that I loved it but it was now too heavy for me.  He replied that that wasn't a problem, he could make me a lighter one...  Yep, it was James.  He built me a gorgeous Viper, 66" and 35# at my 25" draw:





It shoots even better than it looks.

I talked with James a good bit during the building of that bow, and when I mentioned wanting to learn to build so that I could build a type of bow I was interested in that no one would build for me quite the way I wanted it, he invited me over to learn in his shop, built a form for me and guided me through the first model of what I wanted.  I've since built a couple of other forms and bow #17 is currently on my bench... my first take down.

As has been said, James is real good folk.  I know I'll never build a bow like he does, but without him, I wouldn't be building my laminated flat bows.

I've got a Yahweh that he made for paul Brunner that he didn't hit the weight on. It has ivory from a warthog Paul had shot in Africa. Nice shooting and great looking bow.

Handshock!! If you purchase a J D Berry bow and there is handshock, send it back and James will do whats right. There will be no handshock------Dan Berry

I am also saving money for one. Anyone know the turn around time?

Hello JV I just called James and he said is turn around time right now is 4 to 5 months. Give James a call and just talk is number is (509)2993029-----Dan Berry