Help! Best custom T/D recurve bows

[L. Perry]

Neil Jacobson, Bear's Paw Bows. Get carbon limbs and it will outperform bows that are 10 to 15lbs heavier and is quieter. Love mine.

[Gordon martiniuk]

Kempf Kwyk Styk or Kempf Stealth the finest I have seen or shot!! smooth Fast and good looking and easy shooting ,, Built one at a time by a master Bowyer, Jack Kempf, well worth the wait for one!!  

[limbow]

Schafer
Dale Dye

Toss up for me which is first-Guess it depends on the day  

[Mark in SC]

Just wanted to add that the best custom takedown recurve may be a takedown longbow.

[Jim Wright]

Dan Toelke has built a very strong reputation with his Whip, a deflex/reflex longbow and he has made me a few of them but I also had one of his take-down recurves and they are superb by any measure: smooth, stable, dead in the hand, fast and QUIET plus they have the same medium low wrist locator grip as the Whip. They are beautifully made of beautiful woods and Dan delivers a bow in about 4 weeks,look at some on his website  www.montanabows.com

[Featherman]

Caribow and Morrison get my vote.

Excellent craftsmanship, easy on the eyes and both shoot like a house on fire...

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

Black Widow
Schafer
Hummingbird
Zipper
Whisperstick Kajikastick

Really a lot of good bows out there.  Can't really go wrong with any of the bows that anybody has listed here.  Just have to look at them and get what you like.

[will123]

Nobody mentions Border.
Border Bows are one of the best!
But ofcourse there are some American bows that perform good too.

[HOWITZER]

Assenheimer...anybody else agree with me? He's looking for a smooth, fast, no shock bow, can't go wrong with an Assenheimer.

[illianabowhntr67]

There are so many great ones I've never shot it only confuses me.However take a look at Timberhawk.I plan on shooting some at Cloverdale this year.

[snag]

The top 5 are what you choose...no one else can tell you what you will like. Now if you want to know what others like that is different. There are a lot of opinions on that!  

[RRock]

Of those that I've shot.
RER TD recurve, Sweet pulling bow and just about everything I can ask for in a bow. Plenty of speed also.

Border Black Douglas TD recurve with Hex 4W limbs. Just traded for this bow, pulls 63#@ my draw and is quite impressive. Normally don't care for carbon limbs, but this bow is different.

RER TD recurve, did I mention that one yet?

[hayslope]

Dale Dye, Bob Morrison, etc., etc., etc...... there are a lot of them out there that build bows that are fast, quiet and dead-in-the-hand.  And easy on the eyes as well.

With a bit of searching, you can find the gamut of used bows in the classifieds.  Once you've had a chance to play with a few, you should have some idea of what you like.......then order one to your specs.  And so goes the addiction........

[Night Wing]

When it comes to recurve bows, I shot someone else's Blacktail and ordered one. I liked my Blacktail so much, I ordered a second Blacktail. It's a long wait for a Blacktail, but it's worth the wait to get one.

[Bill Turner]

There are a lot of good ones out there but if I lived outside the US I would have to consider Black Widow or Border Archery. Black Widow has a national, and I would expect worldwide reputation. Their bows are outstanding, and because of their marketing efforts, they hold their value better than any of the competition. Border builds a great product and are built outside the US. I believe they are built in Scotland, but I will not swear by it. I've owned a BW recurve and I've shot a few Border bows. You cannot go wrong with either. Good luck in your quest.

[tj69]

Hey Mauro,
if it is not to far away for you, come over here to the south of germany and you can try several border bows, a blacktail and a widow. And if you can wait till summer, also a bezaleel cougar.All great bows.
just send me a PM.  
kind regards
tj

[snag]

Ok, I can't help myself....
1) Blacktail
  and then there's the others......  

[ka]

After trying most of the rest ,would have to go with a Schafer Silvertip!!

[joe skipp]

The best bow, recurve or longbow...is the one you put in your hands, feels comfortable, draws smooth, pointable....and you shoot it well.    

With that said...Jack Kempf Stealth or Kwyk Styk..  

[jomama]

Zipper, Zipper,Zipper,and Zipper.