What custom bow makers survived the compound era ?

[neargeezer]

Great Northern Bow Co. - 1982

[Burnsie]

hoyt
PSE

[Eugene Slagle]

I have a Sky Sky-Hawk that was built by Earl Hoyt in 1991.

[Pepper]

Great Plains, Bill Foreman has been in the business for at least 20 years, and probably more.

[alex b]

Frank SanMarco

[Tajue17]

oh don't forget "Little Suckling Recurves" making the KT-44 mag's,, called him the other day and he's still making them...

when did Joe Don Jones (Genesis) start?  he made my first custom bow in 1986..

[Rooselk]

Originally posted by chanumpa:
Damon Howatt.

Absolutely. Some would claim they are so-called "production" bows but they are still made one at a time - and without some of the modern machinary used by many custom bowyers.

[LBR]

Some of the bowyers you guys are mentioning worked for production co's. back then or started after traditional archery began to emerge again. I am talking about bowyers and co's. that were in business making a living at building custom bows then, toughed it out during the compound era, and who are still in business today.

Chek-Mate still qualifies.  Haven't shut the doors or otherwise closed down for the past 40+ years, although they did make some compound bows at one time.

[Hatrick]

I'm not sure when he started building bows but my first "custom" was a Dale Dye he built for me in 1987. Man, I wish I still had that bow!

[Ragnarok Forge]

Just picked up a bow from WEs Wallace.  He is still making a great bow.

[MercilessMing]

JD Berry 1979.  And a few heart attacks.

[draco]

Bob Lee didn't work for Wing, he was Wing. As in he built the business and owned it and sold it.

[Elk77]

J D Berry, James has been building custom bows for 31 years now, thats a long time.

[Terry in Ore]

how about Ron Fox "Fox Archery"  now own by Ron King

[highplains55]

crow creek bows, black swan bows,monarch bows !

[creekwood]

Originally posted by Straitshot:
I remember:
Bruin 19??
Fedora 1957
Tim Migs 195?

Any body rember the dates or approximate dates? Please if possible, give dates.

I am talking about bowyers, and or co's., that made their living building custom traditional bows during that time and are still doing the same today.

Bob Lee, I think worked for Wing during the onslaught of the compound. He later started his on custom bow co., I believe in the mid or late 90's.

I don't think American Longbow is still in business. There may be an occasional bow by one of his sons but nothing full time any more. Not for sure if they even do that any more.

Louis

http://www.bowhuntershalloffame.com/members/leebob/index.html

[zipper bowss]

Zipper was started in 1982 by Bob Thompson.He retired in 2005.
Bill

[Earl Jeff]

John McDonald (Big River Bows) I think somewhere around 50 yrs

[bubinga]

Originally posted by draco:
Bob Lee didn't work for Wing, he was Wing. As in he built the business and owned it and sold it.

Yep

[BowHuntingFool]

Originally posted by Earl Jeff:
John McDonald (Big River Bows) I think somewhere around 50 yrs

Yeah, John has been building bows a heck of a long time that's for sure....and what a bow he builds!