Lefty Bowyers?

[PV]

Met a lot of bowyers over the years but no lefties besides myself. Any others?

[BenBow]

Yup

[pdk25]

Leon Stewart is a lefty

[PV]

Didn't know that pdk. Saw Leon a few weeks ago.

[northland archer]

Lefty my entire life

[DVSHUNTER]

I write with my left but shoot right handed.

[pdk25]

Pretty sure that Jim Gainey at Black Creek Bows is a lefty also.

[Walt Francis]

A lefty here, except I shoot bows both right and left handed.

[Grandpa Bill]

Lefty's use their right brain more!!

[PV]

I've heard that Grandpa. Although sometimes  wonder if I was in my "right" mind when I took up making bendy sticks  :rolleyes:  Spent last night and this morning making up a hickory backed tri lam for no reason other than I found a piece of backing in the archives.I've got more bows than I will ever shoot and no orders for a HBO.

Any of you lefty bowyers interested in swapping bows? No money involved just bow for bow. I've got 3 pc recurve,3pc longbow, short r/d glass and BBI,BBO,

[red hill]

I don't know that I'd be called a bowyer, but I am a lefty. Most of the bows I've made have been for righthanded archers.
That may be why I like to make bows without cutting in arrow shelves. They can be shot from either side.  

[JoshB]

Im a lefty!  :D

[PEARL DRUMS]

I use both hands equally while working on bows, although Im a 100% born righty. I have played drums for a long while so all four of my limbs can do what I ask of them simultaneously. I had to force myself to use my left hand more with building, now its just part of the game. Like Walt I can shoot leftie, but not as comfy as righty because of eye dominance.

[KellyG]

hmmm like red said. I am a lefty but the bowyer part is in question.

[KellyG]

I think the Osage whisperer is a lefty to. Am I right Joe?

[Osagetree]

You're correct KellyG,, I shoot left but I am right handed. Like Walt I can shoot either way. Hitting what I shoot at left or right handed is another story!

[jsweka]

I'm a righty and handle most all bow making tools right handed (e.g. rasps).  I walk to the other side of my workbench when working on the "other" side of a bow if you know what I mean.  

I made my brother-in-law, who is left handed, a longbow a couple years ago.  Talk about a mind warp when cutting that shelf in     .
I couldn't tell if the bow was backwards, upside down, or what while building it, but it did turn out OK and he could shoot it.