Author Topic: List of Traditional Bowyers (Read 384 times)

quail · « **on:** March 03, 2015, 02:29:00 PM »

Does anyone know of a resource that has all of the custom bow builders in the US listed in one spot?

David Mitchell · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2015, 03:01:00 PM »

I doubt such exists--I have never seen anything like that and there are so many who are basically more local that they are not known beyond their area. Some of those guys do great work but don't want to get too busy and make a job out of it. Others come and go so that keeping such a list updated would be challenging.

JRY309 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2015, 03:04:00 PM »

There is no one place I know of? Probably too many to list,there are many that advertise in magazines and many who don't or even have a webpage.There are a lot of local bowyers that many don't hear about? I just look in a magazine for bowyers or have gone to Trad shoots and shows.I bought the Traditional Bowyers of America,there is quite a few bowyers in the book that don't build bows anymore and some still at it.That would be like the yellow pages for the country for traditional bowyers? Would be nice but who would compile it for the country?There is a good listing of bowyers and trad suppliers on this site in one place,just look through the sponsors.

Pheonixarcher · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2015, 03:12:00 PM »

Yep, our sponsors list is the biggest accumulation of bowyer's in one spot that I know of. Certainly not all of them, but it would take you days to visit each ones website.