Black Widow worth the $$$?

[Morning Star]

I usually stay away from these threads, but here's a few reasons I think Black Widow is worth my hard earned money.

They are a very well made bow with design research behind them.

The resale on a well kept Widow is second to none.

The customer service the company offers is a benchmark for all retailers IMO.  I have personally experienced their service on a couple of occasions.

They provide restoring and refinishing services.

How many bowyers are servicing and making limbs for bows made 30 years ago?  Widow is.

If you order a second set of limbs years down the road, the precision of their equipement allows you to get a  perfect functional and cosmetic fit .

It's a stand up company that has proven longevity.  I don't doubt they'll be around for me and my bows in many years to come.  When I hand them down to my kids, I'll be glad they can order some limbs for them if needed.

[ronp]

Woe, these bows sure seem to create quite a stir!

[Paul WA]

Sure you can order limbs for them, but you will pay top dollar for them and extra if you want an exact weight. How a company that has built as many bows as they have cant hit an exact weight ordered is way beyond my thinking...PR

[Steel]

Black Widow is just enjoying the free press.I am sure everytime one of these post comes up it creates interest in their bows and they sell a few more of them. I like their bows myself I don't clam them to be the BEST bow out there right now.I do however feel they are one of the better bows out there at this time, do have great customer service before and after the sell,and price is fair on todays market as there is a whole list of bows equal or more $$$ than Widow. Wait time of 7-9 weeks right now beats 6 months to a year+ wait time from some makers. Black widow as a company has been around for 50 years now and I beleive has had a big part in the growth of Trad archery as we know it today.

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[mooseman76]

Great response lisowczycy, care to elaborate on that?  

I don't understand everyone coming down on this company all the time.  

Paul, most bowyers I've done business with ask for a + or - 2 pound when ordering a bow.  For any bowyer working with natural materials I would think it would be impossible to lay up a bow and know exactly what weight it will turn out.  Too much variation in the materials.  Of course you could glue one up heavy and grind it down to make exact weight, but is that what you want done?  There are plenty of bowyers out there who charge just as much as BW and don't offer you the option of getting exact weight for extra money.  It isn't worth the effort.  There are plenty that you can get your exact weight for no charge, and I'm sure there are some that will mark your exact weight no matter what it is.  My bowscale doesn't ever match what is written on any bow so I'm not too picky.  My current bow, not a Black Widow, is two pounds heavier on my scale, but since it isn't calibrated it is close enough for me...Mike

[ShooterF150]

After 4 1/2 years of traditional shooting, I finally got my Black
Widow PTF, tulip wood. I have no regrets. I don't know why I waited so long.