James (Robhood),
Bob Morrison does not do all the work on every bow, just as many bowyers do not. The Morrison risers are prepared to the individual customer's specifications and are glued up by others in Bob's shop after the wood is cut in the initial preparation. Then the risers are all roughed out on a CNC machine which gives them a very uniform start. Bob Morrison then personally shapes EVERY riser to the customer's desires. The limbs are made up by others in Bob's shop too. If one of Bob's famous grip carvings has been ordered, there is a girl who was trained by Bob who will do the carving. Bob oversees all aspects of the construction of each bow and then shoots them himself to make sure everything came out to his very high standards. One of the advantages of the Morrisons is that different limbs can be used on the same riser, so changing things around or selling the various components is easy to do. Bows like the Blacktails and Brackenburys are made entirely by one person, and nothing except the strings are interchangeable. Those bows are more fitted and arguably more attractive because of that. They certainly don't shoot better than the Morrisons and are definitely not as versatile. I love all of them and would not say any one is better than the other. The same is probably true with the Dale Dye and Silvertip bows, although I don't really know that for a fact since I don't have any. I do know that the Morrisons are absolutely the highest of quality, hand-made, custom bows that are the equal of the best made. Bob Morrison has a very small staff who all have great expertise in what they do. Furthermore, Bob is intimately involved in everything that goes on in his shop. I do not think you should discount his bows just because he does not perform every operation in their construction. However, if you want a bow made entirely by one person, there are a number of incredible bowyers out there who can make you a bow all by themselves - Bill Howland, Norm Johnson, Gregg Coffey, Dale Dye, Chad Holm, just to name a few, and there a plenty more. Whatever you decide, you will not "take a chance" if you buy a Morrison. It will be one of the best. And if you don't like it, you can send it back to Bob within a month and he will refund your money. You can't do better than that!
Allan