Guys- I apreciate the kind words. Lets clear up a couple of things. First, my "estimated" wait time is about 7 months. However this is subject to change due to extremely heavy phone traffic.
That hasn't changed much since June when I went to 6 months. I have experienced some growing pains and learned a thing or two and hope that I have eliminated a few time robbing issues.
Steel- You are the first person in the next group of bows that i will build. I will be calling in a couple of weeks to confirm specs.
I want to thank those who were so very patient when waiting for there bows. I am only able to spend about 50 hours a week on building bows. The other 50 must be divided amongst my deminishing roofing buisness and my growing archery supply buisness. My wife is quite gracious enough to accept what time is left... mostly
As far as what type of bow to choose: Of course I am asked this question all of the time. I have been shooting my buffalo bows for a long time and have grown quite fond of them. Change is never easy and I was reluctant to spend too much time with the ThunderChild. I knew it was smooth and quiet. Although I shoot every bow that leaves out of here, I hadn't made a bow in my draw weight to get a real feel. I missed weight on a higher pound bow about 2 weeks before ETAR and decided to keep it. I got to shoot about a doz. arrows out of it before I received an offer I couldn't refuse. Here lately, I had changed a little item in my takedown components and accidently glued a high draw weight bow back into a one piece so I decided to keep it. I started tuning an arrow for it only to find it shoots the same arrows that I shoot from my buffalo. Both bows are around 80lbs. The
TC is a 56" and I draw it to 30.5". I don't have any problems with finger pinch and I would say my fingers are a mite bigger than average. I don't have any stacking problems with it and the scale proves there to be no stacking until about 31" on a 56" bow. It is a real shooter. fast and quiet with no hand shock. I am working on brackets to offset my quivers for the TC too.
I doubt that it will take over the Buffalo for favorite child, but that is only because of how much time I have spent with the Buff's. I can't keep a bow for more then 4 months anyway. I actually sold the TC 3 days after I finished it and the gentleman had to back out because of a serious injury.
I hope this has helped. I will continue to give it my very best and although I can't promise shorter waiting lists, I will continue to work on my delivery schedule.
thanks again, From: BigJim, Barbara, Debbie, and Lakey.
Topic: Big Jim's...Buffalo or Thunderchild? (Read 779 times)
