Quite a few have. The Bingham kits (out of Orem, Ut) make a real nice bow. They shoot well and do not stack. I shot several deer with a recurve I made. Missed a few elk. I've since built and shoot a longbow. I've killed a few grouse with it and missed a few elk. Go figure: Kill a grouse at 25 yds and miss and elk at 12! That elk fever gets me bad!!! I make flemish strings for them and make my own arrows. If you like to build, there is alot of satisfaction in shooting equipment you've made yourself. I take my hat off to those guys that take a stave and make a self bow out of it. Real craftsmen