"how long have you been making bows?"

I made a take down recurve about 18 years ago and a second set of limbs for it 5 or 6 years later. I then built a longbow about 8 years ago (there is a pic of it in the "missed the bull, but..." post. I've got the limbs laid up for a take down longbow, but probably won't get around to finnishing it until next summer.

May bows were made from bingham kits. Maple and glass. The takedown longbow will have zebra wood. These Bingham bows shoot very welland don't stack at all. If you want a good bow, like to build your own equipment, have fundamental wood working skills, or just can't afford a good custom bow, I'd recommend building one. The risers I kind of make up as I go. Just work on them until they both look and feel right.