RE: custom bow - Charles "Chuck" Mangold
Arthur,
In my opinion Pat Ley (Sley Bows) made one of the most bomb proof recurves, if not the strongest built recurve, of all time.
He quit because there is little money in it.
Especially for someone with an engineering degree like Pat has.
Real shame as his recurve was, imo, the best buy on the planet!
Sag.