I've bought/sold/traded a few bows over the past 3 years. Here's my newest one. Acadian Woods 3 piece TD Classic Hunter, ziricote riser with cocobolo strip, striped maple limbs with cocobolo splices, antler tips and burr knobs, artistic inlay in the limbs and in A1 condition !

The bow .... hush quiet with 625 grain +/- arrows. Really nice. It has a funky shelf/riser in that theres a groove in the bottom of the radius. Looks funky but my arrows flew good and they stayed on the shelf, just didn't know a shelf was made like that ! Draws smooth, although at 58# is does seem hard for me to handle after 5-6 consecutive shots. I can only compare it to a Hummingbird and Robertson I had and they felt "smoother" on the draw however I have no way to confirm they were actually 58# or that this one is either for that matter. I normally shoot 52# so a few pounds one way or the other I would definetly feel ! Seems fast enough, faster than quite a few bows I've shot I think.

Do I like it ? Heck yeah ! Really nice finish, I've never seen ziricote before and its got kind of a speckle in it - pretty and the cocobolo through the middle really stands out. The limb arrow and laminate splices are realy cool and this is the first bow I've had with antler tips - I like !

The only negative I've found is that when I put my small hands around the riser, the back of the grip seems to have a blocky, almost right angle design that feels odd. I'm use to longbow grips, but even at that its different than other recurves. A keeper ? Its nicer than any recurve I have owned I believe, with the exception of it being a bit too much in weight shoots as well too. Very well done Acadian Woods ! If I could get a second set of limbs at about 50-52 #'s what a combo that would be.


Acadian Woods bow pics

Well, I guess its.................................ok. Very nice looking bow. I like the contrasting colors. You gonna keep this one, or is this more trading stock?

I did put it up for trade but will only part with it if its another high end bow. Assuming I don't trade it I will send back to Tim Mullins along with my Adcock riser and have him take the Classic grip down to something similar to my longbow. Thats the ides right now anyway

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Good lookin' stick. And I know the feeling when someone has done you a good job.

Here is my buddy's and my"Ibex" being born. Seeing your custom bow has me anxious to get mine in my hands.

As for the builder, Steve Quinton, just the way he has spent a considarable amount of time with us, going over and over details and making changes, has been a worthwhile experience. Steve is as excited about building our bow to our specs as we are about being future owners/shooters of the bows.