I had a 20 some odd pound fiberglass recurve when I was a kid. Hadn't thought much about it until recently (as in a couple months).
Then, our park - The Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas - brought in a bowyer. I was too busy in my shop, and so I didn't get a chance to visit with him (although he did take an unrelated class from me a couple years ago). Then, about a week ago, I broke away and went to look at his wares... got to shoot a 30# long bow. Quite liked it.
Yesterday, I went and shot a 45# longbow. Loved it! Asked how much it was, and that's when problems arose... 1) it was his personal bow, and 2) if I wanted to wait a month, he'd make me one for $900. Way out of my price range for a first bow (since the fiberglass recurve of my youth).
But, I had decided I had to have a bow!
Shopped Amazon and Etsy and Walmart, but there was jothing that struck just the right note. Watched a lot of videos, and considered making a PVC bow, but impatience won out, and I drove to an archery shop about 40 miles away. Called, first, of course to make sure they even had anything I might want to look at.
There on the wall was a Bear RH 45# recurve marked $350-ish... again, too much for a first bow, I thought. Above that was a traditional longbow. I took it down and was assisted by the shop's staff. Turns out a local had picked it up at an estate sale, and wanted to part with it. Came with a leather quiver, string, and 6 arrows (4 target tipped, and 2 blunt). We strung it up, and shot a couple arrows... nice! It's a dark wood (stained) bamboo backed, leather grip with a wedge arrow rest, about 72". It's marked "Whizzy 2007 48# @ 28" ".
It came home with me.
Does anyone have any info on this bow?
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