Traditional Bows

​At Beaufort Traditional we love to build bows! Our favorite wood to work with is Pacific Yew. Since taking our training with Master Bowyer Jamie McDonald I have built several wood bows of yew, hickory, maple and hazel. We hope to offer a limited selection of bows for sale in the future, for hunters, SCA, and target shooters. A project for this year is to make an affordable lightweight longbow for my SCA friends for target shooting that looks great and is affordable. The entry level favorite recurve bow, the Samick Sage is also available to us if you wish for something to get you started. If you are interested in getting a bow from us, from a fiberglass recurve or a selfbow, please drop me a line and we can discuss options!

Shooting an SCA event with my longbow

Out in the woods with a Yew longbow and back quiver

Messy work space, beautiful Yew

My Samick Sage

Yes that is my daughter on my back!

Arrow rest

Braced profile

Leather grip