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When it comes to hunting, you want to know that your bow will stand the test of time. That’s why we only build custom traditional bows for hunting. We have a passion for building our handcrafted recurve bows with woodworking techniques that combine old-world knowledge with modern technology. Start building your bow today by choosing from our custom traditional bows.

ManualThank you for considering Black Widow as your custom bowyer and supplier of traditional equipment and accessories.

Black Widow bows are unique in design and very complex to build. Just the handle alone has up to thirty-seven glue lines (depending on the model) and requires as many man-hours to build as do most complete traditional bows being made today. Lightning fast limbs are tapered and tillered as only Black Widow bowyers know how. The result of all this effort and expertise is a bow.. a legendary bow...a Black Widow bow...whose smoothness, stability and speed will amaze you. As one of our satisfied customers put it, “It’s the only custom bow I’ve ever had, and I’ve had about all of them, that has everything I want. It’s fast, smooth, stable and beautiful too. And all in the same bow!” ... That about says it all.

The superior performance of the Black Widow Dyna Flex limbs and DynaFLIGHT 97 string allows you the luxury of being conservative in draw weight, still get excellent cast and enable you to maximize your accuracy. We suggest dropping down about 25% in draw weight when switching from a compound bow.

You may order limb weight at the traditional 28 inch draw or you may order limb weight at your actual draw. Draw length is measured from the string to the far side of the shelf, which is 1 3/4 inches longer than so-called “true draw” (which is measured to the throat of the grip). Your draw will probably be an inch or two shorter with a recurve or longbow than with a compound.

Some bowyers choose to glue-up their bow limbs a lot heavier than ordered by the customer and then simply grind enough material off to bring the weight down to the poundage ordered. This is not wise. In fact it is very risky and may compromise the integrity of the bow. Therefore, when specifying draw weight, please allow plus or minus two pounds. For instance, a bow ordered at 53 pounds would allow us a range of 51 to 55 pounds. Of course we will try to come as close to the weight ordered as we possibly can. We do offer, however, to guarantee plus or minus one pound for an additional charge of $25.00 or exact poundage (plus or minus zero pounds) for an additional charge of $75.00. This may take a little longer for you to receive your bow if we miss the desired poundage the first time.

PL longbows and PSR recurves are furnished with #360 shur-grip handle wrap but can be ordered with a tailored Beavertail handle wrap instead for an extra charge of $75.00.

Accessory inserts for side-mount quivers #444, #463 or #473 can be installed on any Black Widow model. Sight inserts (or Kiwkee Kwiver) and stabilizer inserts can be installed on PMA, PSA, PCH and PA models. All at no charge.

If you shoot three fingers under the nock, please specify and we will tiller the limbs accordingly at no extra cost.

There are various options for grips. Each model has its own standard Black Widow grip. The PMA, PSA, PCH, PTF and PA models are available with the “Asbell” grip (at no extra charge) it has a slightly larger and higher palm swell suitable for rotating the wrist as G. Fred Asbell prefers. You can also get a Low Wrist grip (no charge) which longbow shooter may prefer. Or, you can have your grip custom shaped to your personal taste by loaning us a grip, handle or bow that you wish duplicated. The additional charge is $100.00 for Custom Shaped-Copy grip..

We will be happy to personalize your bow with your name on the face of the lower limb at no extra cost.

LIMBS ONLY: When ordering limbs for an older handle, please remember that beginning in 2003 all limbs are “precision crafted” to much closer tolerances than previous limbs and handles. Consequently, you may not have a very good cosmetic fit of new limbs on your old handle. We can improve the fit (we can’t make it perfect, but we can make it better) by re-sizing and refinishing your old handle. Although we can still make PMA and PSA limbs with wood riser sections, there are some advantages to the phenolic risers for you to consider. We suggest calling us before ordering LIMBS ONLY for older MA or SA handles.

All complete take-down and one-piece bows or limbs-only come with a Flemish-twist DynaFLIGHT 97 string, bowstringer, bow tip protector, Spider string silencers, calf hair shelf rest / strike plate, one-half dozen nocking points and a detailed Owner's Manual. In addition, both one-piece Longbows and take-down Longbows come with a Navajo sleeve case and one-piece Longbow model comes with hard case. All complete takedown and one-piece bows come with the #900 Owner's Manual Companion DVD.