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yankeemongiat
09-17-2005, 01:58 PM
Has anyone else out ther heard of a Bowyer named John Riggs?

I don't know how many people are in to Primitive Archery equipment... but anyone who wants to break into or just add a great Bow to their collection, should check out the Native American Paddle Bow's that John Riggs makes. He is a Bowyer from the heart of Michigan's Ojibwe Nations and has perfected making all forms of Eastern, Plains and West Coast Indian Bow's. I bought a Bow Blank to finish myself from him. he coached me through all of the steps on shaping, tillering and finishing this Bow. I was so impressed with this Bow ....I hav since bought a Snakeskinned Bow also. I would highly recommend these Bow's to anyone who was thinking about tossing 100's of dollars away towards a Famous Named Bow........I am not one to stick my neck out for anyone but, I would put these Bow's up against the Best of them. John Riggs stands 100% behind his Bo's and is so helpful in teaching others to build them also. John sells on eBay for the most part and also can be got a hold of at .....

dancer_cow13@hotmail.com

He told me that he will build any Bow to specifications, just give him a shout. I myself think that he is going to be Big in Traditional Archery here in the next few years. Send him an email and askim any questions you may have, you won't regret it, I promise.

John Porter
09-20-2005, 10:12 AM
I bought the other paddle bow blank. According to John, there was more to getting the instructions/photos together than he had invisioned. For the present, we apparently have the only two blanks to be sold by him. I don't think I've delt with anymore serious about their work or tried harder to make sure you get what you want. I plan on getting back with him later to see about another bow.

yankeemongiat
09-22-2005, 12:23 PM
I have finished my Bow Kit and it turned out great...if I could figure out how to post pictures on this siter I would ....if you want to see it, send me an email at yankeemongiat@hotmail.com .......and I will send you a picture of it all painted up . It shoots great and was a breese to finish to. I hope he gets off to a good start.......he deserves it!