After first drawing up a plan he headed down to the shop to cut out the wooden riser (the middle part of a bow). Unlike traditional recurve bows this is made up of three parts. Traditionally you ...

From left, Gavyn, Greyson, Bayla and Ned Miller work on a traditional bow at their shop in the Greenwood section of Altoona. Courtesy photo “The biggest challenge is that it is a 100 percent ...