I think of Kegan as "Mr. Integrity", an excellent person to work with and very patient with questions; he'll give you the straight story, he's never steered me wrong. I have been involved in archery since 1970 and my 4 Omega's are the finest trad bows I have ever shot. The style of Omega's are what I think a bow should look like, now.

That's a Selway! www.selwayarcheryproducts.com/product-page/strap-on-rawhide-quiver

Definitely understand the rationale! Just in general, stickbows are wood, every single bowyer has bows break. It happens, just an unfortunate part of the game. I definitely have had a couple break, but on every single one it was either 1. A prototype that was being tested (limb width, material, material changes in general, tip material, etc.) that didn't work out, or wasn't ever offered to the public. 2. Material defects, glues and glasses will have bad runs from the maker, a lot of times those defects aren't known until it's too late and they're in the customers hands. That has been way too common after COVID as with every other industry. I guess my point is--it has next to never happened with a bow that could have went out to the public! That bow in this video even has "prototype" on it. That being said, my current Huntsman has been my go-to for the last 3 seasons. It's been dropped out of trees, ran over by a fourwheeler, scraped across rocks in Canada, used as a paddle and walking stick in Georgia and the list goes on. There isn't a bow out there I'd trust more!

What bow exists that costs less than $700 and is made to order by an American bowyer with years of experience and tons of satisfied customer testimonials? There’s plenty of budget bows on Amazon and there’s nothing wrong with owning them. $700 is about as “budget” as there is in the custom world.