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Title: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Doc Nock on July 17, 2007, 09:36:00 AM
This forum is overflowing with good things about Bob Morrison and his bows, but I just had to add to it today.

Without a lot of details that aren't relevant, there were some problems with an earlier associate of Bob's shaping of my recurve riser that didn't match the one I'd sent to be copied.  

I'd shown it to Bob and now that he's working mostly on his own, he wanted to make it right.  And did he! There was no real reason Bob should have "stepped up" that way, but that is how I've come to know the man and only one of the many reasons I respect him as I do. He made me a truly wonderful replacement and I'm indebted to him. I have my Morrison back. And it fits me! Hot diggity!  :)

Having spent a tiny bit of time around one or 2 traditional custom bowyer shops, I can say that the amount of time and handwork put into today's bows is outrageous...and these guys work for "chump change" especially grinding that miserable glass lams! ugh.

The learning and refinements that Bob incorporates into his bows alone is amazing. To have him go above and beyond the call, as he so often does and is testified to here, makes him someone I look up to.  His bows are flat out performers, but the man behind the bows is what makes them so special.

Thanks, Bob.
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: OH at work on July 17, 2007, 09:52:00 AM
Bob is definitely one of the "good guys" !!


Joe
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: hill boy on July 17, 2007, 12:23:00 PM
Seems that every time you speak to someone who has dealt with Bob much has a hero story.I know I do.The picture in my avitar is one of bob's bow's.Fine man and a find bow.funny how that works uh!
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: the Ferret on July 17, 2007, 01:01:00 PM
I heard he looks like Brad Pitt.
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: rabbitman on July 17, 2007, 01:26:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by the Ferret:
I heard he looks like Brad Pitt.
Thanks Mickey...just spit my softdrink all over the keyboard.....I do believe that Bob and you could pass for brothers....with the third brother being Tim Conway.   :bigsmyl:
Bob also makes some of the neatest bows on the market.
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Whip on July 17, 2007, 02:05:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by rabbitman:
I do believe that Bob and you could pass for brothers....with the third brother being Tim Conway.    :bigsmyl:  
And now I just spit soda all over my keyboard!  :banghead:    :banghead:  
Thanks a lot Dick!!  :mad:    :D
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Doc Nock on July 17, 2007, 04:02:00 PM
What did I start...???   :rolleyes:  

Started out as a testament and ending up to be a ROAST!   :bigsmyl:  

If Bob looks like Brad Pitt, it'd have to be sans hair! I'd never seen Bob without his hat on and he starts talking to me without his hat at PBS in B-more and I had no idea who he was! He didnt' let me forget that too soon.   "[dntthnk]"
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: bayoulongbowman on July 17, 2007, 04:48:00 PM
Dang right!!! One of the Good Guys!!!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: S. Brant Osborn on July 17, 2007, 05:04:00 PM
I've bought 2 bows from him in the past 7 years.  Have not needed to test his waranty policiesm yet.  He has always been great to talk to and put up with all my changes of order and constant bugging.
Yall are right "One of the good guys!"
Brant
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Cutty47 on July 17, 2007, 05:08:00 PM
I've heard nothing but great stuff about his wood ILF risers too.  Leave it to Bob Morrison to make an ILF recurve quiet enough to satisfy James Wrenn!

I used to have a Morrison Classic LB and it's one of those bows I regret trading, but it was just a touch short for me.  Great workmanship, but that goes without saying.
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: RRock on July 17, 2007, 06:46:00 PM
Bob built me a long bow about 18-20 years ago, 66" 67#@26". Sold that bow about a year ago, it was getting a tad heavy. Well I'm back to working out and shooting 65#'s now, kinda wished I had that bow back. The very first arrow out of that bow shot at a Whitetail harvested a nice Ohio 10 point with two white spots on it's neck. I think that bow might have had some Mojo.
With all that being said, Bob is indeed one fine gentleman. Tim Conway, I can see that!
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: shedhunter on July 17, 2007, 08:38:00 PM
he'd be alot better if he learned to stop at a gas station sooner, and watch the road instead of the scenery above timber line towing a quad and trailer around hairpin turns at 50MPH with signs that say 15 MPH !!!!!!!!!!!!!  :bigsmyl:  ron


PS:  in all honesty.. he's the best and his wife (I mean BOSS)is purty too!!!!!  LOL
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Str8Shooter on July 17, 2007, 11:44:00 PM
Gotta agree with everything you guys have said. I just got a new to me Cheyenne and it's a fantastic bow. Even better is the the fact that Bob spent a good bit of time talking bows, hunting, and other stuff with me even though I wasn't buying anything. He's got my business in the future.

Chris
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: captaincaveman on July 18, 2007, 01:06:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by RRock:
Bob built me a long bow about 18-20 years ago, 66" 67#@26". Sold that bow about a year ago, it was getting a tad heavy. Well I'm back to working out and shooting 65#'s now, kinda wished I had that bow back. The very first arrow out of that bow shot at a Whitetail harvested a nice Ohio 10 point with two white spots on it's neck. I think that bow might have had some Mojo.
With all that being said, Bob is indeed one fine gentleman. Tim Conway, I can see that!
you ain't getting it back brother  :knothead:  .  Unless of course you want to talk about that Adcock  :biglaugh:  

Josh
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: vermonster13 on July 18, 2007, 01:20:00 AM
:clapper:
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Numitokayo on July 18, 2007, 01:27:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: hunt it on July 18, 2007, 08:29:00 AM
Hard to top what you guys have all said, but your all 100% right! Bob's one of the best no questions about that. Four of Bob's bows in the house now and no desire to own anything but more Morrisons!Bob builds the finest bows on earth in my opinion!
Title: Re: Cudos to Bob Morrison :)
Post by: Irish on July 18, 2007, 08:49:00 PM
Bob makes a great bow, knows his stuff, is good to work with.  

But this Brad Pitt stuff.....   :rolleyes:  

But now that I think about the Ferret thing, maybe.  
Could be that everyone from Ohio looks alike.