Our mission is to promote traditional archery by offering economically priced recurves and longbows yet still maintain excellence in quality, performance, appearance, stability and superb customer service.

Thank you for checking out Dry Ridge Archery. We are located south of Pittsburgh, PA on the outskirts of the little town of Greensburg, which is about 15 min from the New Stanton PA turnpike exit.

We offer the following lines of bows:

• 3 Piece longbow
• One piece Deflex/Reflex longbow
• 3 piece Recurve
• Kids/Youth bows

The term "Custom Bow" has taken on different meanings through the past, but I will do my best to build you the bow that meets all your expectations.

Although I do have a standard choice of materials available, if there is a certain wood you want that I do not have, I will do my best to find it for you.

Please check out my products and don’t hesitate to email or call (724-787-2793) with any questions.

I was privileged to grow up in a rural setting on a small cattle farm, where I developed a desire for hunting at a young age. My earliest hunting excursions were walking the pasture with my cousin armed with a 12 gauge or .22 rifle looking for groundhogs and any other “ground critters” that happened to be about. I started shooting archery as a teenager and after 12 years of shooting compound bows, I was looking for something different, so I picked up an old recurve, that began my journey into the world of traditional archery. After that first recurve broke, I picked up 2 more used recurves and a shooting book by Fred Asbell. I really started shooting.

One day, looking at one of the bows, I decided that I wanted to try to build one. A chance meeting, with a now good friend, started my bow building career. I’m an Engineer by trade, so there is something in me that:

1. Always wants to know how something works and
2. Knows that everything can be improved upon.

I received a copy of a book by renown bowyer Jack Harrison who spent years researching bow design theory. This is what sparked my interest in designing my own bow. Around this time, I started what is now an almost annual trip out west hunting elk. I decided to work on a 3 piece takedown (T/D) longbow that was forgiving to shoot, could shoot a heavy arrow well, and was easy to pack. After many months of prototypes, redesigning forms, and speed testing I developed my T/D longbow. Along with the T/D longbow, I have added the T/D recurves and one piece longbows to my line.