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Title: Brooks Bows
Post by: jim g on April 08, 2011, 10:49:00 AM

Can you tell me about Brooks Brothers bows?

Thanks

Title: Re: Brooks Bows
Post by: frank bullitt on April 08, 2011, 08:30:00 PM

Well, if this is the same boys from Indiana, who made selfbows, No  :D

I haven't seen either since the early 90s at Cloverdale, traditional nationals.

Awesome craftsmen, Grummley style static curves, and the handle wraps with various knots, learned from their Father.

Hope their doing well!

Have any pics, Jim?

Might ask over on the bowyers bench.

Title: Re: Brooks Bows
Post by: tree dancer on April 08, 2011, 09:56:00 PM

If you mean John Brooks,I talked to him last week.
He is well, and still building Grummley style bows.
         George

Title: Re: Brooks Bows
Post by: jim g on April 11, 2011, 07:55:00 AM

Well heres the deal, I have been put in charge of selling John Grumley,s personal bows, many of them from the Brook,s Brothers, awsome collection, John was a friend of mine for over 30 years and his son asked if I would sell rhem for him. To be fair I will sell them one at a time on **** since I dont know their true value.
I will try to post some pics soon.

Title: Re: Brooks Bows
Post by: Wade Phillips on April 11, 2011, 09:44:00 AM

Jim -

I am the fellow who purchased John Grumley's collection of original 1930s to 1950s vintage bows to add to my personal collection of original Grumley bows. I passed on all of John's replica bows as my bow collecting interest pretty well ends at 1971 which is about the date of the end of the era of the Golden Days of Archery.

John thought an awful lot of those Brooks bows. But to my eye, no modern made bow could ever equal the style and craftsmanship of an original Nels Grumley bow. Nels was and still is truly the Michelangelo of Bowyers.

I would suggest that you might want to contact the Brooks Brothers to see if they would be interested in the bows. Those bows may have some very special meaning to them.

Let me know if I can help you with any information in any way.

Title: Re: Brooks Bows
Post by: jim g on April 11, 2011, 11:14:00 AM

Wade

Thanks, I talked to you some time ago just after John died, I knoe you are the "The Man" when it comes to the old Bear,s.  Do you happen to know how to get ahold of them?

Jim

Title: Re: Brooks Bows
Post by: twigflicker on April 11, 2011, 01:20:00 PM

Jim,

I just sent you an email with some info...

Jonathan