shooting glove with compass

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I am not going to bring up a sore subject about where I asked about it, but I was trying to get information about a 3 finger shooting glove I saw Fred Bear using on "The Restless Spirit" It had a compass on the back of hand and I thought that was cool.
Anybody know where I could locate one?

[Grant Young]

You mean like this?

[bushytail]

Grant Young,Did you make that yourself?If you did,what kind of glue did you use.It looks like you could get a compass from 3Rivers and glue it on your glove.I would like to get one of them myself.

[Warberg]

Og, Doc knows someone that has been making the repo, of this glove. And does a great job aswell.Good luck

[lpcjon2]

I'm sure you could use barge cement and glue a compass or even a GPS to a glove that stuff is great!

[Shaun]

It is Grant who has made some of these. They are a time consuming labor of love, not an economic endeavor. His are excellent reproductions of Fred's glove.

You can always make one yourself from an existing glove and a small compass like 3 Rivers sells, but it would not be a Bear replica like Grant's.

[bushytail]

Warberg or Shaun,how do I get ahold of this guy?The directory has 37 usernames with Doc in it.None with just Doc.Thankyou for any help you can give.

[Grant Young]

Bushy tail- the compass is installed in the glove, not on it, and it is a compass from a '54 Kodiak. Like Shaun said- they are a heap of work and have to be custom fitted. Mr. Bear made his own, as well. You can use a later model compass such as 3Rivers sells or a NATO compass by Silva. The old ones are brass; the new ones are plastic. The downside is the originals are bringing over $100.00 in good condition, at least for the time being. I make these with the help of a very talented Amish shoemaker and have turned out a few for friends but as of now I haven't decided to build anymore due to the time and expense involved. I've built them for myself for around thirty years and I have two new ones on hand for my own use.The picture I posted doesn't show anything like the depth of detail involved. Like Shaun said- I don't do it for the money, so we'll see.   GY

[Grant Young]

BTW bushytail- they meant Bowdoc. I built him one cause we're good friends.

[bushytail]

STIKNSTRINGBOW,I hope you don`t think i was trying to highjack your topic.I have that Fred Bear video,and realy liked the style of that glove.I`ll try and make one.Thanks for all the information guys.

[Shakes.602]

That IS Pretty Cool!! Can now say I have Seen One Now!!      

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Thank you for the input, I would appreciate a close up of the way the compass is set in the leather, if you could please.

[Grant Young]

I'll get you some pics in better lighting this weekend STIK as well as some closeups.   Grant

[Bud B.]

Originally posted by Grant Young:
 You mean like this?

ttt for nala

[Bldtrailer]

Very     cool  

[Shane Reed]

TTT

[Blackhawk]

OK...I got it.  Shane is next going to post a pic of his new treasure, the actual glove Fred was wearing when he killed that tiger in India in 1963.   :D  

Or are you trying to locate one?

I wish I could help you Shane, but...    

BTW, did you know the maker of the repo Grant Young passed away a couple years ago?   :(

[cmh]

Very neat  

[Nala]

Yeah those are sweet gloves!!  I'd like to have one myself.

Nalajr

[Lucas K]

I would be interested to know who was working with Grant also, the glove Grant made me is the best one I own and I'd really like another.