Just took delivery of my very first custom bow made to my specs. I've owned several very nice bows but they've all been stock bows or used.
I've got a very special trip coming up next July to The Dark Continent and I really wanted a bow made specially for the trip. Well, Brian really delivered in the special part! I've had the opportunity to talk to Brian Wessel at Kalamazoo a few times and I've always been impressed by the quality and beauty of his Tall Tines recurves.
A few months back I called Brian and kind of gave him some basic guidelines on what I wanted:
o About 60# @ 28" for a 60" bow
o Heavy laminate riser, brown
o Limbs with exotic laminations to match riser.
That was about it. I'm not too picky and find that I like the looks of most any bow just fine provided it shoots where I'm looking!
Last week I got a text at work from my wife, "Your 'Wessel' package has arrived." That was about 1PM and I was starting to feel a little "bow fever" and thought I might need to leave early.
When quitin' time finally arrived. I had to make a quick stop at home and pickup my son for baseball practice. Not even time to open the box!
Finally made it home with a few minutes of light left and opened the package to find a beautiful 60" 60# @ 28" Tall Tines recurve. Riser is Heritage Walnut Diamondwood with myrtle accents. Limbs are myrtle.
Been a long time coming to finally see "My name in white ink"
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There is a lot of mass weight or "heft" in this riser. The grip fits my hand perfect. Two of the most important aspects for shooting a bow well to me.:
I'm really glad I went with a nice lamination instead of black glass as I was originally planing. Of course, the classic, "pics don't do it justice" certainly applies to the grain variation in this myrtle.:
Just a beautiful bow and it shoots great! I have had a layoff of a few months and I was shooting this bow about as well as I did last fall after just a few arrows. Nice work Brian!:
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