Bear key chains?

[Jon Stewart]

I picked up a Bear key chain this week.  Its made out of a Bear bow tip with a small Bear sticker on it.  Any info would be appreciated.  Age and value.

[d. ward]

I'd love to see a pic of it.bd

[Jon Stewart]

I get a couple out to you.  I heard that Bear recalled some bows and that someone at the factory made key chains out of the tips.  The one I have  is in very nice shape and has brown glass with a green glass tip over lay.  The sticker is black back ground with a gold bear with the word bear on it.

[OldSkoolArcher]

One sold on *bay for $43.59 about two weeks ago.

[Jon Stewart]

I know they get good money for them. DOC, sent two hard copy photo's to you today.  Got to learn this picture/computer thing, lol

[d. ward]

I love you man you do things the old school way that was so cool.I was waiting for you to post pics and then I checked my mail yesterday and here they are in the mail box.Old school you gotta love it.Yap Jon thats the real McCoy right there.Those Grizzly tips with the later Bear Archery sticker on them are the ones handed out by Fred and other Bear rep's at expos.bd

[Wade Phillips]

Doc - Can you identify what make and year bow these limb tips were from...

The inset in the upper right corner shows the core laminations are made from edge laminated strips that are each about .130" wide.

I would guess these limb tips came from Bear, but I am not certain...

 

[jcar315]

Nice tips!!!!!

[d. ward]

oh yeah those are the result of what happens when you decide to make compound bows out of recurve bows.You end up with lots and lots of great tips I mean great key chains..pretty cool pic thanks Wade.bd

[TonyW]

As nice as they look, I think I will keep my keys in my pocket and my tips on my Bears!

On the other hand, give me a compound and a hacksaw and I will be glad to make key fobs, bookmarks, or back scratchers galore.

[TimberlineX]

Limbs tips are often artful representations of the bowyer’s skill. And salvaged limb tips can be made into all sorts of things – key chains, zipper pulls, interesting decorative do-dads, etc.

Here’s a special limb tip, simply tied on a backquiver, from a Fred Bear Signature TD limb that went KaBoom! on me on a cold November day in Iowa. Don’t know who was more surprised – me, the buck I was drawing on or the bow!

 

The rest of the limb was firewood, but I kept the tip. Too cool not to.

 

Bill Krenz
Colorado

[d. ward]

Oh yeah thats one of the finer key chains I've ever seen Bill thats a good one.Hey I was thinking how well you know the limb is broken maybe I could buy the riser section and other limb for like 15 bucks ??????????? bd

[TimberlineX]

Doc, why lower ourselves to a dirty cash deal? Why not just swap early B and C risers for that lonely Signature riser? Trading is so much more fun.

Bill Krenz
Colorado

[TonyW]

Things you can make when your bow goes ka-boom!

[OldSkoolArcher]

I have made a few of these in the past and will be making two more real directly!

[bowhunterfrompast]

I had a Shakespeare in the early 70's, that had bow tape on it. I decided to remove the tape, and fibers of glass were lifting from the limb as I was removing the tape. I pressed the tape back on the limb. I finally cut it in half, so I wouldn't continue shooting it.

Wish I had been smart enough to think about cutting the tips off and saving the handle.  

[TonyW]

Bear Key Chains? These are not in my pocket, but on my mind:

   


   

Or just replicate this Bear lunchbox special:

   

[Robert Marvin]

they still make a few at the trad shop at Bear.I have 2 gifted to me from an employee.1 is a new grayling green with the alum coin.

[Robert Marvin]

there are some on fleabay listed now but they appear to be salvaged tips made by the seller not ones made at the Bear shop-usually those will have a coin,decal or something.Nowhere near as valuable imo.