Dale Dye Bows

[vintage-bears]

I had a magnificent take down bow built for me by Mr.Dale Dye many years ago.
Incredible Cocobolo with antler accents, 2 sets of limbs, knobs....ect. His bows are very high performing with amazing grip and shelf work and graceful still to shoot.
I traded a Winchester rifle with Dale for that bow. For the life of me I still don't know why I let the bow go! I sold it to steve berger back then. Brain fart I guess!!!!!

Recently, I picked up one of Dale's one piece recurves. This model is called "swift medicine". Built 1994.
I was tickled when I saw it and quickly reached out to the seller "thanks Rich" and made a purchase agreement.
We don't see many of Dale's bows in the classifieds.

His bows are simply amazing and the craftsmanship is top shelf in every way. This bow is approaching 20 years old!

I will post pics when I can get the camera from my daughter.
I wonder if there are any Dale Dye owners here who would post pics of their Dye bow?
Would be nice to see some of his amazing bows!

.......Philip

Ps: my old bow had my name on it and like most of Dale's bows had it named.
Mine was named "Ol'sure shot". 60". 55# and 60# limbs, antler tips.......I would love to find her!

[Dirtybird]

some of mine

[vintage-bears]

Oh my........you've kept Mr.Dye busy!
They are works of art.
Thanks for the pics.......Philip

[vintage-bears]

It's a beautiful bow in everyway.
The checkering in the grip is topnotch.

Dave, can you tell me what brace height seems to work best on your Dye bows? I have not had a chance to shoot this bow yet. I was thinking of getting an endless loop string made for it. Thanks in advance.

..........Philip

[Dirtybird]

7 3/4-8 1/4 on mine.  Some of the sweetest bows out there.

[flinthead]

Dirtybird, I have one that looks like your top bow. It is 62in and am now making a riser to put those limbs on the make a 60 in. bow. Would like to find a 50# set of limbs to put on the new riser. Dyes are great. The 62in Dye is 53# and my 60in bow is 52#. The new riser will give about a 55# bow 60 in long. Roy

[Stickbow]

I have 2 risers and 3 sets of limbs 64#,60 and 58 all at 28. Love em'. All I have hunted with for the last 12 years

[RLA]

Dale is a nice man and one heck of a bow builder! Here's my wife's Medicine Point at full draw 29"

 

Nice bows guys

!!!

[cacciatore]

For my friend Philip.

[cacciatore]

[cacciatore]

[cacciatore]

I have 2 Medice Points and 3 pair of limbs.
Great grip,accurate bows.I love them.

[Outwest]

Does Dale have a website?
I looked and couldn't find one.
Beautiful bows!!

John

[hayslope]

When I get done with my yard work, I'll post some more photos.  For the interim, here's another of Dale's one piece wonders....another Swift Medicine....this one from 1986.  I apologize upfront for the lousy photos.

 
 

All cocobolo......with chocolate colored glass.  57@28  60" with no checkering.

Philip - congrats on finding one of the older Dye bows.  They rarely show up.  Just remember.....there is a small stable of them right up the road from you.  You are more than welcome to "borrow" any one of them any time you feel like it!

[hayslope]

All of my Dyes seem to have their sweet spot around 8 1/16".  Strange....but consistent.  Dale always said to start at 8 and go from there.

   

[hayslope]

Another "nugget" from Hamilton....a Trail's End made from an absolutely insane piece of Macassar Ebony.

 

Originally made for another NYC resident!  After a long trip down the eastern seaboard, it ended up in the huge paws of Big Jim.  He still smiles when I show him that bow!

   

[hayslope]

A Medicine Point with two sets of limbs made for me.  Curly Claro Walnut.

 
 

I won't post a lot of photos of this MP since there are already lots of them on this thread:

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=101038#000000


   

[hayslope]

Need more sweetness?

Dale says this is one of two "truly unique" bows that he has built over the years.  One is from a wood he could not pronounce that his daughter brought back from South America.  He built a bow out of it for himself.

This one was from a Hearts of Palm blank that he had for a long time.  He finally convinced a client to allow him to build a Trail's End 3 piece out of it.  Like one of my other DDs, this one made a crazy journey down, then back up the eastern seaboard before it ended up in my hands.

Dale's handwriting says it all for the world to see:

 

My shoulder aches after shooting it for any amount of time, but man does it love 65-70 spine cedars!

 


   

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

No he doesn't have a website.  He's busy as can be with no advertising that I know of.  Beautiful bows!

[Easykeeper]

Like the one piece bows!  Don't see them often.

I picked up this one in the classifieds a while back.  Cocobolo riser with snakewood stripe and snakewood tips.  Great shooting bow.