I want to give Kudos to Jim Neaves. I have dealt with a good many bowyers over the years and while many have been nice, none have come close to Jim. He always answers the phone and is willing to answer questions.
A few years back I decided to try and build my own bow and he was more than willing to help with whatever advice he could. Although I have never actually met him, after talking on the phone many times, I think we would get along great in person as he is a genuinely nice guy.
Now onto my post here, I recently bought a used Habu Vyperkahn which I love. I had been considering having the grip checkered and talked to a few people about Silvertip checkering. Heard nothing but great things about it by the way.
Ultimately I called Jim to discuss his stippling work. We talked designs and time frame. He said it would be in shipping longer than it would take him to do the stippling.
He basically did a larger dimple stipple, a smaller, and a random pattern. He also does various carvings if you choose.
I decided to go with the smaller pattern and elected not to get any carvings.
I mailed my riser to him on Tuesday. It arrived at his shop on friday afternoon. Jim called me Saturday and texted me pics of the finished bow! Fast forward to today and the bow arrived at my doorstep! West Virginia to Montana , stippled, refinished, and back to West Virginia in 6 days!!
He also touched up the word Vyperkahn for me as the paint was peeling there a little.
I couldn't be happier with the look and the feel of this stippling. It turned out great! Honestly looks as good as checkering to me.
and all this including the refinish for $75 plus shipping.
I taped off the areas I wanted done, staying away from the throat and the back of the grip where your fingers sit.
If you are considering getting stippling done, I highly recommend Centaur.
Topic: Shout out to Jim Neaves @ Centaur..Stippled Grip PICS (Read 413 times)
