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Title: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on August 29, 2009, 12:08:00 PM
We are proud to announce a cooperative agreement between Black Mountain Bows and Dryad Bows INC.  Effective today Dryad will have responsibility for building the Sheepeater bow for Black Mountain.  Brent Rudolph will continue to do development and be the marketing and sales storefront for Black Mountain.
Look for Brent at east coast shows representing and selling both Dryad and Black Mountain bows.  
We will be together at the IBO Trad Worlds in Erie, PA next month.
We are very excited about this and look forward to continued production of the same great quality with the capability to build higher volumes.

Brent, Mike and Jason
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: K2 on August 29, 2009, 12:16:00 PM
Will all the bows be listed on your website?  Thanks. Ken
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Rusty Izatt on August 29, 2009, 12:22:00 PM
Congrats, sounds like a good partnership.

Rusty
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on August 29, 2009, 01:40:00 PM
We will be linking the sites together so you can navigate back and forth easily.

MIke
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Teacher_of_the_Arcane on August 29, 2009, 01:50:00 PM
AAHHHhhhhhhhh!

Synergy at its best!!
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on August 30, 2009, 08:41:00 AM
Brent is on his way home this morning after spending a very short 4 days here in the shop.  We were able to build some bows together and have a good time exchanging lies.  LOL

We will be getting up too full speed with the Sheepeaters in the next couple of weeks and will be filling the existing orders and building some show bows.

The additional bows will not effect the Dryad build schedule and will not delay any bow deliveries.

Mike
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: swp on August 30, 2009, 09:47:00 AM
Congrats!!
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: bentpole on August 30, 2009, 09:52:00 AM
Outstanding News!     :thumbsup:    Cograts on the new partnership! Hope everthing goes well!     :pray:
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Mark Baker on August 30, 2009, 12:14:00 PM
You will do well!  Good luck Mike, Jason, and Brent!
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Randy Morin on August 30, 2009, 01:24:00 PM
Nice!! Congrats guys and best of luck!
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Frenchymanny on August 30, 2009, 02:19:00 PM
Congratulations!

F-Manny
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Mallardstacker on August 30, 2009, 02:52:00 PM
Outstanding!  I have been eyeballing those Sheepeater Spirits for a while now.... got an itch for a short bow... bad itch.
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on August 31, 2009, 04:24:00 PM
Well Mallard,

Give Brent a call and we'll get ya fixed up with a short backscratcher.

Mike
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Paul Mattson on August 31, 2009, 09:38:00 PM
What an outstanding match.  Here's Miss Faith 09 and 10.  Two great shooting bows.  :clapper:  

(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/BadgerArrow/_8300773.jpg)
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: manyletters on August 31, 2009, 11:20:00 PM
Congrats guys...a marriage made on Tradgang...both bowyers products are excellent...I can hardly wait to see what these brainstormers will come up with!!
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Brent Rudolph on August 31, 2009, 11:23:00 PM
Well, I'm back in Virginia. I would Like to express my appreciation to the Westvangs for their hospitality and support. I have had some good friends, but Mike and Jason are good as they come. Personally, the "merging" of the two companies came very naturally. It is no secret that I had been getting all my lams from Dryad for some time now. As a bowyer, you want the best material you can get your hands on for a build. I had always admired the attention to detail they put into grinding the lams I used. You know that a man is serious about his trade when you can see his best work consistently in minor details. So, here we are.

This business is about men and women of common interest finding pleasure in the simple things in life. Mike and Jason are a couple of guys who love to hunt and shoot, and lie about both subjects. They are honest, hard working, dependable, and passionate. It shows in their bows. I will ally with men of their character any day. I am proud to associate myself with the Westvangs.

This opportunity will give me time in the shop to work on developing some limb designs I have had in my head for some time. Time to spend with family and friends, and time to commit to some of the wonderful opportunities on the east coast to get out to some shoots and shows. I might even get to hunt this year.

So look me up, I will be the guy with the brown hair that turned gray, then went white. I'll proudly be flying the Dryad and Black Mountain Bow banners. As for bows, I will offer you either with pride.

To my loyal and patient customers who have been so very understanding throughout my move east, Thank you. Your bows are on the way.

Brent
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Shinken on August 31, 2009, 11:54:00 PM
Thank you for the update Brent!

Sounds like a fabulous partnership.

Looking forward to placing my order for a LH Sheepeater Obsidian in the near future.

Have a great 2009 hunting season!

Shoot straight, Shinken
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Gator1 on September 01, 2009, 11:40:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Ian johnson on September 02, 2009, 09:40:00 PM
hey brent will dryad be the ones building your redtail hawk longbows or will you still make them? cant wait for mine that maccasar ebony is gonna look awesome
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: trashwood on September 03, 2009, 02:02:00 PM
Oooooo I was talking to Mike yesterday.  He had a Sheepeater that was 29#  Hmmmmm Debbie is 5'1&1/4" tall (and don't ya forget the 1/4").  She is going to Traditional IBO with me.  She didn't want to drag her ILF kit along. That little bow would make her a full lenght bow at her draw.

She is shoots 28# with her ILF kit so I ask Mike to bring the bow with him to Erie.  A new bow will make her wanta shoot.  well that is if I can get some arrows whipped up for it   :)  

rusty
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on September 03, 2009, 02:30:00 PM
Yep that is a beauty and a perfect bow for Debbie.  Now all we have too do is figure out how our formula was that far off.  LOL

I'll post some pics as soon as they come out of the finish booth.  There are a bunch of bows in there right now for customers and to take too Erie.

Mike
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Dano on September 03, 2009, 04:57:00 PM
Hi ya Rutsy!! Glad to see you found a good woman.

Mike, am I a customer with a bow in the booth   :pray:
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on September 03, 2009, 05:31:00 PM
Dano,

Your limbs are ready to glue up.  Got busy with all these others and didn't get yours done.

Heck you said "no hurry"  LOL

Mike
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Dano on September 03, 2009, 06:37:00 PM
I know, I just miss my Orion.   :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: wingnut on September 03, 2009, 06:57:00 PM
She'll be home soon.

Mike
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Dano on September 03, 2009, 07:01:00 PM
Thank you Mikey!!
Title: Re: Black Mountain and Dryad join forces
Post by: Ian johnson on September 03, 2009, 08:58:00 PM
cant go wrong with a dryad or a sheepeater I own both and both are the only bows I currently shoot