Until yesterday afternoon I had never laid my eyes or hands (in person) on a bow built by Wes Wallace. A friend of mine recently put his up for sale, and even though it was a little more weight than I usually shoot, it was a 62" bow and made totally out of macassar ebony. I couldn't resist the temptation and now own my very first "Mentor".
I also had recently obtained my first bow built by Norm Johnson and through several discussions with Tom about the similarities of the risers and grips on these two bows. He was absolutely correct when he said that it would point and shoot just like my "Snakebit".
I never had the opportunity to shoot my Mentor until earlier this afternoon.....and I absolutely love the way it points and shoots. It likes the AD Trad Lite Hammerheads with the same point weight that my Blacktail does. Man, I gotta tell ya.......there must be something in the water in the Pacific Northwest, these bows are SHOOTERS !!!!!
Thank-You.........ever so much Tom for allowing me to purchase this bow from you. It might be my first bow built by Wes......but......you can bet that it won't be my last. :thumbsup:
Winterhawk1960
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very nice bow, love the grain of that ebony. its always great to get a bow that you absolutely love shooting.
WOW ! I loved the pics of your Snakebit...... But...... this bow is a classic beauty in it's own right. That is absolutely stunning !
Beautiful bow Don, can't wait to see her myself. :readit: :archer: :biglaugh:
WOW, what a beauty! Good luck with your new bow!!
Beautiful bow. Congrats.
Very Nice!!! :thumbsup:
Bill
Sweet,beautiful looking wood,very nice!
You can sure see the Brackenbury influence in those two bowyers, Wess built bows for Jim before he started his own business and I believe that Norm also trained under Jim. Great bows.
Danny
I was a Wes Wallace dealer. Wes is one of the best guys out there. He'll stand behind his Bow's. You sure have a Looker there, Enjoy....
Mark
Thats a sweet lookin bow
Danny,
Tom and I were talking about the very same thing, he said that he was pretty sure that they both worked with Jim. All I know is that I sure do like what BOTH of them build.
Hmmmmmmmmm......might it be time to give a Brackenbury a try ????
Winterhawk1960
Nice!
I had a Wes Wallace longbow and still have a Brackenbury, both great bows and good shooters. My Brack is one made by Jim!
Real nice riser!
Congrats, Don. Beautiful bow for sure and you take nice pictures.
Thanks for the compliments guys.
Shawn, it is I.....that should be thanking Tom for allowing me to be able to hang it on my bowrack. Those were "quickie" pictures, I can do better........but she looked SO GOOD just hanging there on that limb stub, I couldn't resist.
Winterhawk1960
Really nice, love that wood!! :bigsmyl:
Really nice. :thumbsup:
There are a lot of gorgeous bows out there, but this one, this one is in the top 5 of most beautiful I've laid eyes on... thanks for sharing!
That bow is really awesome. What a beautiful wood !!
Glad you like it, Buddy.
That is a very pretty bow and at 62" I bet it shoots nice...
Real nice bow. I've been thinking of getting a one piece recurve and the Mentor is one of the bows on my short list.
Don,congrats for your Mentor.I saw it on the Classified and foud it was agreat deal on a incredible good looking wood.I love the look and the mass on the Macassar and I have not seen one that can compare with your riser yet.
I am a lefty otherwise it could have taken the road toward my rack.
eennnie meennniee mmmmIneeeee mmmmooooooo. What bow do I tow today. Congrats on another shooter.
Good looking bow, grip kind of reminds me of a Fox (kinda, sorta)
Beautiful bow!
Hi Don,
That's Beautiful Mentor you picked up there!! I agree 100% they certainly are shooters! I bought one from the classifieds here about two years and I don't ever plan on giving this one up. It shoots like no other recurve I own. Extreamly smooth to draw and really sends an arrow out there. Here is a pic.
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I'm glad to see the bow went to a home. I wanted to buy it when it went up for sale. It is absolutely gorgeous! I have a Maccasser Ebony Mentor as well, Myrtle veneers though. It is my hunter and best performing bow, a total rocket! Smooth as butter too! I also have another Mentor in Cocobolo and Bacote which is very very beautiful. These bows are the ones I'm keeping as I've thinned the herd a bit. No way am I getting rid of my Wallace bows as I have 2 matching longbows for them. Actually Wes is building a B model riser for an extra set of limbs for me right now. It will make my 60" limbs into a 56" bow. I'm so excited I can barely stand it! It will match my other Cocobolo bow. Wes is the absolute best, world class guy and he builds world class bows!! I wish I wouldn't have been strapped for cash at the time that one was sold or it would have been gone. Enjoy and share some stories with it when they come.
I've never been able to SHOOT one, but in handling/admiring them, they seem very impressive. Nice craftsmanship, and very smooth to draw. Congrats!
beautiful bow, I had a Brack once that I really liked so I'm sure the Wallace bows are awesome also.
Don, that is a good looking bow. Best wishes with it.
Are you going to Baltimore (BBTC) next month, or to Roanoke (STAR) at the beginning of June? If so, I'll bring along my 64" - 50# @ 28" Mentor.... let you try that one.
David
Nice bow. Looks good with the HNH quiver.
Good looking Bow!!! :thumbsup:
Hi friend,
congrats for your bow...
From last friday I'm a second (???) owner of one Mentor too, it arrived from a friend in New Jersey , It was crafted on 2004, 62" 44#, Cocobolo/Shedua Red Elm limbs and antler tips and overlay....I'm immediately in love with it....
Bye from Italy
Carlo
Congrats Calo on you new addiction.