Recently received a new Dwyer Endeavor from Dave and Sue. I'd wanted a shorter bow to use out of my ground blind because I've been taking my kids with me alot and the 64" bows weren't cutting it. I had ordered it last March and I told Dave that I'd wanted a dark wood for the riser and quilted maple for the veneers. I opted for the bamboo cores which Dave recommends. Other than that I just asked him to "make it look pretty". Well, he did that and then some.
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I know it's cliche, but the pics really don't do it justice. The quilted maple has a 3-D effect under the glass, almost irridescent. The riser is African Blackwood with various laminations and a beavertail grip. They even matched the string and silencers to accent the bow woods. It's 57lbs at 28" and drawing a bit more than that I feel confident taking this bow anywhere. I haven't shot it yet because I have a Dwyer Defiant that's yet to spill blood for me and I don't like to switch it up much in-season. The bow is above and beyond expectations in appearance and I've no doubt it will shoot well.
Nice!
That is one heck of a nice lookin Dwyer. First tradbow I ever owned was a Defiant...might need to look a little closer at these Endeavors!!
Travis
Wow really nice. How does it shoot compared to the 64"????
Man I really really really like that....it is very nice! :clapper:
WOW, what a beautiful bow! I have a Dwyer Defiant and will own another Dwyer bow in the future. Congrats!!! :clapper:
Haven't shot it yet, but it does only gain about 2#/inch until 29 or so. I don't feel it stacking any.
Welcome to the Endeavor family.
Great bows. :thumbsup:
Brilliant
Beautiful.....Not as pretty as my Dauntless...lol, but still very nice!!! :thumbsup:
Very appealing, I'd like to try one someday
Rusty
Very Nice
That is one very beautiful bow! Congrats.
Beautifull longbow!
GLENN
Beautiful Bow! :thumbsup: Good Luck and Good Hunting! :archer:
You got me itch'en - Nice bow
Beautiful bow that quilted maple is awesome.
You're right about the Quilted Maple, love that 3d look. Awesome bow, she's a real beauty!
Great bows!!!!!!!
Very nice!Great people,building great bows.
Leland
Gotta love the Dwyer bows, and the quilted maple is my favorite.
Nice Bow!!
Like the dark wood in the riser and the contrast in the limb veneer.
Beautiful bow. I like the Blackwood, reminds me of Ziricote, but with a little more heft I assume.
Do you mind telling me when you ordered your bow? Ordered mine in March and am still waiting, and getting anxious;)
Beauty! Congratulations. :thumbsup: :clapper:
Great looking bow,congrats.I got my new Endeavor two weeks ago and love it. :clapper:
Bucksnort, The order date on mine was March 3rd I believe. I saw Dave at the Wisconsin Trad Archers banquet and put my name down first thing because I know he gets alot of orders there. There is definitely more mass weight in the riser than say my defiant which is mostly zebrawood and osage. What woods did you order?
What a gracefull looking shooter :)
Very nice bow !!
Absolutly love the lines on that bow!
Thanks, mines should be up pretty soon then. Ordered around the middle of March.
Ordered a Rosewood riser (I can't remember the species, he said he got it from a Zylophone maker and says it's instrument grade something Rosewood, maybe Bolivian Rosewood)? Limbs have a bamboo core, and Curly Aneigre veneers.
I'm liking the looks of that Blackwood though, so a change may be in order;)
Dave makes an awesome bow! You are going to love it.
Beautiful is right.
Hi Mike,
I sold you the Defiant. I see you have another Dwyer in the family. Looks awesome! I shot with Dave at Horicon Marsh for a 3-D last summer. Awesome guy, got to know him abit and I really like him. His work is spectacular. I never wanted to sell the Defiant and only did so to help my shooting. Thats the problem with owning too many bows. 2 is not too many. KEEP THEM BOTH!
:thumbsup: Wow! What a good looking bow!!!
his bows are very good looking,and he is a very nice guy.
Great looking bow!
Jason
Hey Ken. I sure am glad you decided to sell that bow! I've been shooting that bow exclusively since I picked it up from you and I couldn't be happier. I'm sending it back to Dave to refinish it after the season. Don't worry it's not in bad shape, it's just too pretty a bow to not maintain! And no, I won't be selling either of these.
That quilted maple looks like a shallow stream on a sunny day!! Beautiful!!
God Bless,
Nathan
congrats with a beautiful bow, if it shoots as well as it looks yovè been lucky :thumbsup:
Wow, now that's a great looking bow right there! Congrats! :eek: :eek: :thumbsup:
I LOVE quilted maple!
That is a sophisticated beauty of a bow.
Just a follow-up to my original post. Got an opportunity to shoot this bow some and thought I'd give a report. I shot it side by side with my Dwyer Defiant 55# so with this Endeavor at 57# it's close enough for a comparison. First impression is that the riser is a little beefier with the Endeavor. A bit more mass weight and the grip is slightly larger in circumference. Also, being a forward handle riser the natural cant of the grip results in a straighter wrist position making for natural pointability. Overall it's still a Dwyer grip, (subtle, comfortable etc.) just canted forward more. Drawing the bows I noticed more pre-load with the Endeavor but was surprised to find it noticeably smoother in the last few inches. I draw 29" and felt no stack. I wouldn't say the Defiant stacks, but the Endeavor is smoother at the end of the draw. For being a 58" bow, it's got alot of bottom. I don't notice much hand shock from either bow, but then again the only bow I've felt was shockey was an Osage selfbow, so maybe I'm not the best judge on that point. Speed wise the Endeavor certainly appears to be faster, but either bow is fast enough. Lastly both bows are quiet using just catwhiskers. I'm sure you could play with the brace and all, but I'm shooting 640gr. arrows and they both are plenty quiet. What I was most pleased about was that I could literally string this bow up for the first time, eyeball a nock position and hit a paper plate at 20yards with the first few arrows. Overall, this is a hunting bow. It's made for a treestand, ground blind, wherever you need manueverability yet prefer the longbow design. I love it, thanks Dave.
Love the wood combo! Have fun with her ^^
Very nice!