So this morning I climbed into a tree and hung my Tall Tines recurve on a "Y" shaped limb that was a good 1/2" thick and 3" long. I hung it from the right side of the "Y" because hooking it over both halves might be slow should I need it quickly. I should mention I cut this branch especially for a bow hook in this stand probably three years ago. Yes, the branch was dead but I checked it this morning and all seemed fine. So I'm sitting there minding my own business waiting for King Kong to walk by when for absolutely no apparent reason the branch snapped and my bow fell from the tree. I was lucky the broadhead didn't cut the string and even luckier the bow hit a lower branch before it hit the ground to break the fall. Other than feeling like an idiot there was absolutely no damage. Then I realized so far, I have thrown that bow into the faces of two separate hogs that charged me (and one hooked it and threw it back to me before I threw it back in his face a second time); I also fell off that cliff in 2011 and ended up rolling over the bow breaking the attached bow quiver; then in October while lowering the bow from a fifteen foot ladder stand the snap on the haul-line somehow came undone and the bow fell fifteen feet landing on the lower limb tip and bounced five feet; then this morning's incident. I told Brian he needs to call this model a Tall Tines Timex because it takes a licking and keeps on ticking. He said my warranty just expired. Ha. bw
try that with a Compound!!!!!
Joe Ashton DC
Sounds like you need to put a safety harness on that bow, Barry.
At least you haven't fallen out of the tree.
Bow testing at its finest!
The bow must be named after a woman. It seems to get you into alot of trouble and dangerous situations!
Accident waitin to happen!!!!!!! Dropped a Fedora about 20feet one day hit the lower limb and almost bounced back to me :scared: no damage. These trad bows are built! :thumbsup:
As my boy would say that bow is getting a little "sketchy"! You should probably order up a new one now. Autogragh this one and send my way. HA!
sounds like you might need to wrap that bow in some camo bubble wrap, come to think of it wrap yourself a couple times while your at it. :D
hahahaha CLASSIC UNCLE B!! i would say she a workhorse for sure you beat the heck outta her and she never breaksdown...lol thxs for sharing his bows a topnotch for sure
Mental note, don't lend Wensel a bow
Ya ain't a real bowhunter unless ya dropped a bow out of a tree... :)
Back in the day before Ashby reports and such, was experimenting with different cut on contact broadhead designs of the same weight and carried different varieties in my quiver and personally learned 2 blades out penetrate when I dropped my bow out of a tree and the quivered arrows contacted the ground nock first and shove the broadsheads through the quiver hood... :)
Beautiful buck this year Barry, CONGRATS!
Also enjoyed brother's interview over on the other site.
I have dropped and pulled my TT though some thick woods and it still looks good as new, one tough bow and still works flawless when I do my part.
Custom Talltines curve 52@29
I've had to use my Tall Tines Longbow as a walking stick when I hunted the mountains and cliffs of Kauai . It was either that or a 1000' tumble (I was actually torn between the decision, but common sense finally won). There are quite a few "character" marks on mine, but it still performs flawlessly. I've owned a few 3 piece bows and see no reason to get another since buying my TT.
Heck Barry, I can't remember exactly where Brian delivered it to you (maybe Nashville PBS?) but you did your best to break it before it was a couple hours old :D
As you photo "designated hitter", here you go:
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I have total confidence in my TT from Alaska to soon Africa; they won't let me down :thumbsup:
Barry,
You sure that wasn't the "Fall Tines" Model that has that special "Mojo" in it...Just about every Tall Tines I've seen has a Tall Tined Buck laying under it... :thumbsup:
Believe that particular model is the 'Diuturnal'.
My go to bow probably looks like your Tall Tines. Just put another dab of super glue on the limb to get through this season. At least you have some hero pics with your bow. It seems that I just bang mine up.
The warranty quote was awesome. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That thing has 9 lives.
Seems as though the common denominator is you Barry...perhaps not the bow. I have that same characteristic, extremely good looking people do not have the genes to be easy on bows. The look on Brians face when I jammed my TT's into the back of the pickup box uncased was priceless.
Looking forward to the next TT's story...thanks!
Steve-O you're absolutely right. Brian delivered that bow to me at the PBS convention in Nashville 2010. I had it strung up leaning against a wall behind our Brothers Of The Bow booth in case anyone wanted to see it. I was gone somewhere and when I returned I was told "someone" knocked the bow over and the edge of the upper limb hit the corner of a stone pillar causing a little chip at the edge of the limb. The general consensus of opinion on the damage was "it'll probably be all right." But when Brian looked at it he said he didn't trust it and immediately made me a new limb. Customer service at it's finest. Thanks Brian. bw
I dropped mine approximately 23ft. out of a tree the first week of November while reaching for it. After I cleaned my drawers I scurried down and no worse for wear. Whew! Heck, I think it straightened out the sights! Seems to shoot better now. :cool: It did however scare the squirrel I was going to shoot. :rolleyes:
My dad was in a hurry to get to his spot last year. He was driving down the highway at 50 mph and what should he see in his rear view mirror, but his black widow skipping down the highway. I guess other than a few little nicks and bumps it was fine and he killed a couple deer with it later that fall. After that, he quickly ordered a backup bow :)
QuoteOriginally posted by Manitoba Stickflinger:
Seems as though the common denominator is you Barry...perhaps not the bow. I have that same characteristic, extremely good looking people do not have the genes to be easy on bows. The look on Brians face when I jammed my TT's into the back of the pickup box uncased was priceless.
Looking forward to the next TT's story...thanks!
I might have missed out on the good looking gene but I got the tuff on my bow one. I've had my TT less than a year have already fallen on it with a pack full of elk meat, smacked a branch with my upper limb on a shot at a deer, and dropped it in the rocks when my bow hand was a little too relaxed on a practice shot. Couple of very small scratches but none worse for the wear. They are tuff suckers.
The key to Uncle Barry's Tall Tines not being put out of commission yet is that he's managed so far to not have fallen ON TOP OF THE BOW:)!!
Gary, yeah I did.. when I took that bad fall I rolled right over top of the bow with the attached bow quiver on it. That's how the quiver got all busted up. I also landed in the middle of five scattered broadheads. It was also interesting I had my backpack on and it also flew off, even though I had both arm straps and the waist belt buckled. I was really fortunate. I ended up with a chipped tooth and 180 square inches (I measured them, ha) of black and blue but the bow was fine. In fact, I shot Hurley a couple days later. Brian's bows are tough! bw
Barry, I thought I was the only one that did stuff like that.
Barry,
The more I read how things seem to happen to you I seem to get that image of those "Warning" this could happen to you labels on moving parts that could result in loosing a limb or something...Maybe Brian can put a sticker label on his bows with a stick figure of Uncle Barry .. :biglaugh:
How in the world would you draw a stick figure of Barry......... :thumbsup: :biglaugh:
That is a tuff bow my friend. Wow.
QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
How in the world would you draw a stick figure of Barry......... :thumbsup: :biglaugh:
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One tough bow you have,good post.
What sort of person MEASURES his black and blue marks? I wonder if Mike Tyson ever measures his? Shoot, I'm just going to quit using my haul line to lower my Tall Tines....
QuoteOriginally posted by Gene Wensel:
What sort of person MEASURES his black and blue marks? I wonder if Mike Tyson ever measures his? Shoot, I'm just going to quit using my haul line to lower my Tall Tines....
hahahaha goodone gene!!
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QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
How in the world would you draw a stick figure of Barry......... :thumbsup: :biglaugh:
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Now that right there is funny!!
Haul lines, bow ropes??? :dunno:
I always just pitch my Tall Tines down in the leaves.
As Wessel's list of "NO WARRANTY" clients builds and builds!
I threw my Talltines longbow at a boar hog in SC too but didn't make contact Barry. I then had a wardrobe change...am on the build list again. Gonna ask for the Barry Bomb Proof warranty :goldtooth:
Muzzy,
Now we got to get that pic and have it develeoped and made into a stick on label so Brian can put these on his bow limbs when sending out and have written "Never let this fella shoot your bow"...Barry does make a good warning label and you were easy on drawing the middle portion of that pic weren't you? :biglaugh: All in fun Uncle Barry we need a good laugh...
:eek: :clapper:
QuoteOriginally posted by katman:
Mental note, don't lend Wensel a bow
Now that's funny right there! :knothead:
QuoteOriginally posted by katman:
Mental note, don't lend Wensel a bow
Note to self, do not buy any used bows from Barry Wensel either!
QuoteOriginally posted by Manitoba Stickflinger:
........I have that same characteristic, extremely good looking people do not have the genes to be easy on bows...........
Well then, I guess that makes me ugly(or maybe just real lucky!) 'cause I must carry that gene and, as Spongebob Squarepants would say, "I'm ugly and I'm proud!"..... :biglaugh:
Freaking hilarious! The stick figure almost had coffee shooting out of my nose....
Just character marks Barry, just character marks. When I see a beat up bow, I know it has killed many many animals and probably owned by a world class hunter! :D
Barry, how much does he pay you to make these posts:)!
Anyway, I think they are bewitched! Like that time in SW Texas when I sailed down a ravine into a massive cactus bunch while watching my Talltines land gracefully balanced on yucca bush above me.
I have put my newest "Bare minimum" TallTines through some serious stuff too! Great bows from a great guy!
Barry
I am second for thumbs up on durability of the tall tines...standing on my deck shooting, upon release the knock breaks dry fires the bow. The bow leaps from my hand off the grill off the railing on the deck floor. Not a scratch!!!
Brian if your reading this I am so confident in the toughness of these bows that I will get a picture for everyone after I drive over my bow with my pick up.
Speak of the devil boys...got to go its Brian calling me right now.
Hangem Low
George
Okay I heard Brian call me things that I had to google.
Truck test has been sideline for time being.
Barry, I had to zoom in on your rest. Do you cut the top half off a Bear weather rest by chance? I trimmed the bottom off to get it to match the radius of mine before. Always like to see how everyone modifies their rests. Pretty neat.
QuoteOriginally posted by Lynch Mob:
Okay I heard Brian call me things that I had to google.
Truck test has been sideline for time being.
That was funny George.
BuckeyeGuy, actually I cut some off both the bottom (including the little finger)and top of a Bear rest. It's one of those that is made of nylon/rubber? I cut it down and glue it in place so the shaft sits on the finger but is kept low near my hand and the shelf. Works for me. Interesting, you're the second person to ask me about this since that photo. bw