Here's an article in the Kuiu site I just found. Maybe many of you already know all this, but aI found it informative and interesting.
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http://kuiu.com/thehunt/wes-wallace?page=1
I have a 1 PC that should be complete any day now. I cannot wait. Wes builds a great bow. Ken
Saved it since I own a Wes Wallace Mentor. Great bow too.
I've got one coming in June - I've read that article too many times while waiting. :biglaugh:
I spotted his cool arrow storage rack and built one just like it.
That was great thanks for sharing!
I have acouple Wes Wallaces bows and several Brackenbury bows that Wes helped make. I took this moose with one of Wes' bows. Mike
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff289/MittenM/hero/moose2.jpg) (http://s240.photobucket.com/user/MittenM/media/hero/moose2.jpg.html)
Great article. I have a nice 64" one-piece "Mentor".
A thread of just one piece mentors would be fun to see........
Great article!
QuoteOriginally posted by tom cunningham:
A thread of just one piece mentors would be fun to see........
My 66" LH Mentor - Macassar ebony, cocobolo stripe, kingwood veneers.
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That was a very good read. That's a very nice looking bow you got there Scott.
Very cool article. My first custom bow was a Brackenbury Legend, if I remember correctly 1989. Jim was a great guy to deal with.
I've never personally dealt with Wes but I've heard nothing but praise for his bows and his business. Glad to see his workmanship showcased!
The article was from March 2011. I remember reading on one of the forums (I think it was here, but it was a while ago) someone noted that it was their bow pictured with Wes holding it.
I almost went with yew veneers because of that photo.
Very nice read. I've got a Royal that I bought off a friend and I absolutely love it. Wes shaved some weight off it for me.
Thanks for the link, great article.
Nice article. I've owned quite a few of his bows; I seem to like his particular grip shape. I still have one, although I got away from pretty wood bows cause I was always so paranoid about dinging them up. I even looked at his website again last night after reading the article, but he isn't showing the shorter handle version that he mentions in the article. I guess you need to call and ask him about that. I wish I could afford some clothing from Kuiu, everyone says it's very nice, but it's pretty expensive. I certainly don't hunt enough to justify it.
Great article, great bows, great guy.
Jerry
Good article, I have several of Wes's bows. I didn't know he made a footed riser!
I have 6 Wes Wallace bows. One of the hardest decisions I would have to make is if I only could have one. I love them all dearly but if I was forced to make a choice it would be my B-Model Mentor. 56" 61#@28", it has the working limbs of a 60" Mentor. Shoots with laser like precision and can go anywhere. Recently I sent it back to Wes to have him touch it up after I did some customizing to it. I also wanted his opinion about string silencing. After getting the bow back with a new string I had to re-tune my arrow setup because it picked up more speed. Well over 200fps with 650gr. I had to drop 75gr of front weight to get them to fly like bullets. I had tons of junk on that old string, now just two rubber string silencers Wes is using. Awesome!!!!!!!!!! Wes IS the Man!
Just curious, but does he have any updated website that gives info on the shorter riser versions? What I saw was exactly the same as the last time I ordered a bow from him, which must be about 4 years now. Nothing on there about the "B" risers that I could find.
Yup, that was/is my left-hand Mentor that Wes is pictured with (why the cut his head off in that pic I'll never know). Still own it, one of the best bows I own. Great bows!
I bought an older Brack that had a hole drilled in the riser for a plunger. Took it up to Wes and he filled it with a matched wood plug. Looks great, I really hope to get one of his bows soon.
Does anyone still have this artical saved? I have a Wes Wallace on order, I was wanting to read the interview. Thanks.
I have been shooting Wes Wallace bows since 1991 and have been carrying them in my shop for years, Wes is a top notch bowyer and a great person to work with,his new 56 inch TD recurve is a pleasure to shoot and great in the stand or blind.
Never owned or even seen one in person. I've been interested in them for 5-6 years though. I'm expecting like some other bows built in OR/WA the grip to be fabulous.
They are super nice, I have wanted one for a long time. I was wanting to read the interview that KUIU conducted. It has been deleted from their website.