UNTIL...... I had the grip checkered.

Some of you know that I have been a huge fan of Brain and his bows since he first started building them for sale.

For me, the Tall Tines is the best shooting recurve I've ever shot, with the number one factor being the grip.

I sent the riser to Dave @ Schafer bows to have the grip checkered. The riser came today, and Dave did a great job as usual.

I didn't think a Tall Tines grip could be improved, but the checkering made a great grip just a little bit better.....looks purdy darn good too.

So why is there no picture??    

Billy I want to see your lefty riser me too.I think it is pretty similar to mine.

Hard to believe they can get better.... Pics??

I think the TT look like copies of the Schafers.  And I love my checkered grips from Dave.

  waiting for pics

The Tall Tines website has a picture of a checkered grip.

Keith,

Have you had the opportunity to compare a Tall Tines to a Schafer side by side?

I own both, and the differences are vast between the 2 bows, especially limb design.

Both are excellent bows, but the similarities are few, if any, in my opinion....... YMMV

I am posting the very nice work Dave made on Billy's TT.

Great...now I have to get drool out of my keyboard!

The TT is nothing like a Shafer. I own both, and they both have checkered grips. I thought the Shafer was the greatest bow in the world until I got my TT. Now I want to throw rocks at the Shafer.

Throw rocks at the Schafer? are you serious?  Send it my way...

Give me $800 and I will. Bocote Veneers FF riser about 63#. It doesn't have any rock marks yet either.

Oh no, not another great recurve!

That riser and grip seem very different than a Schafer. That looks like coco and myrtle?

Looks great Billy, I'm going to do that.

Roy....you have a good eye. The woods are Coco & Mrytle. Limb veneers are Myrtle also. The complete bow is pictured on Brian's website under wood options....it's example # 11.

Tom....I did everything but have the checkering done when Brian was building the bow, but funds were short at that time so I waited to have it done later.

That is one nice looking bow.Dave sure does a nice job checkering.I got a STX Zipper that Dave checkered and it is unreal.

I sure do like checkering, what a great feel in the hand!  

Your bow turned out great!