Lou Bonsey
Lou Bonsey
Spearcrafters is a modern machining facility, operating in a industrial park in Largo, Florida. Our only products are spearshafts, spear tips, and related items. All of our products are "Made in the USA" , using domestic materials hand crafted one at a time to customers specifications. Spearcrafters has a complete state of the art machine shop, CNC Mills, lathes, drilling centers, straightening machines we've built, and can guarantee .01 T.I.R. straightness in 72"/182 cm. We have also designed and built our own Heat-Treat Oven exclusively for spearshafts. All phases of spearshaft manufacturing can be completed in-house. We have total control over the quality of our products. The material used is aircraft certified, centerless ground (for straightness) 17-4ph stainless, condition A. We have certification on all material purchased.
Mr. Bonsey has been in the metal working trade, his only occupation, all his life. Having served a four year apprenticeship in the 1960's. He has received a Department of Labor, Tool and Die Makers journeyman's card from the State of Florida. Lou has been manufacturing spearshafts for over 30 years, previously under the company name, B&B Products. During this time, he has produced spearshafts for Sea Hornet, JBL, Arblett, Ocean Rino, Wong, Riffe, Aimrite, DeathStick, Bona-Fide, Rob Allen, Eurostyle, and for all the new enclosed-track guns.
Mr. Bonsey began diving in the 1960's, receiving instruction from Lou Levine of the Tackle Shack, located in South Pasadena, Florida. He received his Scuba Diver Certification and is still active and diving today. He also completed a P.D.I.C. International Open Water and P.D.I.C. Nitrox Training. Mr. Bonsey is also certified by NAVI in open water as a Skin/Free Diver. He is also an active member and past President of the St. Petersburg Underwater Club, host of the "St. Pete Open", largest Spearfishing Tournament in the world. www.stpeteopen.com .
With all of his years of experience as a Machinist, working in the Metal Working Trade, in conjunction with thousands of hours pursuing his diving interest over several decades, Mr. Bonsey is proficient in the design and manufacturing of Spearfishing products, that very few can match.
Thank you for visiting the Spearcrafters web page. If you have any problems or questions or you cannot find the spearfishing shaft you are looking for please contact me and I will do my best to resolve your issue. We have the ability to manufacture custom spearshafts to your specifications. They will cost more and they may take a while, but you will get just what you are looking for.
I would really like some of your pictures on the Picture page. Pictures of happy customers. If you have any spearfishing pictures of yourself using my shafts, please send them to me so I can put them on the home page.
Thank You,
Lou Bonsey
Mr. Bonsey has been in the metal working trade, his only occupation, all his life. Having served a four year apprenticeship in the 1960's. He has received a Department of Labor, Tool and Die Makers journeyman's card from the State of Florida. Lou has been manufacturing spearshafts for over 30 years, previously under the company name, B&B Products. During this time, he has produced spearshafts for Sea Hornet, JBL, Arblett, Ocean Rino, Wong, Riffe, Aimrite, DeathStick, Bona-Fide, Rob Allen, Eurostyle, and for all the new enclosed-track guns.
Mr. Bonsey began diving in the 1960's, receiving instruction from Lou Levine of the Tackle Shack, located in South Pasadena, Florida. He received his Scuba Diver Certification and is still active and diving today. He also completed a P.D.I.C. International Open Water and P.D.I.C. Nitrox Training. Mr. Bonsey is also certified by NAVI in open water as a Skin/Free Diver. He is also an active member and past President of the St. Petersburg Underwater Club, host of the "St. Pete Open", largest Spearfishing Tournament in the world. www.stpeteopen.com .
With all of his years of experience as a Machinist, working in the Metal Working Trade, in conjunction with thousands of hours pursuing his diving interest over several decades, Mr. Bonsey is proficient in the design and manufacturing of Spearfishing products, that very few can match.
Thank you for visiting the Spearcrafters web page. If you have any problems or questions or you cannot find the spearfishing shaft you are looking for please contact me and I will do my best to resolve your issue. We have the ability to manufacture custom spearshafts to your specifications. They will cost more and they may take a while, but you will get just what you are looking for.
I would really like some of your pictures on the Picture page. Pictures of happy customers. If you have any spearfishing pictures of yourself using my shafts, please send them to me so I can put them on the home page.
Thank You,
Lou Bonsey