5 Curve Hackberry

[blackhawk]

Thanks rob...easy on grandpas cough syrup buddy ...sure come on over anytime after three,n if the weathers cooperating n my dog don't slip the chain again we'll go let some fly,then come back n torture some wood

Thanks frank...wood is amazing stuff and can take more than we give credit for

[Sidewinder]

Nice job Blackhawk. I am working on my first hackberry as we speak. Should have it tillered by the weekend. I'm hopeful it will prove to be a good bow wood as we have an abundance of it in our area. I'll post something on it when its done.   Danny

[blackhawk]

Sounds cool danny...thanks....I hope you do post it....its been awhile since we've seen something from ya  ...oh and just make sure to give her a good heat treat.

[criveraville]

Man I love that braced pic and the full draw pic.  Way to get creative..

Cipriano

[Sidewinder]

Blackhawk, I intend to heat treat it and once its done will post pics if I can remember how, lol. I'm really excited about the possibilities of hackberry. I have qutie a bit of osage but most of it is going to require significant work with the heat gun and not that I mind, but when it comes to just knocking out a bow for someone, if you start with good stright , knot free wood it sure speeds up the process. Thanks for the inspiration and encouragement.   Danny

[blackhawk]

I think you'll like it danny...especially if you don't have to make any major corrections like you do with character hedge...with a nice clean hack stave you can spit one out in no time with good results too. Funny thing is I've never harvested a hackberry,my hackberry dealer always hooks me up fat