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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #90 on: January 28, 2013, 10:28:29 pm »
You got skills, save the luck for the ladies.

Haha, I don't know which joke is funnier, you saying I got any skills, or you saying I have any luck with the ladies. I hardly even get lucky with my wife anymore,  >:D.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #91 on: January 28, 2013, 10:55:22 pm »
Ya know, I only draw 25 inches and am happy with anything 40 to 55 lbs if that helps ;)
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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #92 on: January 28, 2013, 11:07:24 pm »
Real nice shooter knots...  I really enjoy working hackberry and like shootin it more  ;)
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Offline Almostpighunter

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #93 on: January 29, 2013, 12:18:46 am »
This was a crazy awesome post of progress and end results. Thanks very much for the insight and incredible outcome!

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #94 on: January 29, 2013, 11:47:01 pm »
Well here is first brace. At full brace unfortunately, since I miscalculated string length, 2 1/2" shorter then NTN length gave me a 6" brace height somehow? What happened there?  ::)



Looks like the left limb is hinging a bit. Which is kinda weird as it didn't look hinged at all in person, braced or tiller wise. I will check it out tomorrow though. I will try my best to get this guy done and shooting in the next few days, and move on back to the setback handle hackberry. So many hackberry's...  :o
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #95 on: January 30, 2013, 01:02:50 am »
The sharper recurves did it. That's why a shorter string made for a higher brace. The bow nocks are on a higher plane than the string rests at.
Tread softly and carry a bent stick.

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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #96 on: February 05, 2013, 04:22:44 pm »
Okee Dokey, got this guy done. 59 3/4" nock to nock, ended up coming in at 50# @ 26", probably around 55 or so at 28", maybe 60-ish. Only measured out to 26" though. Took some set, of course,  ;). (Although this is measuring from the belly to a flat surface, when having the belly of the limbs up against something flat. It is not measuring from the nocks, if I measured that way, then this bow would have a couple inches reflex, but I don't like to count that on static recurves.) Anyway, upper limb has 1 7/8" set, bottom limb has 1 3/4" set. Another boring leather handle, calf hair arrow pass, linen string, yadda yadda... Oh yeah, also, 1/4" positive tiller.



















...Ok, now I will get started on that linen backed setback handle hackberry. I am thinking I will skin it if it turns out nice.

« Last Edit: February 06, 2013, 07:17:04 pm by toomanyknots »
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #97 on: February 05, 2013, 04:39:21 pm »
Nice tiller! Glad to see ya cleaned up fir the money shot...:)
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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #98 on: February 05, 2013, 04:51:47 pm »
Temper, temper, temper! .................You know what they say, "Once you go toasted, you dont go back."

 ;D  I know it, a heat gun is on this weeks grocery list,  ;).

Did ya pick up that heat gun yet?....now if we only can convince you to start tempering these babies they'll be golden  ;)

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #99 on: February 05, 2013, 05:33:55 pm »
Great tiller and very sweet curves. Do you need my address?? >:D

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #100 on: February 05, 2013, 05:37:34 pm »
Sweet lines on that baby as all yours have.
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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #101 on: February 05, 2013, 05:55:31 pm »
good lookin stuff here tmk.  I love me some hackberry.  Get that heat gun after 'em and you'll never look at hackberry the same!  I got the cheapest heat gun i could find and it's had LOTS of hours of runnin without a single issue.

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #102 on: February 05, 2013, 06:01:35 pm »
Temper, temper, temper! .................You know what they say, "Once you go toasted, you dont go back."

 ;D  I know it, a heat gun is on this weeks grocery list,  ;).

Did ya pick up that heat gun yet?....now if we only can convince you to start tempering these babies they'll be golden  ;)

Thank ya black hawk. I think I'm gonna plead the fifth on that though,  ;D.

Nice tiller!

Thank ya pearl.

Glad to see ya cleaned up fir the money shot...:)

Ya, I was startin to look like one of those guys from that new hobbit movie, with the 2 foot long beard N all.  ;D

Great tiller and very sweet curves. Do you need my address?? >:D

Thank ya! Hehe, I thought you were the one needin my address?, seeing as you got all that annoying yew that you just hate, and just need to get rid of...  >:D

Sweet lines on that baby as all yours have.

Thank ya slimbob. Aint near as sweet as that molly you just posted though,  :).

good lookin stuff here tmk.  I love me some hackberry.  Get that heat gun after 'em and you'll never look at hackberry the same!  I got the cheapest heat gun i could find and it's had LOTS of hours of runnin without a single issue.

Thank ya Khat. Ya, steve on here from middletown turned me on to one from menards thats about 20 bucks. It's on the list.  ;)

EDIT: One thing I don't like about this bow is that the handle is way too big I think. I keep doing that, I will mark a 4" or even 3 1/2" handle, and will somehow end up with 7" or 8" of handle. It is a hard habit to break. I also botched the tiller on this one, and had to flip limbs, as the stronger lower limb had to be corrected so much, that it became the weaker upper limb. If this hadn't of happened, I think it might of turned out with a little less string follow. Maybe.
« Last Edit: February 05, 2013, 06:10:59 pm by toomanyknots »
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline TRACY

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #103 on: February 05, 2013, 06:30:05 pm »
Knots, you need to edit the title from ...in progress to DONE! You did a great job on this bow man! I really like the overall color and look of it- au natural!

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Offline Don

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #104 on: February 05, 2013, 06:39:35 pm »
Nice looking bow.
I have a few hackberry stave to work and hope they come out looking half that good.
Never work with hackbery before.
I'll have to keep this one of yours in mind when the time comes.