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Offline Greenriverwoodcraft

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knotty Hickory Selfbow
« on: February 22, 2017, 09:52:34 pm »
This hickory Selfbow is really a nifty piece of wood.  It has large knots about 10 inches from either tip almost perfectly symmetrical about the handle.  It pulls 43 pounds at 28 inches and is a very sweet shooter.  It has a buffalo horn arrow rest and rosewood tip overlay and is finished with 6 coats of Waterlox tung oil finish.  This bow is made from a single piece of wood taken from a tree cut in the same woods that I took these pictures.  This bow has taken nearly zero set during the shooting in process and despite the crazy wavy wood and knots it has a great feel to it.  Its finished with waterlox tung oil.



















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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2017, 10:06:29 pm »
Very nice work getting a bow from that challenging piece of hickory.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2017, 10:19:19 pm »
Great job on a tough piece of wood!
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Offline bubby

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2017, 10:20:07 pm »
Nice job
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2017, 10:57:13 pm »
Yes, you did well. Very nice. Jawge
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Offline Limbwalker

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2017, 12:50:37 am »
That's really cool, I like it when people make bows from wood a lot of people would turn down. Nice work
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Offline BowEd

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2017, 01:03:23 am »
Nice character hickory stick bow.
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2017, 06:31:38 am »
Really nice work. I like the character on the hickory bow.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2017, 07:00:31 am »
Very nice congrats !
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Offline MulchMaker

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2017, 07:06:30 am »
I really dig knotted up bows. Nice work
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Online bjrogg

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2017, 07:56:39 am »
Nice job
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2017, 09:00:24 am »
I really like this one. Beautiful lines. Your patient and thoughtful work paid off. Congrats  ;)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2017, 09:29:04 am »
That's a really sweet bow, I like how the knots are layed out and its simplicity.  Pictures are nice, too.  Where ya at?
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Offline DC

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2017, 10:54:52 am »
Very pretty bow! Good job!
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Offline rps3

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Re: knotty Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2017, 01:50:08 pm »
Looks great. The dry winter helps with the set. I like to heat treat my hickory, seems to help keep it more stable in the humid summer.
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