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Offline Morgan

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Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« on: February 10, 2018, 06:29:16 pm »
Finished a bow I’ve been fooling with off and on for a while. I don’t have the skill that most of you have, especially with finish details, but I’m happy with it. 59” hackberry, 55# @ 26” .
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2018, 07:16:37 pm »
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2018, 07:17:55 pm »
Nah, your work looks great!  MOAR pics, if you have em....
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Offline JWMALONE

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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2018, 07:20:58 pm »
I like it, That's they way a bow is supposed to look IMO any way.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2018, 08:02:05 pm »
That's a real sweet full draw picture
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Offline k-hat

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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2018, 08:10:13 pm »
I like it!  Nice job on the stain, tiller looks real good too!
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2018, 08:16:46 pm »
Very nice looking full bow and full draw.  Did  you heat treat the belly?  How wide are the limbs?
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Offline Badger

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2018, 08:23:10 pm »
  That looks great, a lot of us here are not big on finish work. Whatever pleases you is what counts there. Your bow came out very nice.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2018, 08:35:40 pm »
Quote from: Badger on February 10, 2018, 08:23:10 pm
  That looks great, a lot of us here are not big on finish work. Whatever pleases you is what counts there. Your bow came out very nice.

There a lot more fun to shoot than look at anyhow
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2018, 09:07:09 pm »
Thanks guys. I’ll post more pics tomorrow if weather permits, can’t get a god pic inside to save my life. Limbs are a 1 1/5” parallel tapering last 10” to 1/2” nocks. Heated the tar out of the belly. Stain was accidental. Mixed a pack of black rit dye with a quart of alcohol. Well that turns hackberry purple. After probably 15 applications of that mix I put some walnut danish oil on it that made it look pretty decent.
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Offline hoosierf

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2018, 07:19:29 am »
Nice one. You got plenty a skills.
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Offline M2A

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« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2018, 07:51:45 am »
Great looking full draw pic!
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2018, 11:06:27 am »
Tiller looks spot on and in the immortal words of one of our members... everything else is just frosting.
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Offline DC

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Re: Short hackberry
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2018, 11:13:04 am »
If it don't go, chrome it ;)
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Offline Morgan

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2018, 11:50:15 am »
Thanks again guys. Here’s a few other profile pics.
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