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Ranger B

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Working on a Hackberry
« on: August 28, 2008, 10:21:07 pm »
Pappy put of a couple of pics of the stave then the initial cut out.  Here are a few after getting it floor tillered and some initial work on the tiller tree.  Also, a lovely picture of what we all love to see....shavings by the vice.  This is my first hackberry and it is some white white wood.  Nice so far.
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2008, 10:24:22 pm »
just cut out

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Ranger B

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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2008, 10:25:10 pm »
draw knife on the stave

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Offline cowboy

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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2008, 10:57:09 pm »
Looks good so far Ranger! that does look like some white-white wood, good luck with her. I'm agonna cut some hackberry here before too long, hope it's as nice as I hear :).
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2008, 11:04:32 pm »
Looking good.......
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2008, 11:39:58 pm »
I have had some drying in the shop for a while.  Your work might make me give it a try for my next bow!! 
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Ranger B

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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 09:32:41 am »
Woke up at 2:50 a.m. and couldn't sleep so I went to work on this.  Hope to get over to Pappy's today and heat the belly.
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2008, 09:43:36 am »
Wow! 2:50 am, sounds like me Jimmy. Anywhere between 3 to 4 am, bam - awake and staring off into the darkness. Hackberry's looking good. I see you have a heat gun right there on your workbench - If I lived that close to Pappy's I'd probably be over there all the time too ::) ;D.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2008, 10:58:36 am »
I think hackberry is under utilized as a bow wood. It definitely splits easier than other members of the elm family. Looks good so far. Keep us posted with pics and info.

Tracy
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2008, 11:31:39 am »
Looking good Jimmy,keep up the good work.
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2008, 07:13:34 am »
It's looking good so far.  I wanted to give hackberry a try sometime.  Looking foward to see the progress.
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2008, 07:36:50 am »
Looking good.  That hackberry is sure easy wood to work.  But it will surprise you with its performance.
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2008, 10:25:41 am »
Nice looking hack bow.

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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2008, 04:10:25 pm »
So everybody thinks Hackberry is good huh? I have access to a bunch of it staight as a string too. I suppose I should go ahead an cut a few and get em started curing. Any suggestions on how to work the back? Should I just take off the bark and cambrium and then thats the back? What is a good design for Hack? I prefer pyramids. I did'nt realize it was related to elm. I know elm is good stuff I just figured becuase there was so much straight hackberry around that it could'nt be killer bow wood. That would be too easy.  Danny
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Re: Working on a Hackberry
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2008, 04:52:29 pm »
Got a lot of work done yesterday and today.  Got her to this point and even shot one dozen arrows through her.  I've some fine tuning to do but I'm getting there.  Here are a few more pics.  Next one should be at full draw and you can give me an opinion on tiller.
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