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Offline ohma2

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2018, 11:54:52 am »
Good job and have some fun with it ,you tillered it well.

Offline JWMALONE

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2018, 11:59:48 am »
Really nice, low profile killing machine.
Red Oak its the gateway wood!

Offline Morgan

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2018, 12:25:41 pm »
Thank you again guys.
 My taste tends to lean towards very simplistic design and finish. I see so many Beautiful, meticulously finished bows on here and I’m very humbled by the artistic skill and patience it takes to finish a bow out like that.
Patience isn’t my strong suit, and has caused several bow failures early on for me, so now I take it snail paced slow and come out with a useable bow most times....
 However by the time I shoot one in, its all I can do to slap some oil and a piece of leather on it.
At one point I had a few tillered bows shot in and sitting in the corner of the shop bare for months before giving them away for someone else to finish.
Ironically though, I usually start laying out a new stave, or pulling bark etc to prepare the next victim as soon as I get the last shot in.

Offline sieddy

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2018, 12:45:31 pm »
That looks like an awesome bow mate!  :)
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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2018, 10:42:57 am »
Like it!
How did you stain it?
Simon
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Offline High-Desert

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2018, 11:18:40 am »
Love that simple and rugged look. Great job.
Eric

Offline barebo

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2018, 03:36:33 pm »
Great looking short bow. Hackberry is nice to work, and you did it justice!

Offline Morgan

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2018, 03:54:46 pm »
Like it!
How did you stain it?
I mixed black powdered rit dye with alcohol. My hopes was to do a few coats for a dark gray, but it made it purple. I kept adding coats till it was dark and rubbed a few coats of walnut danish oil on it and it took the purple away.

Offline Aaron H

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2018, 06:27:58 pm »
I think it looks great.  Sweet bend too

Offline Yard Dog

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2018, 02:07:46 am »
That bow looks great !!! The full draw pic is spot on .....

Offline Hans H

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2018, 07:06:57 am »
like the stain job and the tiller looks spot on. congrats.
Hans
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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2018, 05:01:57 pm »
Nice looking bow

Offline Greg DeJanes

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #27 on: March 08, 2018, 12:57:36 pm »
I missed this one and want to comment. Wow! Really like this one . Tiller is beautiful. I like the primitive handle too. Simple yet a beauty.

Thanks,
Greg

Offline Morgan

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #28 on: March 08, 2018, 01:54:57 pm »
Thank you.

Offline Bob W.

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Re: Short hackberry ( more pics added)
« Reply #29 on: March 08, 2018, 02:47:29 pm »
Looks good  Morgan, tiller is killer!