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Offline organic_archer

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Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« on: February 28, 2021, 02:18:40 pm »
Happy Sunday all. Here's a snakey hackberry selfbow I recently finished up and shipped out. You'll have to forgive me for not always getting that full draw shot. Seems to be too many moving parts around here to remember to get one for every bow. Hopefully the profiles will satisfy the bow gods this time  (W.

It's 57# at 28" draw, 2" wide at the fades and 66" long. I added 1.5" reflex to the blank, and the finished bow holds 1" of it.

It came with a hand-stitched bison hide quiver, 6 target arrows and 6 hunting arrows. The arrows are 11/32 Surewoods fletched with wild turkey feathers and artificial sinew. I'm excited to get this kit into the hands of its new owner.











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Offline Tradslinger

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2021, 03:48:43 pm »
who ever gets it should be just as excited, beautiful combo.

Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2021, 04:19:15 pm »
Your work always amazes me!

!s this the first kit you've finished this year?

Offline BoltBows

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2021, 04:34:10 pm »
Great work, as usual. Your lack of full draw picture is forgiven, we all know your tillers are spot on anyway ;)
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2021, 06:45:55 pm »
Nice looking set. I sure the new owner will be very pleased.

Offline RyanY

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2021, 08:08:55 pm »
Nice amount of character in that one. No doubts about the tiller. Glad to see you posting more of your work on here!

Offline Fox

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2021, 08:20:58 pm »
That’s magnificent... really really awesome.... tell me about the color though, it’s pretty great.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2021, 08:40:29 pm »
Looks awesome...nice work. The couple hackberry bows I have made left me wanting to cut more. Light in mass, smells great while tempering, and holds reflex. I'm sure the new owner will love it.

Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2021, 09:59:07 pm »
Very nice set.
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Offline organic_archer

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2021, 02:57:13 pm »
Thanks all. I appreciate the kind words!

Your work always amazes me!

!s this the first kit you've finished this year?

Yep! This is the first complete kit I've shipped out this year. I had a handful of carry-overs to finish up from the 2020 wait list  ;D

Great work, as usual. Your lack of full draw picture is forgiven, we all know your tillers are spot on anyway ;)

Haha, greatly appreciated Jaap!  (SH)

That’s magnificent... really really awesome.... tell me about the color though, it’s pretty great.

This is my go-to color for hackberry, and it's achieved by applying MinWax Ebony stain and then immediately wiping it off without letting it soak. Really brings out the character and unusual color patterns in hackberry!

Looks awesome...nice work. The couple hackberry bows I have made left me wanting to cut more. Light in mass, smells great while tempering, and holds reflex. I'm sure the new owner will love it.

It deserves more credit as a bow wood than it gets! Sometimes it can be a little soft, but when you get a more dense one it makes a real fine bow.
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Offline simk

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2021, 03:16:32 am »
very organic curves on that one - I'm loving it - great work! please always keep posting your bows on here  :)
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2021, 03:51:42 am »
Great bow
the color work is a real plus  :OK

Offline dreamcraft_archery

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2021, 07:36:55 am »
Awesome bow. Love your work sir keep it up  :OK

Offline diliviu

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2021, 01:20:40 pm »
Wild and beautiful. Clean tillering as far as I can see (right limb - upper pic) on a not so easy to tiller piece.

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Re: Snakey Hackberry Selfbow - 57# at 28"
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2021, 03:16:55 pm »
Nice set :) Very nice.