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greenstick
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Decent Hackberry Rawhide Bow
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June 22, 2009, 10:28:02 am »
Another Hoosier made bow out of the old Hackberry tree on my land in Northern Indiana. Here are some pictures from bent stave, steaming,to rawhide and finishing. This one was a very stubborn bow that did not want to be straightened. After steaming the bow looked good, but even after finishing it still resorted back to its bent ways a little. In the end it's still a decent bow at 60" long,47#@28"
[/img]Thanks to all of your help from this forum and P A magazine.
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June 22, 2009, 12:02:29 pm »
Nice looking bow,Hackberry will make a nice bow,very light in the hand to boot.
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DanaM
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June 22, 2009, 12:08:28 pm »
Looks like it came out just fine, well done eh
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OldBow
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June 22, 2009, 12:26:22 pm »
Very nice job. Quite the steamer you've got rigged up. Bookmarked, too, for June BOM fun.
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Parnell
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June 22, 2009, 12:33:24 pm »
Lot of info in those pictures - I'm interested in the steam pipe you've got. Gonna make something like that soon. Thanks for sharing. Bow looks real nice, too. It's got some character, for sure.
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greenstick
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June 22, 2009, 02:05:05 pm »
Thanks guys, each bow can be such a good teacher. And the steamer was thrown together out of scrap duct out of necessity.
[/img] If I would have had bigger pipe than 6" I would rebuilt it better, and put wires through the pipe to keep the bow off the bottom.
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chessieboy
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Re: Decent Hackberry Rawhide Bow
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June 22, 2009, 05:48:09 pm »
I made a steamer similar to that one. You dont need wire, just a chunk of 2X4 or what ever you have laying around. Put a piece at each end and the stave will stay up out of the water that collects in the pipe.
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redwasp
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June 22, 2009, 07:18:33 pm »
very nice, I like it alot. Steamer is cool too. where does hackberry grow ( states ), I would love to try some. I heard it was like Hickory what did you think?
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George Tsoukalas
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June 22, 2009, 07:46:53 pm »
Very nice work.
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greenstick
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June 22, 2009, 11:34:51 pm »
This was the second bow that I've made out of Hackberry, both seem to be good strong bows. My book says it a North American tree,and easy to spot by it bark.
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sulphur
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Re: Decent Hackberry Rawhide Bow
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June 24, 2009, 02:15:22 pm »
hackberry grows everywhere in east texas. its my second favorite (after osage) wood for bows. Hack will certainly surprise you with its performance and versatility.
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