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Offline Weylin

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #75 on: January 22, 2013, 01:04:35 am »
Those look really nice, good work!
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #76 on: January 22, 2013, 01:24:12 am »
Those hackberry bows are looking real nice TMK.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #77 on: January 28, 2013, 04:51:58 pm »
Quote from: Weylin on January 22, 2013, 01:04:35 am
Those look really nice, good work!

Quote from: Carson (CMB) on January 22, 2013, 01:24:12 am
Those hackberry bows are looking real nice TMK.

Thank you guys! Well, I ended up sanding through the back ring in a tiny spot next to a knot on the set back handle bow (ya I know, I somehow found a hackberry with a knot? Thats my luck I guess,  :) ). I had linen or sinew on hand, and since this bow is kinda funky to begin with, I decided to go with linen.



So this bow was thrown on the back burner for a day or so, and in the mean time I decided to work on another hackberry static recurve. I forget the exact length, but it was like 64" or 63" or so end to end. At first it was anyway. The black overlay material is horn, once again. I started with this:









...And then promptly screwed the nocks up by making them too thin and weak, and one broke while I was floor tillering. Which I should of just broke them off before hand and made some new ones, as I really don't know what I was thinking in the first place. So now I have this:







...Which basically kills the whole bow for me, as I am not really loving the nocks. Oh well. I will post some more pics once I get er tillered and all...
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Offline druid

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #78 on: January 28, 2013, 04:55:18 pm »
Set back handle is my favourite. Good work man...
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #79 on: January 28, 2013, 07:18:09 pm »
Quote from: druid on January 28, 2013, 04:55:18 pm
Set back handle is my favourite. Good work man...

Thank ya druid,  :). I'm thinking of throwing some snake skins on top of the linen backing on that one. I should have it tillered and ready to go in a couple days, so I should have a fulldraw pic up in a little bit,  ;).
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #80 on: January 28, 2013, 07:20:43 pm »
Temper, temper, temper! .................You know what they say, "Once you go toasted, you dont go back."
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #81 on: January 28, 2013, 08:17:17 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on January 28, 2013, 07:20:43 pm
Temper, temper, temper! .................You know what they say, "Once you go toasted, you dont go back."

 ;D  I know it, a heat gun is on this weeks grocery list,  ;).
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 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline sleek

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #82 on: January 28, 2013, 08:18:02 pm »
nothing wrong with the cherokee nock look bud. I like it.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #83 on: January 28, 2013, 08:22:55 pm »
Quote from: sleek on January 28, 2013, 08:18:02 pm
nothing wrong with the cherokee nock look bud. I like it.

I like em too, but I think it looks kinda goofy with the overlay. I was quite happy with my longer recurves that I started with too, plus I lost a good 2" or so of length, which ain't great either. It is now 59 3/4" NTN. I am thinkin it really shouldn't go past 26" draw if I know whats good for me?
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #84 on: January 28, 2013, 08:27:30 pm »
is it going to bend in the handle?
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #85 on: January 28, 2013, 08:32:15 pm »
Quote from: ionicmuffin on January 28, 2013, 08:27:30 pm
is it going to bend in the handle?

At this time, no.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #86 on: January 28, 2013, 08:35:51 pm »
then it makes sense to keep it at 26 inch draw. :/
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #87 on: January 28, 2013, 09:56:02 pm »
hey toomanyknottsberryfarm, don't matter if you think you screwed the pooch with the horn overlays, it still looks good to me.  You did a great job of getting some radical bend in those limbs! 

I can't wait to see this one when you have given it your usual fine detail oriented finish work.  She's gonna shine, and I'd bet this dog will hunt!
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #88 on: January 28, 2013, 10:01:14 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on January 28, 2013, 09:56:02 pm
hey toomanyknottsberryfarm, don't matter if you think you screwed the pooch with the horn overlays, it still looks good to me.  You did a great job of getting some radical bend in those limbs! 

I can't wait to see this one when you have given it your usual fine detail oriented finish work.  She's gonna shine, and I'd bet this dog will hunt!

 ;D Hopefully it'll survive. It's pretty wide, so hopefully that'll help. Wish me luck...
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: A hackberry bow that is in progress...
« Reply #89 on: January 28, 2013, 10:12:15 pm »
You got skills, save the luck for the ladies.
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