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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ranger B on September 12, 2008, 08:55:28 pm

Title: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ranger B on September 12, 2008, 08:55:28 pm

Well, I finally got my Hackberry finished.  I'll be shooting it at Pappy's shoot tomorrow.  It's 61" nock to nock and pulls 50# @ 27"
The tip overlays are Burmese Red Wood.   I coated the bow in Red Mahogany stain then sanded it until the stain was still in the grain then coated it in a tung oil / Linseed oil mix and finished with Tru-oil
Ranger B
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Hberrydrawn.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Hberryunstrung.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Hberrytip.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Hberrystrung.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Hberryhandle.jpg)

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: michbowguy on September 12, 2008, 09:02:05 pm

do you have to aply tue oil  over the stain? or could you just use beeswax and buff it out?
nice looking bow btw!

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 12, 2008, 09:27:17 pm

Congratulations on a beautiful bow. Jawge

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: cowboy on September 12, 2008, 10:08:04 pm

Fine lookin weapon Ranger! Looks  likie it all came together for ya - Got a hackberry to cut down soon, hopefully can do it justice :).

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on September 12, 2008, 10:13:46 pm

That's a beauty Ranger. Nice profile and tiller.

Alan

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: sailordad on September 12, 2008, 10:41:05 pm

my first thought after just seeing the full draw pic was"now thats a nice bow",honest just ask my wife she heard me.
i really like the looks and tiller of that one,nice job

                                                                                        tim

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Justin Snyder on September 12, 2008, 10:45:45 pm

Sweet looking bow Jimmy. I really like the look of a white wood bow. Justin

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: mullet on September 12, 2008, 11:14:03 pm

  That looks great , Jimmy. Now, go forth and make meat. ;D

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: FlintWalker on September 12, 2008, 11:23:31 pm

I agree with every one else, very nice bow.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Denham Archer on September 12, 2008, 11:28:15 pm

Very nice bow.  Congratulations!

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ryano on September 12, 2008, 11:51:43 pm

Nice. Hows the unstrung profile? Did take any set?

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: medicinewheel on September 13, 2008, 07:16:31 am

really nice bow!
frank

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: DanaM on September 13, 2008, 08:13:56 am

I think you earned that one Ranger, came out great and good luck at Pappy's :)

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ranger B on September 13, 2008, 08:39:35 am

Thanks everyone. 
Ryan it only took about an inch of set but after about an hour it's gone and looks nice.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: cracker on September 13, 2008, 08:59:15 am

Thats a sweet looking bow Ranger.R.C.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: DCM on September 13, 2008, 10:36:13 am

Outstanding job.  I wanna see the profile before and after work as well.  It tells more than any other pic, imho.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: PeteC on September 13, 2008, 11:06:31 am

Good job ,that's very pretty.Tiller looks good,and I like the tips. Good shootin', God Bless

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: OldBow on September 13, 2008, 01:14:57 pm

Whew - you've got to be proud of this one! Bookmarked this a.m. for Sept Self Bow of the Month.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Sidewinder on September 13, 2008, 02:14:26 pm

Ranger, You need to keep me posted on how that Hackberry holds up after a few hundred arras cuz if it'll last without getting too much set you will have inspired me to give hackberry a try. I know its a lighter wood density wise but being related to elm it might just do it. You will have succesfully proven to me that it is worth the effort. The reason I have such a keen interest is that I have tons  of the straightest hackberry all over down here and I have always just walked right on by it thinking that it would be a sub par bow wood. The job you did on that one is as good as it gets in my book. Congrats and like I said, let me know.   Danny

P.S.  what are the dimensions at the fades and what limb design did you use? Is it pyramid or parallel to midlimb and then taper? How is the cast? Whats your opinion on how it was to work with? How does it respond to heat? I know...lots of questions, sorry.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ranger B on September 13, 2008, 02:36:46 pm

Hopefully these pictures will help.  These were taken after shooting about 40 arrows then shooting the course today (20 more arrows) then coming home and shooting about 40 more.  So this profile is after roughly 100 arrows.  It is a pyramid but once I finished it I increased the taper at the end of the limbs.  I took the nocks down even more this morning so they are thin but note as much as some I've seen.  It was a straight pyramid to begin with and the tips were laid out 1/2" but now the nocks are 3/8" right in the middle. 
Jimmy
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_0468.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_0467.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_0466.jpg)
 

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ranger B on September 13, 2008, 03:14:34 pm

Sidewinder.  It's 1.5" at the fades and 3/8" at the nock.

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Sidewinder on September 15, 2008, 12:42:30 am

I like those dimensions. Glad to hear it did'nt have to be abnormally wide. Looks very good unbraced as well. How did you shoot? Danny

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Pappy on September 15, 2008, 06:18:24 am

Very nice job Jimmy,I got to see it up close and personal.He shot it good Sat. It
is a lot quicker than I thought it would be.Shoots nice. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: GregB on September 15, 2008, 08:42:21 am

Jimmy, the tips look a lot better with some of the excess wood taken off. I got to see this bow shooting and it is really a snappy shooter, and Jimmy shoots it really well. Very nice job on a wood that isn't the easiest to make a bow from! ;)

The way he shoots it, you can expect to see pic's posted of deer he harvests with it...

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ranger B on September 27, 2008, 04:06:20 pm

Hackberry Hammer proves himself on opening morning. Got this little doe this morning and got a clean pass through. 
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Sep2708wheelerfarm.jpg)

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: rattlesnake on September 27, 2008, 06:39:58 pm

very sweet bow!! i like everthing about it!!,,,,, great harvest,,,,snake

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: Ranger B on September 27, 2008, 11:04:04 pm

Got another one this afternoon with it.
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/Sep2708afternoon.jpg)

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 28, 2008, 12:14:23 am

Ranger B, I saw those pictured on the LW. Awesome! And with a selfbow too. Jawge

Title: Re: Hackberry Hammer finished - new bow
Post by: DirtyDan on September 28, 2008, 09:10:19 am

Excellent bow, Ranger. Nice slim tips, graceful overlays, great tiller, excellent overall shape.  Well done.
Dan