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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ntvbowyer1969 on September 30, 2018, 10:08:03 pm

Title: Hackberry Flat bow
Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on September 30, 2018, 10:08:03 pm: Hello everyone. I gave a sneak peek of this bow a month ago. I have been using it as a fill in bow while working on other customer bows. It is a 66" hackberry bow. It is backed with silk and i painted it with designs from my tribe the Mikmaq. I did the painting designs with acrylic paint and finished with 8 coats of truoil. The bow is 66" 50#@28". It draws super smooth and is a blast to shoot. The bow itself is so light it feels like it will float out of your hand. (http://[img]https://i.imgur.com/jA20qlt.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/JPy4j9o.jpg)
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Post by: Hawkdancer on September 30, 2018, 10:57:09 pm: Nice! I like the patterns!
Hawkdancer
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Post by: upstatenybowyer on October 01, 2018, 05:15:21 am: That's beautiful. Hackberry definitely makes a great bow. 8)
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Post by: bjrogg on October 01, 2018, 05:51:17 am: That's a dandy looking fill in bow there NTV. Nice work .
Bjrogg
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Post by: Hrothgar on October 01, 2018, 06:21:11 am: Good looking bow, nice paint job. Accurate description on how hackberry feels too.
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Post by: Will B on October 01, 2018, 06:59:06 am: Great looking bow! Well done
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Post by: Selfbowman on October 01, 2018, 08:14:27 am: Well done! Arvin
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Post by: ohma2 on October 01, 2018, 08:31:13 am: Good lookin bow and the art work is great.
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Post by: simson on October 01, 2018, 09:28:39 am: Can't help, looking several times at your fd pic I find the bow not balanced. Maybe it is the photo angle (which is not absolutely square, I think).
The artwork looks great!
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Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on October 01, 2018, 05:39:16 pm: Simson i will get a tiller tree pick. the twisty ,curvy upper limb plays tricks and i am canting the bow some.
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Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on October 01, 2018, 09:55:39 pm: Simson, I added some more photos of the bow being drawn. there is a wicked dog leg bend at the end of top limb and it is wavy from back to belly in the same spot. I see what you mean in the pic of full draw. It looks that way from angle and the one funky spot in the top limb. I modified post and added pictures on the tree.
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Post by: Stixnstones on October 02, 2018, 06:06:49 am: Great lookin bow... love me some hackberry
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Post by: Knoll on October 02, 2018, 07:35:06 am: Lovely paint job.
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Post by: WhistlingBadger on October 02, 2018, 07:40:39 am: Wow, what a beauty! Well done!
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Post by: simson on October 02, 2018, 12:07:45 pm: Quote from: ntvbowyer1969 on October 01, 2018, 09:55:39 pm
Simson, I added some more photos of the bow being drawn. there is a wicked dog leg bend at the end of top limb and it is wavy from back to belly in the same spot. I see what you mean in the pic of full draw. It looks that way from angle and the one funky spot in the top limb. I modified post and added pictures on the tree.

I see! And you've done great!
For the fd pics: IMO we should do always pics from the left and the right side, way more clarification
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Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on October 02, 2018, 09:23:07 pm: Yea i will and usually have my friend take the pics. My youngest son did his best at taking them. LOL
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Post by: Pappy on October 03, 2018, 05:44:36 am: Beautiful finish work,Art work looks exceptional, nice fill in bow. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Bayou Ben on October 03, 2018, 07:27:44 am: Yep this is a very nice bow. Nice tiller and beautiful art work.
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Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on October 04, 2018, 11:16:40 am: Thank you all for the kind words
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Post by: selfbow joe on October 07, 2018, 08:02:54 am: Good looking bow
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Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on October 09, 2018, 06:45:05 am: Thank you
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Post by: Philipp A on December 05, 2018, 08:43:42 pm: Great looking bow and I love the artwork on it!
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Post by: Sidewinder on December 31, 2018, 10:21:04 am: Very cool bow. That Hackberry is light as a feather huh? I love seeing what other people come up with. The designs are unique too. Great job. Danny
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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on December 31, 2018, 04:58:21 pm: Good looking bow, and beautiful artwork and color designs.