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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: organic_archer on May 28, 2021, 11:18:39 am

Title: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: organic_archer on May 28, 2021, 11:18:39 am

Happy Friday all. Here's a Hackberry Selfbow kit I recently gave away in a contest on my Instagram account. It ended up being won by a gentleman who's already had great success in the woods with traditional bows. He let me know after he won that he's been meaning to get away from glass and into a primitive longbow, so the timing couldn't have been more perfect. I cant wait to see what he does with it this fall!

Hackberry Selfbow
Stained with campfire coals.
Left the heat treatment visible on the belly.
60# at 28" draw
66" overall length
Buckskin handle wrap
D97 Flemish string
Stiff handle. 2" wide at the fades.

Hand-stitched Bison Hide Quiver
9 target arrows - Surewood Douglas Fir shafts. Wild snow goose feathers. Self nocks and arti-sinew.

(https://i.imgur.com/AJamdiW.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/GGqxSIj.jpg)
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Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: WhistlingBadger on May 28, 2021, 11:53:39 am

I love the stain on the belly.  I also love those snow goose feathers!  Great work!

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: hoosierf on May 28, 2021, 12:47:18 pm

Awesome

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: Don W on May 28, 2021, 01:03:11 pm

Excellent craftsmasnship!   :OK

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: Will B on May 28, 2021, 02:01:11 pm

That is a great set!  I love the stain job you did. Looks like it was made to hunt. He’s a lucky fella.

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: smoke on May 28, 2021, 05:42:24 pm

Sweetcakes!  That is a nice looking archery suite!  I really like my hackberry bows and it looks like you really nailed this one!  Great work!

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: Stixnstones on May 29, 2021, 12:12:13 pm

Love me some hackberry, great work

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: Fox on May 29, 2021, 03:13:03 pm

So amazing  :)

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: bownarra on May 30, 2021, 02:00:16 am

Pretty sweet set :) The bow looks very nice.
Try rounding over the edges of your nocks - less likely to Robin Hood one!

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: BowEd on May 30, 2021, 08:58:32 am

Dandy set up you come up with there.Good hunting bow.

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: Santanasaur on May 30, 2021, 10:40:14 am

Spectacular. Pure bow right there

Title: Re: Hackberry Selfbow - 60# at 28" with bison hide quiver and arrows
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 31, 2021, 09:46:20 pm

Very nice! Jawge