This was my 1st stave bow I have attempted. Hackberry bend through the handle. 53# @ 27". 63" ttt and 61 1/2" ntn. I left the back with some cambium on it in spots trying for a slight camo effect. Stained with special walnut stain and finished with 6 coats of Helmsman spar urethane. Beaver tail grip with a built up leather rest under it. B-50 string with beaver fur silencers. It shot where I was looking and had just a little thump in the handle at the shot. Overall I was very happy with this bow. This bow is a bit shorter than my 30" draw but I could still shoot it well.
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my shoulders and I love Hackberry!!! Very nicely done and bet it's whisper quiet?? The Beaver is a nice touch :)
Nice bow, BB!
Thank you guys.
Very sweet BB.. ^5
Cool bow James. I really like the handle work.
Thanks Roy and DVS.
Good looker, nice tiller and one of my favorite woods to work with.
Very nice, Hackberry is under rated as a bow wood.
Jeff
Thanks Pearlie and Jeff. I agree with it being under rated. It works so nicely and really can take a severe bend. I used some long drop pieces to test and it really bends a lot. I have my eyes on a few to cut. This stave came from up north, so it is northern hackberry, not sugarberry or southern hackberry.
Sure does look great. Well done james
Thanks Mr. Hicks.
Great job! I bet "Gus" was pretty tickled to get nice hackberry bow. I've still got some hackberry left that has been drying for over a year now, I should try and knock out a hackberry selfbow and see how it turns out. I cut the hackberry, split the staves, but have never attempted a bow from it.
Any tips, tricks, or things to avoid when working with it you would want to share?
It works very well.....with a drawknife and scraper. Nothing to bad to look out for.