Hackberry Selfbow

[DVSHUNTER]

I finally decided to stop waiting for a good camera and just use some cell phone pics of this new bow. It's hackberry cut from my neighbors backyard a few years ago.  It ended up 57@28 which is a good weight, even at my 26in. draw.  The bow measures sixty-six inches nock to nock and shoots best with a six inch brace height. The limbs are 1 3/4in. to just shy of midlife, then taper to tips just under a half inch.  The tips overlays are cocabolo and I covered the white back with black snake skins.  The handle is made from skivved elk hide and dyed black then finished with mink oil.  I used the same elk hide for the small shelf and strike plate to keep her quiet when drawing.  I still need to talk to Glenn at Show-Me Strings for a new string, cuz I Hate making strings and mine are all ugly and full of wax. I'm thinking. Almost all black with a few red and white or tan twisted in and I've got some nice fur for silencers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[b.glass]

That bow is outstanding and the pics are true genius! Very well done!

Bona

[subsonic]

Very Nice!

[L82HUNT]

Looks good Dave

[rainman]

Love Black snake skins on white wood bows.  Very nice Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

I suppose it's ok:)
But what kind of Bowyer are ya, ya can't make strings? Gezze O Man, Boy....

[DVSHUNTER]

The kind that really hates making strings.

Even my tillering strings are all old ones from Glenn.

[KellyG]

Yet another one from Dave that is outstanding.

[vanillabear?]

[Keenan]

Man that came out great David. Love the unbraced profile and the full draw against the sky is spectacular. Well done indeed!      

[DVSHUNTER]

Thanks everyone. I'vs been messing with my phone a lot today since me and the kids are stuck home with the youngest boy running a fever still.  I'm pretty surprised how much editing these smart phones can do.

Keenan, I always liked your full draw shots like that so I had my nine year old snap the pic then just cropped out the houses around. The kid knows how to work the phone better than I do sometimes.

[Dan Landis]

Very Nice DVS

[snakewood3]

Excellent !!!!

[DVSHUNTER]

And the last of the pics. At least until the harvest shots. Hehe
Thanks for all the kind words.  I finally got the rest of the pics finished.

 

 



 

 

[bigbob2]

Beautiful! You guys are so lucky in the US. with the various organic backing you can use.Here all snakes are protected and you can be fined heavily just to have a skin in your possession even if it was from road kill.Again great bow and love the contrasts

[PEARL DRUMS]

Fast David? I bet it scoots pretty good.

[D]

Dang that thing is slick.  Great looking bow.  Great pics too

[DVSHUNTER]

Thanks guys.  

I haven't got the chance to chrono it yet, but it seems to shoot pretty fast.  I am definitely going to cut some hackberry down soon as the stuff grows all over my farm. I'll probably wait till thissummer, but I'll ribbon off a few trees this winter when I'm cutting other stuff.  Hackberry is also one wood that doesn't bother me as far as dust. The cocobolo tips do though. Lol.