| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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I made this bow for my good buddy, Darryl Quidort. Some of you may recognize the name. It's 2012 cut hackberry. 64.5" ntn, 50 @ 27. The tips have osage over lays for the 10 strand D97 to ride in. The bow holds about 1.5" of reflex. It was heat tempered as all hackberry should be. It's a marshmallow without it. Its strength lies in it's elasticity. By hardening the belly you even up the fight between the back and belly making for a physically lightweight bow that whips an arrow down range.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Very nice. What's that on the back?
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Char.
Looks like it can’t wait to get outside Pearl.
Bjrogg
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Sorry I guess I was looking at it wrong. That is the back. Was thinking it was the heat treatment on the belly
Bjrogg
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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It's just grey alcohol dye, Frank. He is 100% a hunter. So, I dyed the back only and then finished it in clear satin with no shine.
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| From: JMark NC
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Very nice. Where do you get alcohol dye? Is it the same as alcohol ink? Can you apply oil over it once it dries? Sorry for all the questions.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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"It's just grey alcohol dye,"....I like it.
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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JMark. Feibings leather dye is a great start for the dye and it's cheap enough. Yes, you can apply any type of finish over it. I have used paste wax, various polys and tung oil over it with equally fine results.
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| From: Justcut
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Looks great!
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| From: Knifeguy
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Nice bow Chris. Glad to see you back at it! Lance
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| From: Bob Rowlands
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Real nice. I like the stick on rest.
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Thanks guys.
Bob, that's a chunk of antler from a buck I shot in 2013 with a BW PTFX I bought from Darryl. It came full circle :)
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| From: bentstick54
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Very nice looking bow. Thanks for sharing.
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| From: Stickbow Felty
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Awesome looking bow Chris. I bet it shoots great
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| From: Wayne Hess
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Looks pretty good to me.
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| From: MStyles
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Very nice.
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| From: Don T. Lewis
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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I like that one! Nice job! I like the hunter finish you put on it too. No shine:)
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| From: PA Bones
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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I recognize that name. Nice bow Pearl Drums! I’ve had good success with hackberry bows.
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| From: PA Bones
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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I recognize that name. Nice bow Pearl Drums! I’ve had good success with hackberry bows.
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| From: Supernaut
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Beautiful looking bow Chris!
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| From: bodymanbowyer
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| Date: 03-Mar-23 |
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Yeppers your right Chris. Crap pictures. But I know in person it looks 10 X's better. As I have one of your Osage bows. :) JF
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| From: Draven
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| Date: 04-Mar-23 |
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That's a very nice selfbow!
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| From: JusPassin
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| Date: 04-Mar-23 |
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https://woodworker.com/search.html?searchmode=10&search=090.003
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| From: George Tsoukalas
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| Date: 04-Mar-23 |
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Love it! I don't think you can beat it! Jawge
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| From: Kwikdraw
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| Date: 10-Mar-23 |
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Very well done!
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| From: crookedstix
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| Date: 10-Mar-23 |
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Chris, could you say a bit more about the heat tempering? As in, what tools used, how much and how long, how you knew when to quit, etc.? Thanks--
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 13-Mar-23 |
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I use a Wagner heat gun on high. Start by clamping it tight to the caul at the handle. Hold your heat gun at least 4" and up to 5-6" away from the surface of the belly, start at the fade. Hold it there until its a dark brown color. The object is to penetrate the wood with heat, not just turn the surface black and charred in 20- 30 seconds. It takes at least 30-40 minutes to do a typical limb. It should look like a marshmallow that is slightly over roasted. Once you get an area 5-6" long done you need to clamp it down to the form. This is the time you reflex and straighten as well as temper.
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 13-Mar-23 |
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As Del says
If you aren’t bored out of your skull by the time you’re done heat treating them your doing it wrong
It’s not a quick five or ten minute job
Bjrogg
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| From: Steve Milbocker
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| Date: 13-Mar-23 |
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I used to roast my marshmallows till they were black and on fire:)
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| From: ken techau
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| Date: 06-Apr-23 |
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Great bow! Thanks for the heat treating info too.
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| From: Slayer
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| Date: 06-Apr-23 |
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Very nice!!
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| From: Arvin
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| Date: 06-Apr-23 |
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Nice build pearl!
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| From: Bob Rowlands
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| Date: 07-Apr-23 |
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Nice bow Chris. I really like that glued on rest. I don't particularly care for selfbows with a cut out shelf.
Thanks for the photos!
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| From: RyanR
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| Date: 15-Apr-23 |
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I like everything about that handle section. I didn’t know you still made bows:)
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