Harris preparation photo gallery

Mark Hicks

Winter hit southern Ohio two days before my travel day to the Harris Chain. See how happy I am?

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This is me trying to assemble tackle for the Harris Open. It’s a “Where’s Waldo” moment. Can you find me in this mess.

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Valerie’s first whitetail, taken last December. Never forget it.

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I’m holding an osage stave that will is now a self bow.

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First you pare down the stave with a draw knife.

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Then you move on to files.

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The fine finish work is done with a cabinet scraper.

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The resulting self bow should look something like this...

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...and this...

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...and this...

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