HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[katman]

Someone's going to be looking out for the postman in a couple days, congrats. Pics please.

[buffalo53]

Hi The bow on the left now lives at my house, and yes James is very good at listening to a customer. I asked  for steep sweeps and a deep riser a bit over 21/8. I liked the old pictures of Howard Hill's personal bows and I feel James nailed it. You should see the figure on the bocotte limbs.  Thanks George Hill

[buffalo53]

Hi  I meant to say the bow on the right. Thanks George Hill

[Jim Picarelli]

The postman came today and dropped off my new to me Morningstar. I'm at a loss for words to describe this bow...definitely a convert to the reverse-handle bows now and James' bows. I'm thinking Vixen next!
   

       
 
   

[Brianlocal3]

Jim , outstanding looking Morningstar there!!!!!!

That just screams shooter.

[Brianlocal3]

Hi  I received my bow yesterday from JD Berry . It came as no surprise when I opened the box, that the contents met and surpassed my hopes. I had talked to James about a riser like those in older Howard Hill personal bow photos. Very deep and slim with step sweeps, in my opinion he nailed it. My bow will be named Joe, after my wife Donna( don't ask). Joe is 68in long and 52lb @ 28in . My riser is a bit over 21/8 deep and 1in wide. The core is bamboo and the parallels are bocote with great figure . James told me he cut thru a lot of material to come up with these examples, he knew how much I like great wood . ( I stopped counting how many beer I owe him) The riser is wenge, with satin wood encasements. Many of you have been on waiting lists and Im sure you were  patient and waited for the bowyer to contact you. Me, not so much. Im sorry to say I bugged James  a lot, with every kind of detail, all of which I found out he did regularly.  Every time I called ,he was patient and gave me a lesson in which ever aspect of bow building we were talking about. I certainly could go on, but Im going to see if I can get my son to help load some pics, and the send them off to Brian. In closing' I am a fan of J D Berry bows and also of James Berry the man, I wish him all the best.  Thank you for your time  George Hill





 

[Brianlocal3]

[Green]

Jim and George......Congrats on two extremely fine looking bows!  

I'm all over that narrowly swept Vixen for my next masterpiece.  Nicely done as always James!

[Stump Buster]

OH MAN... New Berry Bow Pics/Owners in one day!!!

Both Bows are Beauties!!! CONGRAT's GUYS!

I spoke to JD Today and talked to him about my model changes. He told me most guys chance their orders at least 3-6 times before the bow is ever started. SO I'm "normal" apparently. I also told him I've been trying to find every pic posted online of his bows to help with the decision making process. We agreed the Morning Star would be good first bow from his shop. Not sure how far out I am because he left his order book in the house... I told him he was just probably spending too much time in the spray booth. We may need an intervention.   :D

These pictures both help and make the wait harder!

More Good news as I heard from Rich Wormington and my Yellowstone Renegade should be leaving his shop today!

Thanks for posting Pics Jim and Brian!!!

Jim and George... please let us know how they shoot, as those were the first and last models on my Berry order.

Stump

[Moreammo]

Good looking bows!

[Green]

Hope your Morningstar is due to be built soon Stump!

[Overspined]

Here's a pic of the yote that made it to its grave after I stuck it with a snuffer tipped woodie, and the wookie that shot it with a reverse hande T/D. First coyote with longbow, 20 yds.

[Brianlocal3]

Great job bud!!!! Glad to see you out putting the hurt on em!!!!!

[Overspined]

And an armadillo I shot when the hogs didn't cooperate hunting in FL with Tarponnut, same bow. Shot in head 2X with blunt, tough to kill without broadhead!

[Brianlocal3]

Now your just bragging LOL!!!!

I'm getting envious .....

[Overspined]

Turkey's haven't been cooperating, actually I just haven't chosen the right spot yet! Season ends Saturday. There's always fall...

I received permission to thin the deer herd this year after the farmer's hunting son counted 50 deer in the hay field at once a couple weeks ago. Way too many. I've killed them there with the Hill bow in previous years, but protecting their antlers via QDM has kept me out, even from killing does. Antler hunting is terminating permission all the time...ugh.  They are a challenge to kill because they are highly pressured, look in trees, and tend to trot out 100 yds in the field before relaxing.  

So I will wear a ghillie and hide in the hay and along the sprinklers out in open fields with a quiver full of arrows! Should be fun.

Quiver I made for a friend's son, 8 yrs old. Said he wears it all the time, which is exciting to hear!  He's having a ball shooting trad.
 

[cahaba]

Two beautiful bows George and Jim.

[JDBerry]

WOW, Love your arrows Overspined.  ..James

[cahaba]

Speaking of arrows.... I just made up these Surewood shafts. The barred ones are for this next hunting season. The feathers came from a turkey I killed. The yellow ones are for target and stumping.

 



These are the third set I have ever made. I don't have a crester yet. If you look at the barred ones you will see one has more cresting than the others. I found it to hard and time consuming to do a fancy crest free handed.

[Brianlocal3]

Great arrows bud!!!