Am I the only one ??

[wildbill001]

Guys & Gals, I would urge all of us to be very, very careful of this heat.  It is nothing to play around with.  I really feel for those who have to work in it.

If at all possible, take breaks, drink LOTS of water.  Heat exhaustion is bad enough but heat stroke can and will kill you.  If you start feeling bad, get in the shade/cool.  Don't try to "man up and take it".  That's a good way to end up having your kin deciding who gets what bow now that you will no longer need them.

Bill

[tj69]

I feel sorry for you guys.
That heat is terrible I guess.
Here in the south of Germany we have the other extreme.
A very rainy and cold summer.
Maybe we should mix our weather    
Hope you get a bit of fresh air soon!

[karrow]

here in se kansas its the hottest dryest summer weve had in years. need a rain bad. ive been doing my bow work early in the mornings and at night. it is tough to get motivated in the heat.

[red hill]

Yeah, its the humidity more than the heat that drains me.  When I coached HS football I'd eat lots of fresh fruit and drink plenty of water. Stay hydrated and take your time. Rushing through laborious tasks will bring on heat exhaustion quickly. Getting acclimated to the temperatures takes time but will help a great deal.  
Drink water, not sodas.
Oh, yeah, my "shop" is the back yard. I usually have a fan blowing on me but it doesn't help much.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

We had a thunderstorm pass by here real close yesterday evening, it dropped down to a pleasant 83 deg. and almost felt like spring again. The rain was so close I could smell it, yet it kept right on going and never got a single drop!
Man, we need rain bad! My clover food plot is burning up more and more as every day goes by without rain.

[Fmrjarhead49]

Nope, your not the only one obviously!  I am new to the bow building world and was on fire!!!  Simply couldn't get enough!  However about two weeks ago I was working on an osage bow and was feeling strange, Chills etc..It is time to walk away and wait for a better day!  Or night.  Still it is in the low 90's to high 80's even at midnight here in NWA.  Even with every fan I have on it is still like a convection oven!  It is hard, I just got a brand new band saw and a big ole fat red elm stave!!!  I will just shoot my Laminates and selfbow successes and catch up on strings and arrow repair in the mean time!          

[matts2]

The weather finally broke for us.  Its only in the low 90's during the day now.  Rained quite a bit yesterday which kept the temps decent and kept me in the shop cleaning and getting ready for the next bow.  The heat index is staying under 100 which is a biggy.  Excited to get back into the shop and making chips and dust.

[DVSHUNTER]

Originally posted by AKmud:
We were mid 70's on Friday....thought I was going to melt!        

Ha ha ha. I like that. We just "broke out" of our heat wave with high temps in the mid ninties today. I guess when the heat index is 115 compared to a measly 98 it's no longer a heatwave.    

I work outside in the heat all day and I figure if I am willing to sweat doing something I don't like to do... work... then I'd better be able to do it for something I enjoy.

[DVSHUNTER]

Originally posted by AKmud:
We were mid 70's on Friday....thought I was going to melt!        

Ha ha ha. I like that. We just "broke out" of our heat wave with high temps in the mid ninties today. I guess when the heat index is 115 compared to a measly 98 it's no longer a heatwave.  

[Tom Leemans]

DON'T start working on anything in this heat without drinking water first, then keeping a cooler of icewater next to you. Keep a fan running on you too. If you don't feel the need to go pee every half hour, you ain't drinking enough! No air conditioning? Try what my dad used to do in the Air Force. They made up a frame with a screen of woven wire cloth. (1/4" square or so, so air pulls through it easily) Rig a strip of cloth or something along the top to transfer some water to the screen. Set a fan between it and you. Now let some water trickle down on the top of the frame. It runs down the wire mesh and the fan pulls air through it. Traditional cool mist station!

[hova]

i work around cars so the average temp usually isnt too bad. i do sweat like crazy at work , but i buy the tub-o-gatorade. i go through about 3-5 gallons of water/gatorade a day . my garage doesnt have power so i sweat like crazy in there. i probably have half a million drips on the bow for the swap , but its all good , we've removed those layers...


sorry for that run on sentence...its horrendous...almost as bad as this one...


-hov

[Osagetree]

I think of it as my little sweat lodge  :D

[Aznboi3644]

Originally posted by Tom Leemans:
DON'T start working on anything in this heat without drinking water first, then keeping a cooler of icewater next to you. Keep a fan running on you too. If you don't feel the need to go pee every half hour, you ain't drinking enough! No air conditioning? Try what my dad used to do in the Air Force. They made up a frame with a screen of woven wire cloth. (1/4" square or so, so air pulls through it easily) Rig a strip of cloth or something along the top to transfer some water to the screen. Set a fan between it and you. Now let some water trickle down on the top of the frame. It runs down the wire mesh and the fan pulls air through it. Traditional cool mist station!

I sweat so much I don't pee all day in this 100 degree weather...I don't think I could pee if I tried no matter how much water or gatorade I drink.

[tradbower]

If you want to stay cool!!!!  Put a sweat shirt on,a hat, not ice water, but just water to drink.Dont need a fan. Your clothes will absorb the sweat, and drink water , you will be cool. might not feel cool but you will be safe.