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Offline John Scifres

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It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« on: December 26, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »
I generally stay out of the shop during deer season but it ends next Sunday.  I am giddy with anticipation  :)   What shall I make?  What SHALL I make???  Hmmmm...

Here's the raw material from last year's woodcutting. Got most of it into blank form last winter and it's been hibernating just waiting to assume osage's noblest form.

 
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2011, 10:27:00 PM »
Well that looks like one or two bows in there. I will get out get some cut. I talked with a lady that had a hedge in her yard she wants gone. I am going to look at it after the first and see if it will make a bow. If not I have a friend or two that will use it in their stoves.

Good luck John
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 10:32:00 PM »
Looks like you got a plan Johnny!

 I need to cut some ol hedge myself.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2011, 11:16:00 PM »
Stacked firewood in the shop and ill be roughing bows, chasing rings and splitting wood for the next week or so . Work slows down this time of year. To a crawl actually, but on the bright side... It almost bow building season. Happy hunting everyone.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2011, 11:35:00 PM »
I'm about ready to get back at it myself. Wiuth 2 bow trades coming up plus a few promised bows I should have a busy winter. The landscape company I work for puts all of its workers on temproary(seasonal) unemployment for a few months so I'll actually get paid to build bows.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2011, 05:21:00 AM »
Great to see you back at it Pat.  What number am I on the list now????..LOL.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2011, 07:50:00 AM »
I havent figured out the trick to stopping yet! Couple of the bottom logs look HUGE
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2011, 08:18:00 AM »
Arrows John, don't forget 'bout the arrows! With just a bow, you only got a bow. But with arrows too, you will have a bows & arrows  :readit:  .
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2011, 09:04:00 AM »
Quite a load for the Ute John, This is my last haul. OLD logs That are talking to me bad.
PEARLIE! Close yer eyes. (I do have a Christmas present for you tho).

 

That is a wonderful Mullberry tree that sits in a bad spot right out side my shop door. I have a purple walk way for about 10 feet going in. The bugs,coon and birds are real bad tho. It will be removed in the spring I think.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2011, 09:14:00 AM »
This thread got me thinking, I need to get some bow blanks ready for my charitable donations this spring.

I store my osage under my house and it never gets below 16% MC. I better move some wood to the "on deck circle" in my shop.

Been working on a flintlock all winter. I need to put it down for a few days and work on some OSAGE.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2011, 09:21:00 AM »
John and Chuck you making bows by the cord now? Put a stamp on one of those logs and send it west  :)

Too many hitches with my get-along this year to hunt much....  thank goodness my bow season opened early....
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2011, 09:39:00 AM »
Yup, John. Already started. It is not as easy as it used to be to knock off a bow. I can't do it in a day now. Little by little.  :)  Jawge
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2011, 05:35:00 PM »
I'm gonna have to wait another month. Shop is full of hunting gear, hunting clothes and Christmas decorations. I can't move in there and hunting season aint over till the end of January.

Hey guy's,,, be sure not to forget to post a bunch of pics this season!
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2011, 06:10:00 PM »
:thumbsup:  That'll keep you out of trouble for awhile! I'm hoping to get a load of Osage on my way to the KS Bunny stomp Kelly put together.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2011, 06:23:00 PM »
Got me thinking also, Scifres. your a nut but an awesome bowcrafter.

JD
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2011, 07:37:00 PM »
Don't sell yourself short J.D. your bows are passable, and you have great taste in Baseball.  Go Cards.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2011, 10:37:00 PM »
" That'll keep you out of trouble for awhile!"
Ha!  It is activities like this that has me in the DOG HOUSE!  Funny how good clean fun can get a feller in to so much trouble with the other half.  :biglaugh:
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2011, 10:53:00 PM »
Seeing some names on here that I haven't seen in a while. Sure hope to make it to Ojam this year!  Have 2 osage in the works right now and finished a nice Hickory last spring...Getting the bug back!!
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Offline John Scifres

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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2012, 06:34:00 PM »
I got a new place to cut this year too.  Supposed to be chock full of sage  :)   I'll wait until I got few bows done for that though.
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Re: It's Almost Bowmakin' Season
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2012, 07:36:00 PM »
Jd's taste in baseball is soiles by his taste in football. Haha. Back to the shop.
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