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Offline Mike Most

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #480 on: February 06, 2012, 10:11:00 PM »
I sealed and stained a dozen douglas fir arrow shafts... (red oak color) Trying out some new wraps from onestringer.....  :bigsmyl:  

(from the recycled telephone pole cross tie stock) obligatory pics to come later...
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #481 on: February 06, 2012, 10:16:00 PM »
4 or 5 Dan, depends on the wood and boo.

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #482 on: February 07, 2012, 09:26:00 AM »
Working on recurve tip #2 today. Plan after is to let it dry & get it bending more then heat treat belly while trying to remove most of the remaining prop twist. May start on a backup bow or two as well & send out the best bow I can make after getting them shot in well.

Offline DVSHUNTER

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #483 on: February 09, 2012, 01:46:00 AM »
I shot my trade bow a bunch and workrd on a horn overlay.
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #484 on: February 09, 2012, 09:31:00 AM »
Posting this late cause I was busy yesterday, but YESTERDAY I got a piece of hickory from DVShunter so I can back some Ipe. Most importantly though, I learned that a beard is an excellent place to hold a pencil while you work.

THANKS AGAIN DAVE!!!!

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #485 on: February 09, 2012, 10:34:00 AM »
Once you get used to it, you always want one there. You do get some odd looks when you forget its there and go out in public.
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #486 on: February 09, 2012, 01:02:00 PM »
Prolly not only the pencil your getting odd looks about:)

Offline Dan Landis

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #487 on: February 09, 2012, 01:22:00 PM »
Roy, LMAO on that one.  :biglaugh:

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #488 on: February 09, 2012, 02:58:00 PM »
Gotta tell ya, it was the first time I had ever met him, and he is definitely unique. Nicest guy in the world though, and my son is still asking me to go back so he can play with his daughter. Lol
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #489 on: February 09, 2012, 06:05:00 PM »
Just make sure he keeps his hat tied to his jacket.  :)  My daughter was askin who that kid was. haha

Roy, I like to make faces at little kids when they stare at me.   :scared:  

I went to a friends house to chrono some bows I've got. All I'm sayinf is Kenny has a great design.
I'm planning on glueing on some horn tonight so I can start bending another bow.
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #490 on: February 09, 2012, 08:09:00 PM »
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I went to a friends house to chrono some bows I've got. All I'm sayinf is Kenny has a great design.
 
Kenny's bow was shooting good.  Faster then other bows 8-10lbs heavier.

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #491 on: February 10, 2012, 05:31:00 PM »
Today I lamented the fact that I didn't know my father in law was going to trim the giant hackberry behind his shop. He cut a 12" branch that was about 15' long into 12"-20" pieces. Frown.

Then I worked my frustrations out on a piece of Ipe. Got it into rough bow shape with just a rasp and a surform. Hard but rewarding!

Finally I coveted the maple legs on the new easel my wife got our son. Lol. She has already told me I can't have em. Double frown.

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #492 on: February 10, 2012, 05:43:00 PM »
Went out to try and find a few straight osage trees on some new property and after looking at about a hundred of them and seeing nothing straight enough to cut down I ended up cutting a couple of mulberry trees instead. Got a couple 7 foot logs and a little 5 footer. They were a pretty good load on my four wheeler.
 

 

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #493 on: February 10, 2012, 05:49:00 PM »
Nice okie.. I worked today, but heading to the shop now. Calling for snow, high winds and single digit temps here the next couple days. Sounds like a bow shop weekend to me:)

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #494 on: February 10, 2012, 07:03:00 PM »
I"m thinking the same thing Roy.
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Offline BrushWolf

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #495 on: February 11, 2012, 12:28:00 PM »
Ran the traps, ran the kids  :eek:  , grinding some limb parts... what else to get into??? Maybe I'll glue up a limb today too. It snowed about 3" so it's definitely a shop day today!   :D
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Offline Dan Landis

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #496 on: February 11, 2012, 12:57:00 PM »
Snow here in S Central PA as well, had to work this morning, shop time this afternoon.  Still working on my trade bow.  Have some heat bending to do and tillering....Dan

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #497 on: February 11, 2012, 02:58:00 PM »
sittin here tryin make up my mind what to do  on trade bow snowed 7 in here in wyoming brock
yep im a bowaholic,, elkaholic !!!

Offline Nim-rod

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #498 on: February 11, 2012, 03:35:00 PM »
Worked on a new Linen backed hickory. I wanted the looks of dyed black linen with a black stain on the wood. Welded some and worked more on the bow.
Proud to be "regressing"

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #499 on: February 11, 2012, 03:49:00 PM »
Ordered a few rasps, nicholson 49 & 50.

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