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Offline Robertfishes

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #120 on: February 26, 2015, 04:31:00 PM »
fresh out of the oven and edge sanded a little.., still has some tape and smooth on on edges.  Attemting to make a drill jig for these ILF limbs..I might have to buy one from woodcraft store this weekend.. veneer is Olive Ash Burl, it has some dark knots in it.  

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #121 on: February 26, 2015, 04:45:00 PM »
I guess it's ok...    :)

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #122 on: February 26, 2015, 05:29:00 PM »
Nice veneer!
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #123 on: February 26, 2015, 05:44:00 PM »
Very nice indeed!!!
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #124 on: February 26, 2015, 06:00:00 PM »
Lovely!

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #125 on: February 26, 2015, 08:05:00 PM »
I glued this one up weeks agp..Its for a local guy in my home town, it will be his first bow. I need this one to really look good soooo..I am upgrading to Krystal finish from the Spar Urethane Ive been using since 2009. Big Jim is shipping me Dull and Gloss Krystal tomorrow. Veneers are Santos Rosewood, riser is Shedua.    

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #126 on: February 26, 2015, 08:12:00 PM »
This afternoon I cut veneers and glass for a set of ILF limbs. I already had the morado wedges made up. I'm using Red Elm tapers from Troy Breeding. back veneers will be Figured Sapele and Belly veneers will be Curly KOA. I might glue up the limbs tomorrow, too tired tonight..***update***got a second wind..got another limb glued up and in oven.

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #127 on: February 27, 2015, 03:02:00 AM »
Pretty stuff Robert.

Just got done profiling a backing ,tapering some lams, and setting up the jig. Need to do some more tapering when a sled comes in.

Shot an old BBO I made a while back..hadn't shot it in a while. Liked shooting it so much I decided to change my jig to something a tad more similar to the bbo's setup rather than what I initially intended...prolly for the better...lol

I'm hoping that switching from beer to bourbon helps the build too..seems to be working fine so far..
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #128 on: February 28, 2015, 10:49:00 AM »
Robert, I'm hoping for a report and some pics on the Krystal application.  So far I've used try oil, wipe on poly and helmsman.  They have worked well but there is always something better.
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #129 on: February 28, 2015, 01:53:00 PM »
Zwickey and me slipped off and went huntin.....

   


   
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #130 on: February 28, 2015, 02:22:00 PM »
nice find Kenny!
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #131 on: February 28, 2015, 04:19:00 PM »
Nice ole boy...

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #132 on: February 28, 2015, 06:22:00 PM »
Thanks guys, I'm not sure if she'll make a shed dog or just a biscuit hound, but she gets me out there!! LOL
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #133 on: March 01, 2015, 04:33:00 PM »
Kinda quiet here.  Guessing that many of us are cooped up by cold weather.  As for me, my shp is party the driveway, partly the patio and a tiny corner of the garage.  It did creep up to 24 deg today so I did a bit on the oak pyramid.

Rounded the edges and did a bit of sanding on the fiberglass patches.  Dang, they are ugly!

Put it on the long string and checked the tiller.  Looks pretty good so put the short string on and picked a lower limb.  It's still a bit stiff but should come down with sandpaper.

Drew it to about 20" 100 times with no ill effects.  It drew 32# @23" on the scale with the long string.  Looks like it's headed for 40 to 45.  

It scares me to draw it!  Can't take my mind off that riser joint.
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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #134 on: March 01, 2015, 05:15:00 PM »
looks great robert

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #135 on: March 01, 2015, 05:19:00 PM »


Managed to rip off the tip of my finger using the bandsaw while making arrow footings. Bue--.    :knothead:

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #136 on: March 01, 2015, 06:45:00 PM »
 sorry bud!!
man those things bite- ouch!
how bad is it- at least its not your string hand!

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #137 on: March 01, 2015, 06:51:00 PM »
ouch..glad it was only the tip.. I goofed around in the shop today, mostly cleaning up and some sanding on the Rosewood bow. I deboned a wild hog ham last night..I injected  most of it with a smoked applewood flavored marinade. Put the injected meat into our crockpot..tenderized and flattened the rest with my meat hammer, mixed a little Tony Chasere seasoning into the flour and fried it in Coconut oil..Made some white pepper gravy, sweet corn and gold mashed potatoes..it was awesome..today I pulled the crockpot meat apart and added Cattlemans Gold BBQ sauce, while that was warming up on the stove I sliced up some sour dough bread, buttered it up and grilled/toasted it in a frying pan.. yes I'm a fat boy.. I will not have access to my hog place till after Turkey season end of April, Then I will be looking for some fresh meat..

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #138 on: March 01, 2015, 08:26:00 PM »
Oh man I hope you didn't get it too badly. Those bandsaws are a dangerous bunch.

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Re: What did you do today, 2015....
« Reply #139 on: March 01, 2015, 09:05:00 PM »
Been making some Asian archery supplies for myself and for St. Jude's auction.  Still trying to figure out how to make tsurumaki, but I have some ideas.

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