2017, What did you do today?

[John Scifres]

I have worked some on finessing this tiller.  The lower limb (left in the vid) looks good to me but I still think it's a bit stiff midlimb on the right.  It's pulling 45# at 28" which is the high side of my target and it will gain some weight after toasting so I have room to work.


 

[John Scifres]

After 10 more scrapes on the midlimb on the upper (right) limb.

   

[John Scifres]

That's about as close as I can get it on the tree.  I'm going to pull it by hand and see how she feels.  I actually shot it a few times.  It has decent cast for still being in the rough.  Heavy tips make for nasty handshock but I'll fix that after toasting.

[Mad Max]

look's good john

[John Scifres]

If you feel like sitting thorough a 5 minute video, here is how I toasted the belly.  Marc St Louis wrote about this in Traditional Bowyer's Bible Vol 4.  It's been a while since I read it so I doubt I did it to instructions but he deserves credit nonetheless.

   

[passion for knowledge]

Got out and put a few dozen more arrows through my most recent bow this morning

Built the form for my next bow, tapered the ipe and bamboo ready for glue up this afternoon.

Enjoying a beer now.

Not a bad Saturday!

[Mad Max]

Yea I like the way he does it.
I did a ash selfbow like that and it turned out real nice.
Takes a lot of time

[Robertfishes]

I went to a 3D shoot today.. This property is just  5 miles from my house. It's an old limerock mine thats now a ZipLine facility, the owners let us use it once a year for the TBOF annual Charity shoot..  

[Roy from Pa]

Bow is looking sweet, John.
Robert, that's a great picture.
I'm heading out to a 3D shoot this morning. Suppose to be near 60 degrees today, unreal for January in Pa.

[John Scifres]

Reduced the tips and shaped the handle today.  I'll give it a few days and then see what the tiller looks like now.  Then on to finish.  I'm pondering a black dye job, super dark and a beeswax finish.

[Mad Max]

sound's good John

[scrub-buster]

Today I finished remodeling my workshop walls.  I had them insulated with 2" thick pressed fiberglass insulation but nothing covering it.  I put up 7/16" OSB all the way around.  This project gave me a good opportunity to reorganize and hang up some of my tools.  I caulked any open seams on the OSB.  This should really cut down on my fire wood usage in the cold months.  I found several big gaps along the ceiling that were open to my unheated garage.   I decided to make a new frame for my work bench and cut it down in length so it will fit between the posts.  I'm wasting 5" of room behind it with the way it is now.  That doesn't sound like much but my shop is narrow.  Moving my work bench back 5" will make a big difference.

These first two pictures were taken mid project
 
   

     

     

   

   

I moved my clamps to a more convenient location.

   

[Dan Landis]

Nice collection of hatchets, axes, and draw knives.

[Roy from Pa]

Nice job, Clint.

[Robertfishes]

Some white Kilz paint over that new OSB would really brighten up your shop.

[RJonesRCRV]

Thats a lot of cuttin tools.

Put some more wipe-on poly on my sons little bow.  I did a vinegaroon stain, but it kinda bled into the handle. Been trying to sand that out of the handle, the limbs looks fine, and the tips need work.  Might find some regular stain to darken up the tips.

[scrub-buster]

Originally posted by Robertfishes:
Some white Kilz paint over that new OSB would really brighten up your shop.

I thought about painting it but I don't think I want a white workshop.  I kind of like the look of the wood.  I've got plenty of lights in there so its bright enough for me.

[scrub-buster]

Originally posted by RJonesRCRV:
Thats a lot of cuttin tools.

I've got a pile of hatchet and ax heads that need handles.  I left the wall space open on the other side of the window to hang them once I get them fixed.

[Tom Parsons]

[John Scifres]

So I got it back on the string.  She gained 7# after heat treating.  Here's the tiller now pulled by hand.  It feels pretty good.  I need to shoot it some and see for sure but it's kinda dark right now    

I was afraid she might blow on video.