2021 what did you do today?

[mmattockx]

I plant white clover in my lawn.

I've never found a need to plant it, simply not trying to kill it off has always been sufficient to have plenty of clover around.


Mark

[Shredd]

I snatched the Gold...  Thanks for the tips guys...

[Roy from Pa]

Congrats Rich..

 

[kennym]

Good job dude!!!

[Longcruise]

Nice, Rich, congratulations. 

[kennym]

Got my 64" TD longbow out and shot a few times. Man, I love that bow!!

Had to quit, target is too close to the bluebird house and they felt threatened.  I don't know what their problem is, I never miss by ten feet, only four or five...    

[Flem]

Scored some 100yr old Doug Fir barn wood from a friend who was dismantling the structure. 100yrs is old for around here. I know for a lot of you who live in parts of the country with more history, thats a drop in the bucket. I like this old wood for arrows. After its aged for a long time it seems to act and it weighs like POC. Most of it is decorative, but some has nice grain and should make some fine shafts.

[Mad Max]

Nice job shredd 

[Roy from Pa]

Flem that's nice..

[Eric Krewson]

I make carpenter bee traps to give away, Home Depot has Doug Fir 4x4x8 post for around $20, I buy them for bee traps but as a former user of a router arrow shaft machine I often see a post with perfect grain that I can't stop thinking about making shafts out of. I have more arrows than I will ever shoot, dozens of store bought shafts as well but I still drool over such great wood. I have seen some posts with very tight grain as well, the one I just bought has tighter grain than the grain in the bee trap picture.

You have to look through the pile but the good posts are there, I bought this one a couple of days ago, clear straight grain end to end with only one knot that wouldn't affect any normal length shaft up to 32".

You can see the grain in the trap.

[kennym]

Eric, how does that trap work?

[Eric Krewson]

I made three for my neighbor yesterday and sent them a picture of one weeks catch in the trap the bees like the best. I have 6 traps on my deck, all with bees in them but they go in the trap above the stairs more than any other. I have caught over 50 bees so far, I will catch hundreds before the bee season is over. I used to have a dozen of so drilling on my deck at any given time, so far this year I have had one.

The curious bee goes in the hole but can only see light from the bottle because of the 45 degree entrance hole angle. The bee "goes to the light" and spends the rest of its life walking in circles trying to find a way out through the clear glass.

I just found out Spectracide foaming carpenter bee spray in their hole kills the offending bee in short order.

[Eric Krewson]

To make the traps I drill a 1" hole up the center of the 6" long piece of post then drill 1/2" holes at a 45 degree angle to meet the center hole. I use an arch punch to cut the the center out of what ever metal lid you have for the trap jar and nail it over the center hole with small brads.

I nail a sawtooth picture hanger on one side to hang the trap on a small nail. Trap placemen on a covered deck is the best up under the eves facing out

[Eric Krewson]

I know this bee trap stuff isn't bow related, Roy, give it a couple of days for people to have a look see, then delete it.

[Bob D]

Thanks Eric for the carpenter bee trap info. I thought it very interesting. We don’t have have any such vermin here in the frozen north.
And although Im no lawyer, I would think potential arrow wood diverted into bee traps is bow related.

[kennym]

Thanks Eric! And they break my concentration when shooting off my deck so bow related as all get out!

[Roy from Pa]

I'm fine with it Eric, been meaning to make a few of those myself.

Kenny sends me scraps from his broken bow riser projects and I'll use those to make the traps.

I'll release the bees one at a time and shoot them out of the air with a BBO bow and cane arrows:)

[kennym]

Rody- you de man(iac)

[Shredd]

Might have to make one of those...  Thanks Buddy...

[Flem]

You definitely want tighter grain for arrows then the 4X4 Fir in those pictures.