Just wanted to share my joys of being a "bowyer"! I recently mobilized to my project site for the field season (I'm a Geologist with USEPA/USACE). I'm lucky to be able to time my field work out with my wife's summer break (teacher) and my kid's summer vacation. I have been able to rent a camp on an island located on the St. Lawrence River since 1999. I brought up a bunch of bow blanks I previously cut out and set up a small bow making area on my deck...don't need much. With my friends help, we recently completed my portable tillering tree (I can send you details if interested)...it works great! Yesterday I completed tillering a cherry bow (light weight kid's bow), broke my scavenger bow, and made some headway on a hop horn beam bow. It doesn't get much better than using the horizon as a back drop while tillering!
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Have a great summer!
Dino
Dino - oh the sacrifices you make...
Someone's got to do it! Might as well make the best of it!! My neighbor just cut down a bunch of ash (not sure what type yet; green-black)...I have three logs ready to be split after work today.
Nothing like a geologist stating the insanely obvious (upon hindsight) to the rest of us lugs about using the horizon to tiller. Great idea!!!
As a geology major this inspires me to work harder lol that is the most beautiful tillering tree I've ever seen
Thanks B_B_66! My buddy made the tillering tree for me. This design is great for use almost anywhere! I like the sliding yard stick...I can adjust for different handle thickness (i.e., for brace height). I need to put another coat of wood wax on it.
Drop me a PM describing your focus in Geology. Good luck with your studies!
Dino
Seems like their should be some Jimmy Buffett song playing while looking at those pics.
Like the tillering tree
nice looking tree.