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Title: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 17, 2015, 09:43:00 PM
We had a good time making saw dust. Showed him how to make a Z splice.

 (http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/ROY-CHRIS/dave1.png) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/ROY-CHRIS/media/dave1.png.html)

Then he ground out some walnut lams. I think his pants got a little damp running the drum sander..  :)


 (http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/ROY-CHRIS/dave4.png) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/ROY-CHRIS/media/dave4.png.html)

 (http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/ROY-CHRIS/dave2.png) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/ROY-CHRIS/media/dave2.png.html)

And I guess he is ok..  :)

 (http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/ROY-CHRIS/dave5.png) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/ROY-CHRIS/media/dave5.png.html)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: BenM on February 17, 2015, 09:44:00 PM
PBR??   Come on man!   Get some gloves on too
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 17, 2015, 09:48:00 PM
I gotta say, he is easy to train, and handles power tools very well... Fed him dinner, he played with the new puppy, and we headed off to the bow shop. Even showed him a bunch of deer coming into eat corn in the yard. Prolly the first deer he has seen in years..  :)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 17, 2015, 09:53:00 PM
Ben, I've been told no gloves by the upper echelon and OSHA.. And don't act like ya don't like PBR..  :)  I mean that's what the boy brought.. Just couldn't tell him NO:)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: soy on February 17, 2015, 09:55:00 PM
Heck ya fun wif Roy's power tools....priceless   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Blaino on February 17, 2015, 10:03:00 PM
I find myself spending more time on the bowyer's bench because ya'll crack me up! The bow building is just a bonus...
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 17, 2015, 10:18:00 PM
Blaino, It's yunzs not ya'll.. Get it right... LOL

But Dave and I had a blast tonight. I'm sure he will be back again.. I sharpened his pocket knife tonight too on a buffing wheel before he left. I'm betting in a day or two he will need stitches..   :)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: jsweka on February 17, 2015, 10:41:00 PM
LOL!

Dave is the "Traveling Archer".  I had dinner and a couple "good" beers with him last night during the first leg of his journey this week.

How's your shins Roy?  I told Dave to give you a good kick for me.    :laughing:
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 17, 2015, 10:52:00 PM
He missed me ..You know how he shoots  :)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: fujimo on February 17, 2015, 11:02:00 PM
well... he couldna got home yet- no response from him??? must either be lost, or in a ditch somewhere- maybe trying to expel that bloody awful horse p!$$    (http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/disgust/t9411.gif) (http://yoursmiles.org/t-disgust.php)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: beachbowhunter on February 18, 2015, 12:39:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
[QB] Blaino, It's yunzs not ya'll.. Get it right... LOL

Oh man Roy you just reminded me that I married a Yinzer!
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: canopyboy on February 18, 2015, 02:43:00 PM
Y'all don't have to worry, I made it back.

I admit, I don't drink PBR very often. But it has it's place, and that place turns out to be Roy's. It seems like a waste to bring better beer when PBR is already a step up for him. Plus, it's not as bad now as it was when I was in college. Someone said they went back to the old recipe?

The concept of the z-splice isn't very difficult obviously. But I did get to learn how the experienced old codgers out there get a tight fit, and that was the secret I was looking for:

  (http://i.imgur.com/f6omSdY.jpg)


As for the sander, I brought a scrap of walnut with me that was otherwise destined for the wood stove. I ended up with 2 pair of good tapers and a pair of 0.020ish veneers. We'll see if they make a bow. It took a couple of passes before I could get Roy to stop messing me up.

  (http://i.imgur.com/MWy2WYK.jpg)

He kept wanting to run one or two pieces through again without doing the whole set. After awhile he just stood back and held my beer. Didn't know grinding my own lams could be so rewarding, but PBR and someone else's sander sure helps!

Now, the highlight of the stop didn't get a picture. But that damned little puppy of Roy's is just the darnedest thing. She's a keeper.
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: jsweka on February 18, 2015, 06:42:00 PM
Hey Dave - You might want to be careful using Roy's advice on z-splices.  He's posted some pics of his work on here before.

(http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/WP_000058.jpg)
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Pheonixarcher on February 18, 2015, 06:45:00 PM
That's a mighty fine looking sander you've got Roy! Glad you boys had some fun, and even made good use of some of your time in the shop! Lol
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 18, 2015, 07:02:00 PM
LOL you last two birds.
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: canopyboy on February 18, 2015, 09:43:00 PM
Yeah John, I think I saw that one over in the corner. But he blamed it on one of his less talented visitors. Guess I shoulda known better!
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: DVSHUNTER on February 19, 2015, 10:01:00 AM
We all know it was the coors that turned that splice.  I wish 8 lived closer to Roybert.  His shop looks like a great place to kill some brain cells.
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Dmaxshawn on February 19, 2015, 11:05:00 AM
good times for both of you thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: KellyG on February 19, 2015, 09:55:00 PM
Well that looked like fun. So when is the next royjam or is the roy classic.
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Blaino on February 20, 2015, 02:35:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
Blaino, It's yunzs not ya'll.. Get it right... LOL
yunzs   :rolleyes:  now i've herd it all!
Title: Re: Canopyboy stopped over tonight.
Post by: Steve Kendrot on February 20, 2015, 07:23:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by jsweka:
Hey Dave - You might want to be careful using Roy's advice on z-splices.  He's posted some pics of his work on here before.

 (http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/WP_000058.jpg)
Isn't that his center shot design? Looks like most of mine!