2019 what did ya do today....

Started by Roy from Pa, January 01, 2019, 04:32:33 AM

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Mad Max

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No Stic
the sander runs off a cordless drill, the sanding mandrel is a rubber bladder with air in it.
I forget what air pressure it uses, not much.

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Crooked Stic

All I am saying is if you control the air pressure with a regulator you could inflate it out of an air compressor without danger of blowing it up.
High on Archery.

Roy from Pa

I'm glad I don't make them high tech gwass bows.

For my wood bows, I just fold up a piece of sandpaper and work it up and down the limb by hand..

Flem

Ditto on the sandpaper. I do make low tech gwass(sic) Bows, but no fancy shapely handles that would benefit from a high speed contour sander.
I had to look at the specs on those pneumatic sanders, they take a max 8psi. Thats about 3 strokes with my bike pump.

Mad Max

Mine is collecting dust, I do like Roy
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Crooked Stic

Edge sanders dont care

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Crooked Stic

Got this ready for finish yesterday.

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Flem

You weren't kidding about the green! I like it, but my taste is strange.
Looks like you do some fancy quilting too, Stic

Pat B

Flem, Mike has that bow laying across his lap.  :laughing:
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

BMorv

Got to cut up about 1/4 of my ERC supply with the bandsaw.  My shop smells amazing  :bigsmyl:
The exhaust from my dust collector spread this pink dust around my yard.   
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Life is too short to use marginal bow wood

Crooked Stic

That green looks sort of translucent under finish.
Mr. Pat I can quilt you up a pink for your lap   :bigsmyl:
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Pat B

Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Flem

Damn Ben! Thats some really nice looking ERC. I had to dig thru a big pile of the stuff at the lumber yard to find one decent straight grained piece without knots. And the yard dude was giving me stink eye the whole time I was digging! I bet that dust will keep the bugs away.

BMorv

Thanks Flem.  Yes this is some good ERC.  Fairly straight grain and not many knots, which is rare with ERC. 
I posted this pic a couple months ago, but here's the log where the boards are from.  I did my best to follow the split grain, not something that the lumber yard cares about.  Should be some nice lams in there.  And I have a few staves too . 
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Roy from Pa

Nice stuff Mr. Ben.

Nice sewing there Stickypops:)

Crooked Stic

Well ya gotta be multi-talented   :goldtooth:
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Forwardhandle

If you fear failure, you will never try ! But never except it!!

Flem

Decided I need some new hunting shafts today, so I unearthed my stash of Western Larch. This log was fire killed in 1988 and was laying on the ground till 2000 when I went and ripped it up and carried it out. This stuff is incredibly rot restisant. You can make some heavy, small diameter shafts with the stuff. Anything larger than 5/16" is usually too stiff for any Bow under 60#. I do prefer Cedar, but at $30. a dozen, I'll use the larch. Besides, it pretty wood!
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Crooked Stic

Tight grain for sure How does it work.
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Tradarchery

I'm a little behind on my "summer bow" but got the ring chased and rough layout done. Time to start removing some material and make it bend.

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