What did you do today 2014

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Dan Landis

#420
March 11, 2014, 05:24:00 PM
Put two red fox and a mink hide in a tanning solution to soak for a week or two, were given to me by a friend. I will probably use them for string silencers.  Another friend gave me 3 beaver tails that will be used for handle wraps, need to skin and flesh them after dinner tonight.  I think I'll use one on my trade bow.

Roy from Pa

#421
March 11, 2014, 05:50:00 PM
Nothing finer than mink hide for string silencers....

Echatham

#422
March 11, 2014, 06:05:00 PM
Ben are you saying that tb3 puts moisture into the wood?  haven't used it on a bow but that never occurred to me.

halfseminole

#423
March 11, 2014, 06:44:00 PM
It does.  I like the bond it gives (more general carpentry work) but it puts a little moisture in there.  With the RH here it's not such a big deal, though.  Still prefer it to most other glues, except hide glue-I try to use that for any bow work.

red hill

#424
March 11, 2014, 07:17:00 PM
Dan, I'd like to know how the hides turn out when you're finished. I have a red fox hide in the freezer that I'd like to use as string silencer material. (It was messed up from my pitiful skinning job but would work well for silencers.)

Dan Landis

#425
March 11, 2014, 09:22:00 PM
Roy, never used mink before, but sure is a nice dense fur so I think it should do really well.

Red, I've never tanned a fox hide before.  I've done several deer and they turned out ok, not as good as a professional job though.  Fox should be a lot easier to work, so I expect it to be fairly easy to get a decent looking job.  Don't have to be perfect for silencers any way.  I'll let you know how they turn out.

halfseminole

#426
March 11, 2014, 10:21:00 PM
Cooked down another two or so pounds of pine rosin.  I added it to the other two hanging out in the fridge.  Still have another maybe five pounds to melt and strain.  And more to gather from that tree.  Planning on making string wax from most of it.  That will make a LOT of wax, I tell ya.

Crittergetter

#427
March 12, 2014, 10:21:00 PM
Got home with about 5 min of light left. Grabbed my glass bow and 1 arrow. Took 1 shot at 23 yrds.    I've learned to quit while I'm ahead! Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while!
An elitist mentality creates discord, even among the elite!
"I went jackalope hunting but all I saw was does!"
Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity, I just need more opportunities!

Roy from Pa

#428
March 12, 2014, 10:29:00 PM
Dan, mink is special stuff....

Zradix

#429
March 12, 2014, 11:45:00 PM
nice shot.

I made a caul.
heat bent some osage for the first time.
seemed to work out...quite a bit easier than I thought it would be...or I just got lucky...
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear

Zradix

#430
March 13, 2014, 02:02:00 PM
Did a dry run on tri 2.
Went well.
Hopefully get some glue on it tonight...
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear

Roy from Pa

#431
March 13, 2014, 02:40:00 PM
Looks nice, John...

Be sure to clamp it every two inches and pad the back and belly with something so the clamps don't mar the wood.

Zradix

#432
March 13, 2014, 02:45:00 PM
Thanks Roy.
They're hard to see but there are some pads in there...some dude in PA told me to do that once...
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear

bigbob2

#433
March 13, 2014, 06:30:00 PM
starting to worry about my swap bow, been 8 days since it left here and its gone by courier. Might have got frozen to the spot once it arrived over there!

Dan Landis

#434
March 13, 2014, 07:50:00 PM
Been checking my porch Bob, not here yet.

bamboo

#435
March 13, 2014, 08:30:00 PM
that's a wicked lookin dust sucker in the backround john!!!
a guy would have to keep his belt cinched up tight around that puppy!!ha!
Mike

Zradix

#436
March 13, 2014, 08:48:00 PM
lol...

Yeah, it's kinda slapped together..but it works.
Those black tubes lead down to a box/cover that goes over a 4 gang dado saw. Used it for cutting slots in the "logs" for a product we used to make and sell called Megalogs. Kinda like great big Lincoln logs. The dados cut an appx 1.75" wide .25" deep slot in a 1.75" wide pine "log"...4 slots at a time.

Pushing those through by hand....lol...it wasn't the dust/chip collector I was worried about. Every now and then a log would basically explode in the cutter.....I kept spare underwear around...


We haven't made them in a few years, but here's what they looked like...

http://www.shelbygemfactory.com/Megalogs_ep_35-1.html
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear

bamboo

#437
March 13, 2014, 09:02:00 PM
john
 been a while since I did production work ['70s]
but when you do thousands of wood parts in a week [wood playground elements]its amazing how much stuff would "come apart!!"--wood and tools!!I've seen a couple blood trails leaving the shop too!!
I had a boss he just said "pay attention!"
he must have had nerves of steel putting us teen age meatheads on those big shapers!!HA!
Mike

Zradix

#438
March 13, 2014, 09:23:00 PM
I hear ya...lol

Reminds me of a summer I spent doing roofing..mostly shingle.
Boss said " Guys..I just want you to know...the second both your feet leave the roof..you're fired!"
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear

Zradix

#439
March 13, 2014, 10:57:00 PM
see ya in a day or two....

If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear
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