2019 what did ya do today....

Roy from Pa · March 29, 2019, 07:38:30 PM

Well make yerself ah bow wif it bro...

Flem · March 29, 2019, 07:44:38 PM

Quote from: kennym on March 29, 2019, 07:29:15 PM
That is nice walnut Roy! Would look good under clear gla... oh yeah, I fergot... Never mind...

I glued up a nice bow blank for a wedding gift , grenadillo riser with osage accent curves, cherry veneers, and red elm cores. Also had to make a run to town to get my gal a birthday present .

Roy, do I need to gift you some Walnut?

Roy from Pa · March 29, 2019, 07:54:39 PM

Nope, I just sent Kenny some.

But thanks for the offer.

kennym · March 29, 2019, 08:03:14 PM

Dang if that is Victorian walnut I'll have to do sumpin royal with it!!

Flem · March 29, 2019, 08:10:00 PM

I can't figure out if there is general confusion going on, or you guys are messing with me.

kennym · March 29, 2019, 08:19:07 PM

It has to be general confusion Flem

Flem · March 29, 2019, 08:21:25 PM

Sounds like I need to gift you some Antique Walnut, Kenny

Roy from Pa · March 29, 2019, 08:42:32 PM

Gotta be confusion cause we might not do that on purpose intentionally just sayen ya know flemmy.... Well I wouldn't think we woods accidentally do nuffen like that to an older fellar.

So this is special walnut?

Hmm, lemme think now...

kennym · March 29, 2019, 08:51:26 PM

Man I have too much walnut now !! I love the look of it but it's not used a lot in glass bow builds I guess...

Bvas · March 29, 2019, 08:55:08 PM

Quote from: kennym on March 29, 2019, 08:51:26 PM
Man I have too much walnut now !! I love the look of it but it's not used a lot in glass bow builds I guess...

Depends on who you talk to

Love using it for lams and riser accents.

kennym · March 29, 2019, 09:49:06 PM

Maybe I should say as a general rule. There's a few odd dudes who like it.

I have one of the original test bows that I killed a lot of critters with and it was all walnut lams and black glass which I promptly painted with flat black and gray.

Bvas · March 29, 2019, 10:20:04 PM

Quote from: kennym on March 29, 2019, 09:49:06 PM
Maybe I should say as a general rule. There's a few odd dudes who like it.

I've been called worse

I think more guys would like it if they gave it a try. I like mixing it with other woods in the lam stack. I think walnut gives a softer feel with no loss in performance. Also love the contrast in color on the limb edges when mixed with light wood like maple.

Roy from Pa · March 30, 2019, 04:25:27 AM

Yup, odd wuz ah good choice there.

kennym · March 30, 2019, 06:39:16 AM

Hey I like walnut too, so I guess I'm a bit odd too...

Roy from Pa · March 30, 2019, 06:51:36 AM

YES:)

Crooked Stic · March 30, 2019, 08:06:07 AM

Well walnut edge grain is a good core. It soaks a bit more glue to. And if I could get it to take more juice it be good in risers and deeper brown. Odd No

skeaterbait · March 30, 2019, 09:29:37 AM

I took the bow off the form this morning, got it cleaned up and the profile laid out. I ended up about a half a string off center at the handle but I blame poor lighting, inferior tools, bad eye sight etc. I complained to my union rep about everything but the eye sight, in effort to upgrade the working conditions. She told me, and I quote, "Suck it up buttercup. Due to administrative cut backs there is no budget for upgrades".

Sigh!

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kennym · March 30, 2019, 10:10:02 AM

Stay on the inferior tooling, maybe you can get a new toy out of it. She seemed pretty nice when I met her!

buddyb · March 30, 2019, 10:19:18 AM

Hey guys, if anyone is gifting walnut I'm not too proud to take some of it off your hands

skeaterbait · March 30, 2019, 11:04:26 AM

I may get one anyway Kenny, I had to cut this shorter than planned so it may be a bit strong. But, it's a good opportunity to learn how to trap.

Canary wood ain't half bad.

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