2019 what did ya do today....

[Mad Max]

Looking good

[Roy from Pa]

Good, then send it to me:)

I didn't know you collected butterflies too?

How sweet:)

[Forwardhandle]

Thanks guys , sure Roy after 2 days of fun you want it  yes Im a huge fan of Butter flys & milk pitchers to,Told ya! Its a deverse community 

[Crooked Stic]

Pretty dead here lately.

[Captain*Kirk]

I didn't know you collected butterflies too?
How sweet:)

I'll bet he shot every single one of them...on the wing...in deepest, darkest Africa.

[Roy from Pa]

Pretty dead here lately.

It's hunting season stickypops..

[Forwardhandle]

 :)Yep hunting season , Kirk I shot those in Papua New Guinea  I noticed your in the land of Lincoln & drive by shootings  Where are you located Im in S west burbs Romeoville ?

[Captain*Kirk]

NE burbs...Waukegan.

[Forwardhandle]

Gotcha Kirk my son lives up that way ,I'm almost weekly Glenview ,Milwauke area I know that area well !

[Forwardhandle]

Installed a new faucet yesterday, cooking and bending this morning & the suns not up yet 


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[Forwardhandle]

Got the slow sweep bend in the leavers & got this wrangled with in 1/4" of center today !

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[Pat B]

I'd start reducing the belly and get it to low brace to see how the string tracks under stress. Once there you can always reheat and straighten more if and where needed.

[Forwardhandle]

Still have to do the other tip yet ,getting both  limbs symtrical ,I can adjust this one easy after brace now I still need to reflex the limbs yet ,not getting crazy with it , forgot how relaxing making these self bows was !

[Mad Max]

At the Hunting club eating fried deer, mashed taters,green beans, and biscuit and gravy

[Shredd]

Where's all the chicks???   

[monterey]

They are out looking for roosters that aren't candidates for capon.

[Mad Max]

They are out looking for roosters that aren't candidates for capon.

Hey,Hey, Hey------Speak for yourself monterey

[monterey]

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

[Petrichor]

Been working on my first self bow for a while. About 1.5 years and just been working on it here and there. I am getting the bug to work on it again. I encountered a bunch of issues with this stave but am renewed in my efforts to finish it.  I am currently floor tillering it but have some serious propeller twist to work out. Here are some pics of it in it's current state. Hard to believe this was a hunk of tree with the bark on it.  Done all the work this far with a draw knife and a rasp.

Bow is 60" right now and layed out for 3 under. Hoping to hit a draw weight in the 60-70# range.

[Petrichor]

Here it when I got it. And shave horse that I free handed out of scrap wood. Gonna make some shavings fly today.