2021 what did you do today?

[Mad Max]

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[Mad Max]

I'm going to get that 2nd shot this morning 
I will keep you updated on how I feel

Feeling good this morning 

[Roy from Pa]

 

[Roy from Pa]

Yesterday in the shop..

Cut off the bad section of an Osage split, check out those growth rings:)

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Sealed her back up.

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Made a bandsaw blade guide cover out of oak.

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Removed old sander and attached bigger table top for the new sander coming, it's a bit larger than my old sander.

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[Roy from Pa]

And had company yesterday, they are 20 feet from the shop door.

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Also put 3rd coat of tung oil on swap bow, think one more coat should do it.

[Buemaker]

You are real busy Roy, is it spring fever?

[Roy from Pa]

You are real busy Roy, is it spring fever?

It sure is, Bue.

23 degrees here right now, but going to be in the 60's this coming Tuesday and Wednesday:)

[Mad Max]

Ifin you pore the corn 5' from the door they can watch you build them gwass bows

[Roy from Pa]

They have been 5 feet from the door more than once.

[flntknp17]

Finished this 68" hickory and bamboo longbow earlier this week.  I don't typically make bows this long, but I needed something that my taller friends could shoot.  It is 55#@30" and tapers from 1.5" to 5/16" and has maintained 2" of reflex after tillering and breaking in.  Bamboo is dyed with leather dye.

Matt

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, Matt..

[Shredd]

Nice looking bow...

[Pat B]

Nice bow, nice bend, Matt. 

[Pat B]

I did get my CoVid shot today.     Get #2 on 4/6

[kennym]

A guy called me and has some osage staves split and wanting to sell some. Construction near his home and they were taking them down so he asked if he could have them.  If anybody is interested, I'll get his fone number from shop and put it here...

[Mad Max]

Waiting 

Need some pictures of the rings

[kennym]

I got no pics but will get his number for ya tomorrow

He said there are some really nice and some knarly

[Mad Max]

 

[Roy from Pa]

This guy is in Michigan if any of ya up there are looking for Osage...

[Shredd]

Just wanna post a little treat for you guys and give you an idea how purty Sheoak can be... Sheoak is one of the main woods that I use in my bows and I harvest it here in Florida...  I posted one of his bows before... His name is Rob Nicoll of Flatline Bows from down-under...

   This to me looks like a select piece of Sheoak with a nice red color... I think there are about five different species... The deep red color could be coming from one of the species or possibly minerals in the ground... The grain can get very interesting depending on how you slice the wood... And it also has chatoyance where the grain can almost disappear when the piece of wood is shifted in the light...

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