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Around the Campfire / Re: Annual Give Away Prize Pot
« Last post by sleek on Today at 08:30:50 pm »
Doug, I am very grateful for the donation! Thank you for joining in! Im going to group all the parts of bow kit together to make it one big bow making kit as a package deal, so if a new guy wants it, he gets a complete kit.
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Burnsie on Today at 08:28:19 pm »
I had never heard of Ocean Spray before, so I did some Googling and bit of reading as it pertains to bow wood.  It appears you are very fortunate to have a stave that long, as well as a stave that hasn't checked/cracked badly.  A lot of comments online about how badly it checks and how rare it is to find anything over 50-60" long.  Supposed to be super tough wood if you can keep it from checking. Native Americans used it for all kinds of tools (ie: arrows) - early settlers made nails/pegs out of it.
Really like the shape you went with.
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 08:18:37 pm »
I usually make mine symmetrical but don't think it matters, also when tillering be careful not to get the mid limbs bending to much, they will look more flat, I watch the top[or back of the limb] to judge the amount of bend. Cool design , one of my favorite , very smooth to draw and shoot. :)
 Pappy
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Around the Campfire / Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 08:07:41 pm »
Looks like a pretty good late harvest to me . ;)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 07:57:52 pm »
Heads finished all except mounting on a board or something, not sure yet.  :-\ :) Then I retired to the cabin for the last of the bear steaks, mighty fine eating. ;) Hope yall had a good one also. Life is Good.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 07:54:21 pm »
My girls resting by the fire after a long day, putting the lower jaw back on the yote.  :) Super glue in the hinge first, then epoxy once it is set where I want. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 07:50:17 pm »
Shawn and I jumped on scrapping a hide before the rain, it turned out nice, I have 3 more to get done before my shoulder repair, not sure how long I will be down but feel sure hide scrapping won't be on the agenda so need to get them finished this week. ??? :) Got the Deer and yote head skinned and ready to something with and my other 2 ready for a second coat of peroxide. They are looking good , just needed a little more whiting.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 07:41:22 pm »
I got 8 or 9 quarts of lard from the bear fat, got it a little hot so a little brown but still smells like beacon grease, that's what matters. :) :)I just thought I was catching up, a buddy came in with a buck [rifle killed] and another with another Yote , he didn't want the deer so of course I took it, skinned and boned it out and going to do something with the head/hide :-\ maybe just skull cap or might euro mount to hang around the shop. Really don't get these guy that shoot um but don't want them. ??? :-\ The Yote was shot up pretty bad with a 270 so I just saved the head.  :) Brats for lunch.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 07:34:58 pm »
The heads out of the boil and ready for some peroxide to turn them white. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 07:33:03 pm »
More of the bow , Gary's classic splice, you can spot it anywhere.  :)
 Pappy
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