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Pappy:
Great weekend, got a lot done but not much finished, seemed all the things I was working on gave me trouble and had to do some re do's , that's the way it goes sometimes. Got a couple more hides in the brains, though I was about through with the one I been working on but wound up with a couple of hard spots around the neck area that didn't take the brains that well so after having it dry I put it back in the brains and now have to stretch and dry again ;), lot of extra work but I want it soft. ;) Then my Yew bow popped a splinter where the sap wood ring was violated, they say it don't matter with yew but it did on this one :-\So I cleaned it up, lucky it didn't go to deep and I still had weight to give, got it close as I could to one ring on both limbs, braced it and took it out to 20 inches, held ok and looked good so I decided to go a head and rawhide the Back. :) Again a lot of extra work but I think this will take care of it. :)
Pappy
Pappy:
Got several hides I have saved just for backing, nice thin doe hides. :) ;) Then some of my buddies showed up and we decided to start cutting some wood, need a bunch for the year and getting ready for the Classic, takes a lot of fire wood for that.We got a pretty good start. Got plenty of trees down from a couple big storms so it shouldn't take long to get the wood pile in shape. :)
Pappy
Pappy:
inner loin for lunch, man was that tasty. :)Got my Yew bow all cleaned up and ready for rawhide, also several working in the shop on other projects, an Osage/mullberry and a Hickory.
Pappy
Pappy:
Rawhide on, I wrap it for an hour or so then take the wrap off check for air bubbles and let dry before cleaning it up. Got some old arrows I am reworking for Margaret Ann and Bodhi, :) kids got to have arrows. ;) Hides in the brains, Shawn is doing a hide also, this is his first so we will see if he really like doing it, for most it's 1 and done, like building bows , it ant for everybody. :) Had a very relaxing night by the fire with just me and the girls, it was chilly and the fire felt nice.
Pappy
Pappy:
Got the rawhide all cleaned up on the yew bow and back out to brace, so far so good. Shawn trimming up's Mark's Hickory bow. A really nice piece of hickory, should make a good bow. :)
Pappy
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