Life is good

[Josh]

those are some crazy looking osage billets, Pappy.  Outta make a cool snakey takedown!     -josh

[Pappy]

Ya josh I was planing on splicing them but got greedy,it probably should have only been one but I split it in half,not enough for a splice so I got a take down sleeve comming.Hope to have the sleeve
by the weekend.
     Pappy

[Josh]

Good luck on it Pappy, I think it is gonna make an awesome takedown.  If anyone can turn those crooked pieces into a bow it is you.      -josh

[Pappy]

Friday again,Had CDL audit this week and staff meeting after staff meeting so I am ready to get away to the peace and quite of the farm.Don't know how I would handle it without that.
I am headed down as soon as I can get away.I need to get some stuff laid out for a special supper.
Shanon [sawfiler] is coming down this weekend and I am sure a few more so I plan on some  venison steak and gravy,bisquits and of course taters.I need to cook a lot for Shanon he will
rival Jesse. I got some stuff to work on but no skins yet for my Yew bow and no sleeves for my snake bow so I guess I will work on the other Osage I started last week.It is not supposed to be very good weather so I may or may not do another brain tan hide,depending on the weather.
Hope yall have a good one and I will see ya Monday. Life is good.
      Pappy

[Pappy]

Man ,what a great weekend,lots of friends and a lot going on.Shanon showed up and also
Tim [Sailorsdad] showed up along with his beautiful wife [always had a smile]  Greg,BigA,Scott
Woody,Chris,fencepost,jesse and Jeremiah along wit a few more in and out.Good food and got a lot of bow work done.Here are some pictures of the weekend.Hope you enjoy.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Exchanging gifts,of course.Shanon gave Greg and I a beautiful knife and he also gave me a paper weight[cool[ then supper my special steak and gravy.Tim and his wife showed up Friday evening,it was a real pleasure to meet them,very nice Yankees.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Supper Friday night,and just a little hanging out,also a little bow lay out in the warm.
Woody is just getting back into Trad/primitive stuff so he is looking through all my books to gather stuff he needs.Been away from it for a few years,I always knew he would be back and glad he is.
 
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Getting supper going for Sat. night,deer roast and taters,I done a little rawhide job for Shanon .
Breakfast ,smoked country sausage and bisquits. Then Shanon showing Jeremiah how to file
in nocks [Good teacher] This is the bow he started a week or 2 ago.It ready to start tillering.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Woody shooting his new bow,Jeremiah working on the other nock[done a great job]
Shanon working on splicing a seat of snaky billits.A little critter the dog killed;Shanon skinned it,[pictures later] and an old jaw bone Chris found on the river bank,he is mounting a flint blade jesse gave him on it,turned out nice.
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[Pappy]

Me mixing up some glue to glue up Shanon's splice,Tim doing some napping and Shanon getting ready to skin the S#$& house rat,at least that is what we think it is because of where it was caught,Also Tim's smiling better half,she was camera shy but can't get away from me,I am to
sneaky. O ya Shanon skinned it with a Obsidian flake.Worked great as you will see.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

The rat is skinned,Chris and fencepost went to the barn and got some Osage for Pete's first bow,they are splitting it out,Chris's knife blade mounted,looks great.Tim still napping  :)and
Jeremiah's bow about ready to shoot.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Sadie found a new friend, Look out Jesse. I made some buttons for Jeremiah to use on an
arm guard he is making,Tim and wife getting ready to head North,I gave him a TN. bow he seemed to like it and shot it pretty darn good.Hope he gets a Turkey with it this spring.
    Pappy

[Pappy]

Greg showing us some of his real points,he has some nice ones.Some more work on a very snaky stave,Greg cut it out for Shanon.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

The snake cut out,Supper Sat. night,I think Shanon enjoyed it, More gift giving.
Shanon and Greg cutting out some Rawhide for his new snaky stave.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

The skin dried,Shanon trimming up his snaky billits and a load of rock fromJesse.I think everyone had a good time I know I did. Wished yall could have been there.Can't wait till next Friday. O ya I also got Jeremiah's bow back on the form and heat treated the belly ;it turned out nice I think he will be pleased when he gets back and I didn't like the finish on Joe's bow so I striped the finish and am ready to try again ,it seems pretty oily so I may need to re think what to seal it with.
Life is good.
   Pappy