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Lombard:
John Wayne, of course, saved the day in the make believe world of classic movies. We went down back to lug the rest of the logs for firewood through the underbrush. Luckily they got smaller to the point, that carrying two was easy work. That chore done, and the next thing on the list was to get those Pecan staves naked. My Ox Head draw knife made short work of it. Nice German steel, that holds an edge a good long while. Left most of the cambium, as my only concern was to get the flaky stuff off, and get them sealed up. I've wasted some wood not doing that, as nasty little critters that lay eggs in the bark  hatched out and made worm trails through good wood. Now up to the drying rack, where in a year or so, they can be reduced down to bow blanks, and eventually nice little hunting bows.

A better photo of the Dog seemed warranted also. That photo is from eight months ago. She is much bigger now.

RidgeRunner:
Good story.
50 something is not to far away for me either anymore.

David

JW_Halverson:
If those were the trees you "cull", I cannot imagine the good stuff!!!  Pity I can't make much use of all the Ponderosa Pine around here.  But this is kinda like a bow wood desert.  *sigh*

Nice harvest.

Sparrow:
 I turn 52 in Dec. For the last 3 months I have been walking up birds and hunting on foot and doing nature walks. I have lost 15 lbs and am still having grits and eggs and meat for breakfast. Last sunday (Last day of elk season) , My buddy and I shadowed two herds of elk for a couple of hours each (Spikes only ) and did'nt die on the mountain (He's younger than me )  My point here is,keep the weight down and get out there and walk. My overall health is way better,i have much more energy during the day (but ; I have a heck of a time staying awake past 9:00 PM).   I get up to make coffee around 5:00 AM everyday. Wife is starting to talk about me getting a job pretty
soon,so I will have my work cut out for me to keep the weight off (unless I get lucky and get something working outside). I want to still be doing my outdoors 20 yrs. from
now. That's my incentive. It's worth it. Get lean and stay walking , My mantra.  '  Frank

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