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What Did You Do Today?
Eric Krewson:
I finally got the stand up with a 4 wheeler, come-a-long and log chain and the lift of my bucket on my tractor. I still have to secure it to the tree but I am done for today. I never lifted over 20-25 pounds.
DC:
I'll bet your doctor wouldn't believe you :D
BowEd:
Dandy stand Eric.I don't even use a safety harness going up into those kind.If a person watchs towards late season they go on sale around here in the stores.
I skinned a goat today the neighbor brought over.Don't know what it died from.Hide looks good anyway.Should make some good rawhide.Fed the cats with the carcass.Got a bit of hide work to do when it gets warmer.
Eric Krewson:
I always wear a full harness and stay hooked up to a life line. I fell about 30 years ago and broke my back and wrist, no more taking chances for me. You never know, several of my friend have had stands break out from under them. This one is built like a tank but one bad weld could change things.
DC:
I've been puttering with this all week. Made it and then remade it to take some wobble out, then remade that to take more wobble out. It's finally working and I can get a good finger joint right out of the bandsaw. No boiling. Saw, glue and clamp, like it should be. I can get a .005" feeler gauge in two legs of the joint when the joint is pushed together by hand. To get an excellent joint I still have to sand a bit due to a design deficiency I still haven't sorted. I don't think I'll worry about it as this joint has 16.5" of glue line compared to the 9" I was getting with a "Z" joint. I like taking a break from bow making now and then and this makes future billet bows better. And it's fun to puzzle through. The week off also means one less bow leaning against the wall.
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