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Offline bubby

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2370 on: January 09, 2016, 10:03:34 pm »


Finished up the handle, feels great in the hand, used osage for the wedge
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2371 on: January 10, 2016, 12:31:27 am »
Nice work on that hatchet. 
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2372 on: January 10, 2016, 06:21:19 am »
Looks good bubby!
Patrick
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2373 on: January 12, 2016, 10:10:19 pm »
Started making handles for my grandfather's drawknife that I'm restoring. I know a drill shouldn't be used as a lathe, but I've got no choice. Lol

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2374 on: January 12, 2016, 11:28:12 pm »
I would like to see your whole restoration project, I have a bunch of old draw knives.

Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2375 on: January 12, 2016, 11:57:34 pm »
I would like to see your whole restoration project, I have a bunch of old draw knives.

Great idea! I don't have a bunch but I would like to redo my grandpa's draw knife myself.
Patrick
Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2376 on: January 13, 2016, 10:43:49 am »
I've got pics of most of the process, sans the before picture. Will post when I'm all done.

Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2377 on: January 15, 2016, 09:23:57 pm »
Went into town to the PO office and found the photo pages for the album I am going to make was there so now can start the project in earnest.  Have been waiting for some time on them.  Took my dog and headed for the mountains.  There has been four bull moose and three cows on the ranch and was hoping to find some moose sheds.  I made a long and snow covered hike yesterday.  Fell thru the ice on the creek and only found tracks, lots of old droppings, mountain lion, coyote, and wolf tracks but no horns.  Today I went down the creek thru lots of willows and frozen beaver ponds.  I found a set of moose horns that have only been on the ground for a couple of days.  I have some pictures of this bull from early in the fall.  We usually don't get to hunt moose horns this early.  Sounds funny, but finding a set of newly shed horns is harder than shooting one with a bow!  Joe
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2378 on: January 17, 2016, 09:07:18 am »
Wow Joe! That is amazing!  I would love to see some pictures of the horns! To me, you live a dream life, I'm sure it is a lot of hard work though.  Patrick
Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

Offline Wolf Watcher

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« Reply #2379 on: January 17, 2016, 02:11:55 pm »
Patrick:  Thanks for the response.  Where I found the sheds was a long crusted show hike so I did not have my camera along.  I did have my cell phone and since I had no service I could not take a picture with it! "RIGHT!"  Now you know that I am still living in the Dark Ages!  I went back yesterday and saw two other small bulls that were still packing.  I found a last year's six point elk shed that was frozen in the ice.  Took some effort but it is in good shape and should make for some handles or knapping tools.  Also there was a many hundreds elk herd on the side of a big bare ridge. That's their way of watching for the wolves.  There are some lions that are killing the deer in the neighbor's river bottom.  There must be several as they have been completely cleaning up to the bone the deer they kill.  They usually just gorge and bury what is left.  I have a lion tag so maybe I will get lucky.  The last one we had in the yard killed one of my wife's cats right on the porch!  I do have a picture of the sheds here in the house but can only send pictures by email.  Joe
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2380 on: January 18, 2016, 11:28:17 pm »
Thank you for sharing your life with us Joe. Good luck and be safe hunting those lions. Several times a week I wish I could live the way you do. Take care of yourself.
Patrick
Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

Offline MWirwicki

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2381 on: January 24, 2016, 04:58:50 pm »
What did Wee-Wicki do today...   :)
Sure is fun working with the little guy.
Matt Wirwicki
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2382 on: January 24, 2016, 05:13:11 pm »
He excellent taste in tools, poor taste in beverage!
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Offline bubby

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2383 on: January 24, 2016, 05:44:40 pm »
Give him time jw, eventually he will work up to a good beer, like pbr lol
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Reply #2384 on: January 24, 2016, 06:00:37 pm »
Give him time jw, eventually he will work up to a good beer, like pbr lol

Or Schlitz.
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.