We just had our Sugar on Snow supper at the local Grange, a once a year event as a benefit. It's hot maple syrup on a big bowl of snow for desert -- with pickles and donuts on the side. Ham, deviled eggs, baked beans, homemade dinner rolls and cole slaw is the traditional main course. I waited on tables as a volunteer -- had over 200 people attend. Sugaring season is just about over -- sap is still running here, but it might finish shortly because the temps are supposed to hit high sixties tomorrow.
Nice looking boiling setup, swampman!
Haven't worked on bows in almost a week, working mainly outdoors in the good weather. Pruning and clearing brush. I picked up some nice buckthorn trunks while clearing brush today, and I have some wild apple I have to split up into staves, about 6-8" diameter. I'm holding off cutting more elm until bark slipping time, but there are a number of medium trees I have to remove shortly.
I did shoot some arrows through Plans A and B before supper last few days. Plus my older longer (64") 46# black birch bow. It seems to shoot faster than the newer ones even though Plan B is higher weight and Plan A is the same weight.
Being shorter, they seem to stack w/ lower early string tension. That would explain the lower speeds -- down 5-10 fps. compared to the longer bow. I might make a Plan C bow 70" and see what I can get out of it. Probably a pyramid board bow from black birch. I found a couple really nice grained BB planks in my stack and I'll probably draw one out tomorrow. Be nice to start posting something again.
Sorry to read about the breakages guys. I guess I'm about due for one, too.
