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Starting Small (finished Firewood pictures)
bjrogg:
While I’m waiting to play with my scrap wood.
I process stave number 4.
Looked almost impossible before I started. This was a nice knot free, straight log. But it has very thin rings and most have had a lot of limbs rubbing against it. I had to go down a ways to get to a good ring.
First I split off my sapwood
Then I found a good ring in the lowest damaged area.
Then I went to one end and sealed last night.
This morning I split some more off.
I have this one coming my way now.
Not sure these are worth it but my cousin got this log for me and I know he would really like to see me get some bows from it.
Really good cardio workout to
Bjrogg
superdav95:
Awesome Bj. Ya I had my brother in law over a while ago and was helping him build a bow. He later got a functioning bow in the end but commented how difficult physically it was. He said he was sore for a week. I told home to pace himself as he would be using different muscles that he normally did t use. It is a workout for sure if using hand tools. Getting a good sweat going whilst roughing out a stave is definitely cardio! 😁
bjrogg:
Yes I can feel how much better shape I’m in now than I was in January.
I first couple days I was feeling it. Now I’m pretty good. Do stop and sit quite regularly, but not bad for almost 63.
I did get firewood on my tree.
The right limb has three kinks in it. Almost tempted to put it on my caul again. It sure made the left limb look better.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Here’s firewood on my tree for first time.
I like the left limb.
The right one just plain looks ugly. Part of it is from the kinks in the unbraced profile. It just makes it look like a hinge where the deflex kink is about six inches right of the handle. It might be bending a little more than I like there to. It’s hard to tell looking.
My fingers tell me I’m close. My eyes are screaming a hinge. I’m watching for set in unbraced profile but it seems ok so far.
30 @ 25”
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
I did cycle an arrow through her.
Spine is to heavy but didn’t do to bad.
Bjrogg
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