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Stone Age Witch Hazel (updated 1/18)
salad days:
That thing is starting to look pretty cool. How do you get Kristin to let you work on it in the house? Dana got really mad at me when my wood shavings migrated to the laundry area. And I wasn't even bleeding on stuff :D
ricktrojanowski:
Jackcrafty- Not patient just stubborn ;D
Dana- Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind, but it's fun in its own weird way.
Aaron- It's actually the basement, I finished the whole thing off a while ago, back when all I used it for was riding the rollers for hours and hours watching cycling vids. Man I wish I could get some of that time back. ::)
Bowbound:
Well at least you are marking the bow as your own... ;)
ricktrojanowski:
I did some heat bending tonight. It was the first session. I will have to do a little more tweaking when I get it working and bending. Before the bending if I laid a string from tip to tip the string was about 2 1/2'' off center in the handle. After this session of bending it is about 5/8" off center. I had to bend the handle area as well as both limb tips. Although the outdoor fireplace is not that primitive I think it was close enough. Also I just happened to run out of bear grease today so I had to substitute "Crisco". :D Basically I did the same as if I was using a heat gun. Greased up the area to be bent. Then heated it for about 20 mins. Until it was too hot to hold. Then stuck it in the crotch of a big oak and over-bent the area and held it until it felt cool.
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ricktrojanowski:
Befor and After.
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