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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kegan on June 14, 2007, 05:10:27 pm

Title: Hickory Haul
Post by: Kegan on June 14, 2007, 05:10:27 pm

Well, my stash of staves was running low- just a coupla elm peices and a red oak stave set aside for a David W. Well, we all know what that means- STAVE RUN! SO I took the hatchet and took to the woods. Not a hundred yards in I found a really nice shagbark and went to chopping. I figured that I could get at least six staves outta it, mostly figuring the knots higher up would give me alot of trouble in spltting. After an hour of splitting and cutting, I had TWELVE nice staves, ten large ones, a narrow "kid bow" stave, and a really thin shorty. Well, I'm good to go. The local trees are gonna be safe for a while now ;D

The only tools I used for the entire job and the finished products.

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Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Pat B on June 14, 2007, 05:16:01 pm

Looks like a nice haul. Better get them sealed.    Pat

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 14, 2007, 05:16:22 pm

Looks good to me.  I think you are supposed to go before you run out.  That way these would be dry before you run out.  ;D  Justin

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: tom sawyer on June 14, 2007, 05:40:31 pm

Looks like bow wood to me.  I'll take the one on the left.

Hatchet and a wooden wedge?  Better you than me.

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Kegan on June 14, 2007, 05:56:02 pm

Quote from: tom sawyer on June 14, 2007, 05:40:31 pm

Looks like bow wood to me.  I'll take the one on the left.

I have five like that- figured to trade them here and save some of the gnarly "character" peices for my own bows. Guess you read my mind;D

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: david w. on June 14, 2007, 06:13:44 pm

thats alot of wood. how long will it take for it to dry.

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Kegan on June 14, 2007, 06:17:32 pm

I give hickory at least three months. Most other woods I use it takes only one or two.

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: DanaM on June 14, 2007, 06:52:27 pm

Nice haul Kegan, I need to do the same except I have a chainsaw ;D

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Kegan on June 14, 2007, 06:57:14 pm

Aww, but where's the fun in sitting on the damp ground for twenty minutes chipping away at an eight-inch tree hoping it doesn't suddnely give and fall on your head;D?

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: DanaM on June 14, 2007, 09:23:16 pm

 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Pappy on June 15, 2007, 06:24:48 am

Nice haul Kegan,now you can go to work,O I forgot you done it with a hatchet you already
been working. ;D
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 15, 2007, 10:00:00 am

Just imagine what the stack would look like if he had a chainsaw.  He would want one a little better than the electric chainsaw Knothead and I had at Marie's house.  :P Justin

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: DCM on June 15, 2007, 10:38:44 am

Ironman.  I'm impressed.

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Badger on June 15, 2007, 11:28:20 am

   Good work there, yesterday I hauled a 150# log only about 1/2 block from a neighors front yard and it kind of killed the rest of my evening for a few hours LOL. Steve

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: tpoof on June 15, 2007, 12:13:56 pm

Nice work Kegan! That'll keep you out of trouble for awhile!!! ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hickory Haul
Post by: Kegan on June 15, 2007, 04:45:45 pm

Quote from: tpoof on June 15, 2007, 12:13:56 pm

Nice work Kegan! That'll keep you out of trouble for awhile!!! ;D ;D

Until they dry that is ;D