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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by BrianS on January 24, 2026, 09:33:46 pm »
Stay Safe Everybody. Minus7 here this morning. Took this picture of a little Wren all puffed up this morning trying to stay warm. Clear skies today. Calling for about 12 inches on Sunday. I called off shooting with some Friends at Hawkeye Bowmen on Sunday. Guess I'm getting soft in my old age.
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Bows / Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Last post by wooddamon1 on January 24, 2026, 09:05:10 pm »
Very nice work, Brian. Good wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Bows / Re: Unusual timber sources
« Last post by mmattockx on January 24, 2026, 08:46:16 pm »
I picked up a fair pile of discarded ash flooring a while ago for free. The guy was renovating and had no use for the old flooring. I expect it will mill into very usable laminations when I get around to it. I've used some of the smaller pieces for tool handles and the like and it is very dense and hard.


Mark
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on January 24, 2026, 07:32:32 pm »
Then this morning the snow hit, I got the girls all strawed up and about 11:30 it changed to freezing rain so I packed my stuff and headed home, it was not a fun trip the 5 miles I had to go, the roads was slick as snot, guess everything that hit the ground stuck. Hope yall stay safe and warm the next few days. Life is Good. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on January 24, 2026, 07:28:51 pm »
Had some good back strap for lunch, GregB showed up to hand out,his chemo is going OK , but has good days and bad, this was a good one and he always enjoys my steaks. Everyone left pretty early to get prepared for the coming storm so I went in and cooked some of Rocky's sausage and Dave's/Debbie's eggs for a fine supper.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on January 24, 2026, 07:22:33 pm »
Glad Matt is checking in on you Bob, sounds like you have been having a time of it. It has finely hit here, was a few hours later than the said but here now in earnest  :) Had a good day yesterday mostly by the fire with friends. Got up this morning to very cold but no snow or ice, when it finely hit I decided to head home to be sure Miss Joanie is safe if the lights go out.Had a big crew around the fire yesterday, that is always fun. Did help Shawn split up a large Osage, got about 3 good staves and 2 set of billets from it. I have 1 log left to split and plan on doing that when the weather breaks. Also got my fish tank taken care of the best I could, guess now what ever happens I will just have to live with it, no ice on it last night but it is going to be low 0 and highs in the teens the rest of this week so we will see.  :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Holy Vine Maple
« Last post by Pappy on January 24, 2026, 07:11:26 pm »
Looks like a good start, slow and easy is the word.  ;)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Unusual timber sources
« Last post by Pat B on January 24, 2026, 06:49:49 pm »
Raw and recycled flooring, both hardwood and bamboo. Some pallets are made from hickory and other usable hardwoods.
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Bows / Unusual timber sources
« Last post by stuckinthemud on January 24, 2026, 05:49:48 pm »
Here 's a lateral thinking thread for a winter evening.

I have seen a bow built from a stairs hand-rail (it was ash) and others from fence posts (Osage), I was once told you could use a pick axe handle or two spliced together (hickory or ash) and I guess even an oar might do the trick (ash).  Any ideas for unorthodox timber sources - it's Trade season soon and some of us struggle with getting bow staves... :BB :) :D ;D
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Bows / Re: Osage orange design?
« Last post by Muskyman on January 24, 2026, 05:28:05 pm »
WB. I just peeled the bark and sapwood off of a piece I had that was about 3 years old a few weeks ago. You’ll be surprised how quickly you can get the bark and sapwood off with a sharp drawknife.
Good luck and enjoy. One you get down to orange wood you’ll probably see exactly what you need to do.
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