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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1095 on: March 11, 2024, 01:46:36 pm »
We had a couple pretty decent days last week to work by my pond.

I have been trying to clean up some of the dead ash trees whenever I can. Straight down the hill (cliff) is the road and then directly across it is my beach. It’s probably only about a 150 yard walk but it has been impenetrable for several years now.

I put the logs on a pile. Cut some of the nicer limbs for bonfires at the beach and put the brush on the burn pile.

We got an area clean up enough that I actually was able to walk from my pond to my beach. Still a tangled up mess with trees that aren’t even able to fall to the ground.

Hoping to get some more time to do more but it’s to wet now. At least I can get between two of my favorite places again

Didn’t get a lot of pictures but a couple

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1096 on: March 11, 2024, 01:48:51 pm »
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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1097 on: March 11, 2024, 01:50:25 pm »
Rye cover crop is looking great even the ones we planted after sugar beets in November

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1098 on: March 11, 2024, 01:51:37 pm »
Working on a few arrows.

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1099 on: March 19, 2024, 04:39:35 pm »
Did get a picture of the area we cleaned up and the route from the pond down the hill and across the road to the beach
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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1100 on: March 19, 2024, 04:48:11 pm »
Been busy with processing meat the past few days.

Saturday we got 730 lbs of pork shoulder. We cut, ground, mixed, stuffed and smoked it. I was too busy to get pictures of the process but here are the tubs after removing them from the cold smoker.

Man I wish you could smell them.

Sunday we cut, vacuum packed and froze.

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1101 on: March 19, 2024, 04:53:27 pm »
While the pork sausage was in the smoke house and before I cleaned everything up.

I decided to make a couple batches of venison summer sausage and snack sticks.

Monday I finished the first batch with my two smokers. The big sticks in one and the snack sticks in the other. I never tried the snack sticks before. I did learn a few things.

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1102 on: March 19, 2024, 05:21:56 pm »
Finished smoking everything now. I’m a good tired.

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« Reply #1103 on: March 20, 2024, 02:10:31 am »
That makes me want a cold beer, Brian. Nice work there with rewards lasting a long while.  :OK
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« Reply #1104 on: March 20, 2024, 05:55:12 am »
Wow - Got Me droolin' on the Keyboard  (A) ! Alot of work, but I know, it's worth the effort.  (=) Bob.
"May the Gods give Us the strength to draw the string to the cheek, the arrow to the barb and loose the flying shaft, so long as life may last." Saxon Pope - 1923.

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1105 on: March 20, 2024, 09:51:36 am »
looks great, yes you have been busy  :)
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« Reply #1106 on: March 21, 2024, 10:50:46 am »
That makes me want a cold beer, Brian. Nice work there with rewards lasting a long while.  :OK

Come on over Pat. I got a cold one for you.

I prefer Founders Dirty Bastard but I have a pretty good variety to pick from.


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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1107 on: March 21, 2024, 10:52:16 am »
Wow - Got Me droolin' on the Keyboard  (A) ! Alot of work, but I know, it's worth the effort.  (=) Bob.


Bob I wish you all could smell it. Everything turned out great.

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1108 on: March 21, 2024, 11:04:44 am »
looks great, yes you have been busy  :)
 Pappy

I think you and I like to keep a little busy Pappy.

It’s just really satisfying to do stuff like this. It is a huge amount of work but its results are enjoyed and shared by many and you just don’t get a product like it from the store.

I did get a chance to finish up six arrows. Been a long time since I built a set like this.

Shafts are from TSA. Beautiful shafts I gave about seven coats of Tung oil and my Bjrogg markings.

I cut the feathers down the center of the quill with a scissors and then to length. Then I put them in my fletching clamp and ground them on my grinder. First I tried it. Usually I just strip fletch off quill, but I’m hoping this is a bit more durable.

I glued with gorilla glue and did wrap the front of fletch with a little sinew. Hand cut the fletch nice and low

I like em

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Re: Life on the Farm
« Reply #1109 on: March 22, 2024, 05:47:24 am »
Nice !  (=) Bob
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