Gathering Photos
Spent mos tof my day with Tom learning to Knap. My hands are killing me but me soul it warm! It was great focusing on a single task rather than the usual hectic attempt to do 12 things.Extra special...
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Steve: First he gave us the Pineosaurus. Now here's the Poplarsaurus: 45lb 157fps. Is that right? Light fabric backing. Is a Balsasaurus next? is bows make the point well: match limb width and/or...
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Joe and I must be kindred spirits, with the poplar and the pine and fir bows, I wished I would have showed you the bow I made from swamp wood Tim, it was basicaly balsa, 72" long, 4 " wide and weighed...
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Big Joe's poplar bow, front view. Maybe he'll explain the fabric camo backing.
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Steve and Ken tillering a difficult stave. That's Greg, greenchili, on the left.
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Steve chronographing Big Joe's bow. Note the fixated keen intelligent attention of the witnesses. I'd normally be a foot away from the grip, making sure Steve only overdraws by an half-foot of so.
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Note the keen intelligent attention used above, posting the wrong photo.
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Thanks for sharing all the photos. Makes me think I was there. It will be cool to meet most of you in april. Jim
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looks like you all had a great time.one question.whats all that stuff on toms chin.hmmmmm.john
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I got jealous yesterday seeing how good Tim was with that spokeshave so decided today i was going to learn how to use one, I grabbed a draw knife, a spokeshave and nicholson and a scraper and vowed...
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Good lawd Steve, dish the secret bud. I can use a DK but a spokeshave gives me fits. How do you keep it from grabbing on cross grain?
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seeing these pics leaves something of a lump in my throat. I truly wish I had access to these sorts of events. no one organises them around here and I try but no one showes. Just not enough interest...
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Ragi: Maybe you can get a local group going if you place notices in local archery shops, archery ranges, newspaper classifieds and the like, saying that anyone interested in learning to make primitive...
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Dave, once I got going I fell in love with it, it works well for following the grain on a snaky bow and also for tillering to floor tiller. I have always used a draw knife for stripping down rough...
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I have been working to connect with folks hereabouts but it is slow going and no one else is into primitive skills like I am, well that I know of anyways.I will keep trying and I migth even use that...
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When adjusted right, held at the right side angle, balanced at the right attack angle, pulled with the correct downward/forward force, a spokeshave takes off supernaturally wide, thick, long, husky...
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Let me post this here as well:"David, I had forgotten about your hand. I'm sorry I didn't ask you about it yesterday. I didn't shoot at all (strange for me), but I got a bow finished and a couple more...
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Love the photos Phil! I hope to learn to post my own soon, but it will have to wait until I return from a trip for work.Tom, don't feel too bad- I need to lose 40#!Warmbear and others who want meets...
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its cool my hand isnt going to bother me much anymore since i just order a bandsaw but i heard you were to change to blade to somting bigger stock blade isnt good?? it was from site i was reading...
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