Post by: BEAVERMAN on February 14, 2013, 07:52:32 PM
Post by: rollingb on February 14, 2013, 08:47:21 PM
3 Knife sheaths.
1 Beaver tail and buffalo hide shooting bag.
5 buffalo powder horns.
Post by: Spotted Bull on February 14, 2013, 09:50:29 PM
Post by: Hank in WV on February 14, 2013, 09:55:25 PM
Post by: greyhunter on February 14, 2013, 10:14:34 PM
Post by: shootrj2003 on February 14, 2013, 10:29:16 PM
Post by: Spotted Bull on February 14, 2013, 10:35:50 PM
Post by: Fletcher on February 15, 2013, 01:09:53 AM
trade shows and Rondys. I am also doing medieval events with archery shoots at SCA
affairs mostly in Idaho and Montana.
Post by: Fletcher on February 15, 2013, 01:13:04 AM
more going since I sold the TC Renegade. Hope to do that after Monroe. Also have
been trying to get in some ice fishing but the Global Warming is killing us here in NW
Montana - weather has been more like April than February.
Post by: Cannonball on February 15, 2013, 10:28:37 AM
Post by: rickevans on February 15, 2013, 10:37:56 AM
Post by: Riley/MN on February 15, 2013, 11:15:09 AM
Post by: prairie dog on February 15, 2013, 12:33:19 PM
There are all the parts for a CVA Hawken 54 cal. flint rifle ready to be screwed onto a new piece of wood that still needs to be whittled, two knife blades wanting handles, my sons 1860 Colt waiting to be polished and slicked up, a set of sights that need to be polished, finished, and installed, and a new North West Chief's gun on order. I need to get flints, wads, cards, shot, balls, and all the accouterments together for the Cheif's gun and a bag and horn for it.
I purchased 1,000 lbs of coal for the forage. I need to get some metal and write up my list of items to forge and get busy with that.
I need to get the fliers printed up for the 2014 Frozen Foot Rendezvous, I need to turn in the art work for the medallions and get that order going. I did purchase another 3-D archery target for the rendezvous and I have some new metal targets in the works for the shooting match.
I need to finish staining my wooden fence, get my 1967 Mustang out of the garage and down to the mechanic, and my wife wants me to make some vacation plans for spring break.
But I'm not going to do any of that until I get this sinus/ear infection cleared up. On my second round of antibiotics now and still suffering with it.
Post by: Riley/MN on February 15, 2013, 12:39:08 PM
Post by: Uncle Russ on February 15, 2013, 03:41:05 PM
I have been at it for a while, but this work has been a total off, and then on, hit & miss affair, for several months now, what with the Bride in the Hospital for a week, then in Ortho Rehab for three more weeks, then she gets home and falls, of all things!
Back into surgery for the second time on early Friday morning, 8 Feb, got her back home on Sunday and I pulled her pass, no liberty at all....bathroom and shower privileges only, until at least one week has gone by from the 10th of Feb. Then we'll talk about going outside and walking.....maybe!
Anyway, I have built my Tiller Tree with white peg-board backing, and I have hours & hours of gentle scraping behind me.
No sandpaper, yet. Dean Torges says use the scraper as long as possible and "finish" with sandpaper, and that is what I'm trying hard to do....no wonder these bows are so darn expensive to buy, it takes forever to build one.
I will eventually use a Fish Scale on a pulley for my weight pull gauge. My goal is 55# @ 28" I want a nice "D" and not a "C" and I still have a looong way to go for that, and that's where my Tiller Tree will shine.
I just simply don't have the time needed right this moment, and haven't had for awhile but, God willing, that will change before too much longer.
I suspect I need a stool, or something, to get up a little higher so I can get the whole bow in the picture???
Or, I could learn the new camera I got for Christmas a little better...which would likely be the best, dontcha think?
On the side picture you can see a little bit of the beautiful Osage Orange color.
Laying on it's belly, you can see the Bamboo backing.
I'll have to get a picture of my Tree....and I gotta gets Rick's approval on my progress, so there will be some more pictures.
Uncle Russ...
Post by: Cannonball on February 15, 2013, 06:29:30 PM
Post by: Sir Michael on February 16, 2013, 03:17:34 PM
Post by: RiverCat on February 17, 2013, 08:42:26 AM
Post by: Trois Castors on February 20, 2013, 05:30:15 PM
Post by: flyfisher76544 on February 21, 2013, 07:38:47 PM
Post by: Spotted Bull on February 21, 2013, 07:54:49 PM
Quote from: "flyfisher76544"
Patiently waiting on my order of more horns to come in so that I can get back to work...lol.
Hate waiting on the material orders...
Oh,and I for one would like to see pics of the horns and the mocs!
Post by: flyfisher76544 on February 22, 2013, 12:35:29 AM
Post by: flyfisher76544 on February 22, 2013, 12:44:01 AM
Post by: rickevans on February 22, 2013, 09:12:47 AM
Post by: Hanshi on February 22, 2013, 12:53:17 PM
Post by: Uncle Russ on February 22, 2013, 01:12:46 PM
Don't think I've ever seen that combination before.
From what I see of it, it appears to be a very darkish red, neither Cherry or Mahogany.
How would you describe that color?
Really really neat and equally unique, at least to my old eyes!
Uncle Russ....
Post by: sse on February 22, 2013, 01:49:51 PM
Post by: Riley/MN on February 22, 2013, 02:01:38 PM
Quote from: "sse"
Gettin ready to start thinking about doing something...almost...
well dang it - wait for me!
Post by: sse on February 22, 2013, 02:05:56 PM
Post by: Adam Wetherington on February 22, 2013, 04:48:26 PM
Post by: Bigsmoke on February 22, 2013, 05:09:04 PM
Well, regardless, that's the story.
That and sending out horns.
For the first time in I don't know how long, I actually have some inventory built up. Amazing.
Flyfisher, what did you do to your thumb? Hope you didn't say a nasty word when you thumped it. Ouch.
Post by: sse on February 22, 2013, 05:24:01 PM
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Would it surprise anyone to hear that I have been working on horns?(no)
Post by: Uncle Russ on February 22, 2013, 08:07:22 PM
Quote from: "blackpowderscout"
Making a new haversack out of some old cloth and leather I had laying around. It's going pretty slow though. Work, Kids, etc.
BPS, ya know what?
It seems, at least to me, that those projects that were seemingly almighty slow and took forever to get done, well those projects turned out, in the end, to be the most treasured, or hardest to get rid of when it came to junk sorting time.....most likely connected to the circumstance surrounding you at the time that was making the project seem so slow.
My own old haversack I made sometime in the early 1970's, and I have owned no fewer than a half-dozen or so since, but that old piece of junk , to someone else, is still around and still collecting dust.
I do still use it once in a great while.
I know I have picked it up many times thinking, "why in the world do I hang on to this piece of trash?"
Agonizingly slow sewing by hand, fingers that hurt to the bone, and then have it turn out totally different than what you had in mind, while being ugly as sin, you just can't forget that real easy.
Anyway, made from old "oil cloth" and leather, much as you described, this old bag has carried everything from plunder to bloody squirrels, a few rabbits, and even food for the day during its lifetime....
You would think it would have found its way to the trash years ago, but I guess that that ain't going to happen anytime soon. I'll just leave that little chore for someone else.
Uncle Russ...
Post by: ridjrunr on February 22, 2013, 08:45:08 PM
Post by: flyfisher76544 on February 22, 2013, 09:24:40 PM
Quote from: "bigsmoke"
Flyfisher, what did you do to your thumb? Hope you didn't say a nasty word when you thumped it. Ouch.
Was helping a friend set up a pop-up camper for a Scottish games gathering for a pregnant woman and she got my thumb caught in the door. Sucker took almost a year to heal up proper.
Uncle Russ, that bottom horn was after dying it with just plain brown Rit dye. The horn already had some great coloring so I only let it set in the dye for 15 minutes.
Post by: Spotted Bull on March 12, 2013, 11:09:30 PM
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Post by: Uncle Russ on March 12, 2013, 11:48:33 PM
Very nice!
Uncle Russ...
Post by: rollingb on March 13, 2013, 01:57:55 AM
Post by: flyfisher76544 on March 13, 2013, 06:42:42 AM
Post by: sse on March 13, 2013, 09:29:25 AM
Post by: Fletcher on March 13, 2013, 12:03:34 PM
Lots of Rondys and SCA events coming up this summer and spring. Looks like ice
fishing is goners - getting warm much too soon. Lakes will soon be free and snow pack
is way under normal. Hope we don't have a real dry one with high fire danger - really
hurts the Rondys when the gummint says NO FIRES and NO SHOOTING
Post by: Bison Horn on March 16, 2013, 09:05:40 PM
Got lots of copper rivets for the handle and with grinding,filing and time with the shop tools maybe I can turn it into a good carrying blade.
Post by: rollingb on March 18, 2013, 07:42:00 PM
Post by: Spotted Bull on March 18, 2013, 08:27:17 PM
Post by: rickevans on March 19, 2013, 05:49:25 PM
Post by: Bison Horn on March 21, 2013, 05:19:03 PM
Post by: flyfisher76544 on March 22, 2013, 07:09:14 AM
Post by: rollingb on March 22, 2013, 02:44:54 PM
Post by: sse on March 22, 2013, 02:51:53 PM
Post by: rollingb on March 22, 2013, 02:55:16 PM
Post by: sse on March 22, 2013, 02:56:57 PM
Post by: rollingb on March 22, 2013, 03:30:53 PM
Quote from: "sse"
Still got the one you gave me...works good for cutting up bear fat...
What does the bear think of you "whittlin'" on him?
Post by: sse on March 22, 2013, 03:34:39 PM
Post by: Riley/MN on March 22, 2013, 03:40:47 PM
Post by: Two Steps on March 22, 2013, 04:54:01 PM
Al
Post by: rollingb on March 22, 2013, 06:59:48 PM
Post by: Bison Horn on March 22, 2013, 08:21:00 PM
Post by: rollingb on March 24, 2013, 02:37:10 PM
Post by: Bison Horn on March 24, 2013, 05:37:39 PM
Looks great rollingb, just send it up to Mineral Wells and they can bring it to Aurora for me. lol BH
Post by: Roaddog on March 25, 2013, 06:36:53 AM
Post by: Bison Horn on April 04, 2013, 04:55:31 PM
Post by: rollingb on April 04, 2013, 05:07:48 PM
Quote from: "Bison Horn"
Learned a new trade today, making sheath for my antler handle knife. Going to start on the sheath using these lead solder rivets. From ML magazine something new to me. BH
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/ALW77865/1st%20knife%20build/IMG_2127_zpsb8098903.jpg)
Lead rivets are kind'a new to me to,... although I have seen a few in some old knife handles. :happy
Post by: Bison Horn on April 04, 2013, 05:13:16 PM
Post by: rollingb on April 04, 2013, 05:26:25 PM
Quote from: "Bison Horn"
rollingb, I made them from solid core solder cut to length and peened out. BHWhoever came up with it, that's a great idea!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bison Horn on April 10, 2013, 12:22:53 PM
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/ALW77865/1st%20knife%20build/IMG_2131_zps5f55498d.jpg)
Post by: rollingb on April 10, 2013, 01:53:49 PM
Post by: rickevans on April 10, 2013, 06:26:18 PM