Waiting waiting. I have strapped up with spacers Osage from Rainman. It is very dry in my shop in winter so they should soon be ready. I have a scale that weight to 1/10 of a gram, they are still losing a tiny bit, but soon will be ready.

If you put a fan on those it will accelerate the dry time.....

Did a bunch of work on the swap bow and made a little video about it.
https://youtu.be/Onwj4_sP76Y

Nice John

Thanks for the in process video. Always enjoy seeing hand work being done.

Thats very cool... looks great!

Haven't  really posted much lately.  They have announced they will be shutting down the paper mill I work for. Been busy sorting that.

I did get the limb pads milled and overlays glued on to the bow swap bow I am working on.. Got one limb out of the oven and ready to put the other limb in.  Will post some pics soon.

Sorry to hear about the paper mill closing, Kenneth. It has been part of the community for a long time. Hope things work out for the better for you guys.

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on April 01, 2023, 08:14:33 AM
Haven't  really posted much lately.  They have announced they will be shutting down the paper mill I work for. Been busy sorting that.

I did get the limb pads milled and overlays glued on to the bow swap bow I am working on.. Got one limb out of the oven and ready to put the other limb in.  Will post some pics soon.

Not to high Jack the thread here, but how long have you worked at the mill? And in what capacity? That is kind of a specialty job, and probably not easy to find something else comparable without traveling.... I sincerely wish you the best of luck on this transition.  Kirk

Quote from: Pat B on April 01, 2023, 10:22:18 AM
Sorry to hear about the paper mill closing, Kenneth. It has been part of the community for a long time. Hope things work out for the better for you guys.

X2

Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, land owners planted Loblolly Pine for many years for the pulp and paper mills and just the last 10 years it dropped down to $2.00 a ton. We are not using as much paper as we use too.
I hear that a company is making fuel pelltes now in the south so it's up to $25.00 a ton or so.
I have 100 acres that needs to be cut.

Quote from: Kirkll on April 01, 2023, 11:17:32 AM

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on April 01, 2023, 08:14:33 AM
Haven't  really posted much lately.  They have announced they will be shutting down the paper mill I work for. Been busy sorting that.

I did get the limb pads milled and overlays glued on to the bow swap bow I am working on.. Got one limb out of the oven and ready to put the other limb in.  Will post some pics soon.

Not to high Jack the thread here, but how long have you worked at the mill? And in what capacity? That is kind of a specialty job, and probably not easy to find something else comparable without traveling.... I sincerely wish you the best of luck on this transition.  Kirk

Kirk,
I work in Maintenance.  27 years. Half of that was an All Trade mechanic with a degree in Electronics.  Welding , machiningcomputers/ PLC's , Vibration Analyst,  everything! Spent the last 12 years in the Maintenance management team doing everything from Supervisor to planner scheduler. Setting up our Preventative Maintenance programs and overseeing equipment rebuilds.

Fortunately I work at the extruder facility next town over from the papermill and they will be retaining  a 2 crew setup for that plant.

I suppose if all else fails, there's a great opening for an experienced and talented bowyer over at Big Jim's ? 

That would be A LOT of bows to replace my salary!

Back to making bows. Got to spend some time on my bow for my bow swap victim today.

Installing the inserts and pins on the riser. I use phenolic pads. Riser is wide enough to allow for all cleanup work . Once I start, I reference all work from the same side and use an edge finder after the edges are cleaned up with a straight flute carbide bit. Level the pads, find center line and drill, chamfer and tap holes. Tap just deep enough to allow the last 3 threads to engage in the area of the threads that start to taper.  Add super thin CA glue and install inserts slightly below flush. The nuts I use have a small shoulder about 15 thou that allows the insert to go below the surface.
Sand and now it is ready for limbs and shaping.

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on April 01, 2023, 08:14:33 AM
Haven't  really posted much lately.  They have announced they will be shutting down the paper mill I work for. Been busy sorting that.


Sorry to hear about the shutdown. Hopefully, things will work out for you.

I spent the day working on some turkey calls for the guys at turkey camp. I sure can't wait to get some time in the woods.
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There are parts there for four trumpets and I have blanks cut out for several more.
Dave.

Messed around with some leather working today... made a couple sheaths for the drawknife and hatchet 

Nice work.      Are you hand stitching?   

Chapter 2 of my Swap Bow - Tillering Details
https://youtu.be/KUd0CTchk40

Yea Pat, no sewing machine... just had to pre drill the holes with the drill press, the little hole stamp/punches I have wont go through that many layers of thick leather 

Made this this arm guard tonight, I still need to dye the laces but I needed them on there while it dries in shape.  Turned out way better than I thought it would!  I'm really digging the leatherworking, need to get back to the bow that's still in process though 

Nice!   

Actually did this yesterday at Tradfest.Tee shirts and wind untill about mid afternoon and still wind am talking over 20 mph gusts and temps dropped had on insulated bibs and heavy coat and still freezing. They had some nice 3D targets.