Today I got a lot of work caught up at on of our orthopedic clinics. Plus I had a message in with Kenny M. About some spalted hackberry veneers. Boy oh boy! Did he come through. I've used these before from Kenny and I think these are freaking wild. Thank you, Kenny. The last picture is what I was picking from. I did three, four and five starting in the middle. Going to the right. JF

Nice

Tillering the Swap Bow.

https://youtu.be/GUwr8PRpG4g

Nice looking bend on those limbs John. 

I got the swap bow shooting.  My audience for the shooting didn't stay for long and seemed unimpressed.

https://youtu.be/qkFrpnTa15M

Very nice, John.

I wanted a piece of granite or marble to use as a backing for doing leather stamping...  Apparently this is how its done to get nice clean work, something good and flat with a lot of weight to it.  I called and begged a few countertop places for scraps, most wouldn't work with me but I finally found one that said to come on by.  Instead of a little piece about a sqaure foot they guy gave me the entire cutout from a sink    Its probably 75lbs so it wasn't gonna be easy to move it on and off my workbench as needed lol.  Decided to make an entirely new workbench just to hold it, and as usual I went a little overboard.  I'd originally planned on just a 2x4 stand about the same size as the granite....  I had rough sawn oak I got for free and cherry left over from previous projects, so its definitely built to last... I'm just gonna be too scared to use it now lol. Tung oil on the top to be a little easier to fix when I inevitably mess it up.  I thought it turned out great so I wanted to share!

It looks good and solid. Happy stamping! 👍🏻
Dave.

That's really great. I like it. A small 1 foot square would be so boring. Now you have another work bench and a real classy one at that. Good job.
~Bob

Thanks, I love it!  The pictures dont do the wood justice, its gorgeous... Some might consider it a waste on a 'workbench' but I'll enjoy it every time I use it for years and years    Made these little plugs to fill in the starter holes they used to cut out the sink.  I guess I was attempting to use every type of wood I have in my shop lol  The cut stone was also pretty wavy and rough so its not a super tight fit on the granite... Looks like they probably did it with an angle grinder and then just cleaned up the sink side, but for FREE i'll take it!

Finished up some arrows and got my new "KM" bow tuned today.[attachment=1]

Nice benchtop!!  That surface will be awesome!!

Great looking bow Shawn!!

Quote from: DesM8 on April 08, 2023, 04:50:08 PM
I wanted a piece of granite or marble to use as a backing for doing leather stamping...  Apparently this is how its done to get nice clean work, something good and flat with a lot of weight to it.  I called and begged a few countertop places for scraps, most wouldn't work with me but I finally found one that said to come on by.  Instead of a little piece about a sqaure foot they guy gave me the entire cutout from a sink    Its probably 75lbs so it wasn't gonna be easy to move it on and off my workbench as needed lol.  Decided to make an entirely new workbench just to hold it, and as usual I went a little overboard.  I'd originally planned on just a 2x4 stand about the same size as the granite....  I had rough sawn oak I got for free and cherry left over from previous projects, so its definitely built to last... I'm just gonna be too scared to use it now lol. Tung oil on the top to be a little easier to fix when I inevitably mess it up.  I thought it turned out great so I wanted to share!

Your wife could use that for making pies too!

Quote from: John Scifres on April 07, 2023, 06:14:20 PM
I got the swap bow shooting.  My audience for the shooting didn't stay for long and seemed unimpressed.

https://youtu.be/qkFrpnTa15M

Nice looking bow John.... I was looking for the fine tuning video on tiller adjustment after you shot the bow. You said it was a bit shocky, and had some fine tuning. I'd be interested in seeing how you addressed this.    Kirk

Carved another set of arrow heads. Not sure if I will use them on this bow.

I got a box today 😁
These are going to make some sweet Longbow risers👌

 

What is the redder looking wood? I like that!

Figured Bubinga

Nice stuff!