What are you doing this weekend?

[Ted]

I'm looking to have a pretty good archery weekend this weekend.  I have to go on an extended business trip to Tucson AZ withou my bow that will eat up the next two weekends and the following weekend I will be out of town for a bachelor party (poor me).  Therefore, I'm looking to cram in three weekends worth of shooting, building, and other archery projects into this weekend.

What are you guys doing?

There are two good shoots on Sunday - one at Pipe Creek in New Windsor another in Poolesville.  I know Hatrick is heading to Pipe Creek - anyone else heading to either of these?  I wish I could shoot at two places at once.

I hope to spend Saturday working on some bows and some more arrows and maybe a little shed hunting/stump shooting/scouting.

Wayne - where are you shooting?

SuperK - got any plans?

Dave - are Bruce, Bill, and company heading to Pipe Creek with you?  I just finished up some heavier spined arrows and wouldn't mind taking my old Asbell Bighorn on a walk if you are breaking out your take down recurve.

Dad - Drive on down and see Rosalie and Cassidy and do some shooting.  We could work on those bows I promised you and Diane.

Ted

[BaldingEagle]

Have a great time.  i will be with the boy scouts and won't be doing shooting anyhwere other than in my back yard for awhile.
John

[SuperKodiak38]

Supa K here.....I go back to work Saturday. I have been off work this week M-F and been doing things around the house, putting it on the market first of May, so the only time I got to touch my bows was to move them around    

Lets get together when you get back and finish working on that Ferguson bow and sling a few..be safe and have a good trip.....

[Ted]

Cool Tim!!!  You decided to go for that lot, huh?!?!?!  Awesome.

The new tips on the Furgeson are looking good.  I rough shaped them a couple days later and I think they will work.  The osage is a little thick, so the chechen layer will be pretty small.  I figured I'd leave the rest of the shaping to you to get them how you want them.

John, have fun with the scouts . . . now I understand the handle - it doesn't have anything to do with the hair, huh?  I helped a kid last summer with his Archery Merit Badge . . . cool stuff.  The book they have to learn is pretty comprehensive (string and arrow making, etc.).  I was pretty impressed.

Ted

[Yohon]

On the shore...Tuckahoe is having a 3D shoot this Saturday.

Just a side note for Balding Eagle....the TBM shoot at Tuckahoe is on the 22nd              

[Hatrick]

Ted,

Bill, Wayne, and Paul are planning on Poolesville this weekend. I'm headed to Pipe Creek since it's a little closer to shoot with Dan and Bruce. I'll hit Poolesville next weekend with Bill and the gang.

Just pulled a half dozen tapered Rouge River shafts out of the fletching jig. They turned out pretty decent looking. I'll post a pic on the Pow Wow when I get a chance. We'll have to get together and compare notes one weekend on bow and arrow making.

Dave

[MDbowhunter]

I wish that I could shoot both but most likely I will end up at just poolesville.  

If there is any chance of the Pipe Creek Guys coming down to Montgomery County, it would be great to shoot with them....as it always is.

Either way, it looks like the weather will be favorable for a day of shooting.

[Ted]

So, it ended up to be a pretty good weekend.

Saturday, I moved a bunch of arrows into the next step in the process.  Also, I made a few pretty cool riser sanding jigs so that I can quickly turn out matched risers for the style of bow that I am currently working on.  I think they are going to work pretty well.  I've got a big shipment of stuff coming from ifloor, woodworker's source, and Binghams this week, so I hope to get some bows glued up very soon.

Sunday, I went to the Poolesville shoot and shot the "hunter's course".  Paul, Wayne, and I embarassed ourselves missing aerial target after aerial target in front of a handful of spectators. Wayne, Paul, and Bill gave me an education about Carbon and Aluminum arrows (thanks guys).  After seeing how these guys shoot, you can't argue with them.  I am thinking about trying some aluminums out (from what Wayne says carbons may be a little too effortful to tune).

After the shoot, my wife, 3-year-old, 2-month-old, and I went on a shed hunt on the IWLA farm.  Didn't find any, but there is nothing like a walk in the woods with your wife and daughters.  

When we got home, 3-year-old Cassidy shot two quivers full of arrows - mostly flight shooting (she's not into targets yet).  She was sending those arrows a good 25 to 30 yards - she was pumped.  When we were done she said to my wife "Mommy mommy, I'm just like Fred Bear" and most importantly she asked if we can shoot again tomorrow.

Yep, it was a great weekend - thanks to all who participated.

Sorry, I didn't make it to Pipe Creek Dave.  With the time change, 7:30 was just too early of a Tee time for me.

Ted

[Hatrick]

Ted, sounds like you had a good weekend. That's a tough crowd to be with. Those boys can shoot.

I'm planning on getting to Poolesville this Sunday as long as the weather holds up. I'd love to shoot every weekend except Spring does bring on some of those long over due projects around the house.

I'd like to get together some time and see what bow forms, jigs, etc. you're using. By the way, those woodies I just finished flew superb.

Dave

[Ted]

Dave,

I won't be in town over the next couple weekends unfortunately.  So, I will be off the 3D "circuit" for awhile.

April is going to be a nightmare, but once we get towards the end of the month my time will free up.  We ought to get together for some bowbuilding.

As you may have seen in my other post, the bamboo is here.  If you want to pick any up sooner than later, just let me know.  I am interested to see what that performax thickness sander you mentioned in pow wow will do to it.  I am just grinding my lams with a Ryobi oscilating spindle sander - I'd like to see how your lams turn out.  It could convince me that I need to make another tool purchase.  Do you like it?

Ted

[Hatrick]

Ted,I've had the Performax for about a year now and have used it for a couple of projects, not archery related. It seems to do the job pretty well and I suspect it will be great for lams. Now I have to build a sled to ride the lams on through the sander. It will take a while and a little experimentation before I'm ready for the boo. Never enough time to devote to these things.

I hope to get down to Poolesville this Sunday, sorry we'll miss you. Let me know once you're back in the swing of things.

Six weeks til the BBTC and counting.

Dave