I've been getting back into traditional after a few years where a shoulder injury kept me from shooting. As much as I love shooting, I've got a ways to go before I shoot as good as I want again, but it's coming around
Sweet!
You offering them for sale? It would be awesome to be able to send a broken arrow in from a memorable hunt and end up with something like that!
That is really cool. Very nice work, Do I see real lathe talent here? Trouble is for me those need to be some really big in diameter shafts for my fat fingers.
REAL NICE
Cool! Just think, I have produced enough ring material to supply everyone on Trad Gang with a set of matching rings.
Very cool :thumbsup:
Very cool indeed! I would be interested in seeing how you do that.
Thanks, guys.
Brad, I hadn't thought of selling them, but I could do that if someone wanted me to. They are not real hard to make though.
M60gunner, don't need a lathe to do this and any size finger could be accomdated.
From the looks of the grain, and size; they don't seem to be made perpendicular to to an arrow shaft.
I too would be interested in seeing how you do that.
Very creative.
Pretty cool......... :thumbsup:
Nice work. Sure beats using them for kindling.
I like those. That's super cool.
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Aromatherapy!
Hey, Ken, here's a couple of pics that might help.
First I plane a little flat spot.
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Then I bandsaw a thin strip.
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It should look like this when done.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/missstanna/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps3bdhcdir.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/missstanna/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps3bdhcdir.jpg.html)
After that I steam bend it around a socket that's the right size for the finger and let it dry 24 hours. Then I take the dry coil and use superglue to recoil it permanently. Then I sand them...a lot
I burn them and inhale the spirit of the cedar tree. Minus the chemical sealant.
Really nice. I wonder how durable they would be.
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Pretty neet!
That is just plain ingenious.
Thanks for showing the process.
That's very interesting !
Very creative .... I used to chip up my cedars and soak them in water to make BBQ chips
Very cool! :thumbsup:
I've tried planting them next to my tomatoes and peppers hoping to grow new ones. Haven't had any luck. :knothead:
Great idea with the rings. I'll have to give it a try.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing it. :cool:
QuoteOriginally posted by Gordon Jabben:
Really nice. I wonder how durable they would be.
Good question. I don't know if it's the CA glue or what, but so far these seem to be surprisingly durable. I'll let you know after a couple of months.