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Title: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 11:40:00 AM

mail lady brought this stave on monday.  had some propellor twist and some humpty humps to contend with.  gonna have to let her sit for a while now and let her think about what she did... cause she's way to dry to try and bend her yet.

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130820_123706_977_zpseb76a2f8.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130820_123706_977_zpseb76a2f8.jpg.html)

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130820_123730_482_zps77f52906.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130820_123730_482_zps77f52906.jpg.html)

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130821_093253_619_zpsc43b5c6d.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130821_093253_619_zpsc43b5c6d.jpg.html)

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130822_102045_866_zps2ff2929b.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130822_102045_866_zps2ff2929b.jpg.html)

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130822_113055_897_zpsb5206cc0.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130822_113055_897_zpsb5206cc0.jpg.html)

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130822_113232_836_zpsbfabf460.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130822_113232_836_zpsbfabf460.jpg.html)

you can see i haven't gotten all of the twist out yet, gonna need another session.  how we looking?

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: John Scifres on August 22, 2013, 12:08:00 PM

Sweet

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Bowjunkie on August 22, 2013, 12:18:00 PM

Yeah, that looks pretty nice there.

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 12:46:00 PM

Thanks guys. this is my second stave, and a whole nother animal than the first.  chasing the ring was a breeze on this one with its nice even crown, but its taken alot more work to straighten.  my first stave had a concave back ring and a dozen pin knots. took me a week to do the back on that one, and half an hour to straighten.

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 12:47:00 PM

if my handle looks off center in the form, it is. it seemed the right thing to do, since im making the top limb 2" longer than the bottom

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: mmgrode on August 22, 2013, 03:10:00 PM

cool! Nice growth rings on that one. Looks like you're whipping her into shape!  Looking forward to seeing how it ends up!

Cheers, Matt

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: LittleBen on August 22, 2013, 04:20:00 PM

2" longer seems like quite a bit. Never tried that much assymetry. interested to see how it comes out.

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Bowjunkie on August 22, 2013, 04:29:00 PM

How long is this stave?

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 22, 2013, 04:29:00 PM

Gotta just love that dry heat on osage! Its like glue.

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 04:50:00 PM

its 67" tip to tip. going for 66" ntn for a 29" draw.  ive never tried different length limbs at all. roughly following Mr. Torges on this one.

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Roy from Pa on August 22, 2013, 05:24:00 PM

Very nice...

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 07:29:00 PM

Thanks Roy!  i do believe she knows who is boss now.

  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130822_142443_268_zps1f2cdc0f.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130822_142443_268_zps1f2cdc0f.jpg.html)

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 07:33:00 PM

unrelated, I know... but i was already here... so... check out my draw knife upgrade!  
  (http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s608/echatham/IMG_20130822_193131_364_zpse81f97ef.jpg) (http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/echatham/media/IMG_20130822_193131_364_zpse81f97ef.jpg.html)

   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: rainman on August 22, 2013, 08:25:00 PM

Don't get to cocky thinken she knows who the boss is.  Famous quote" The man is the head of the house, but the woman is the neck and she turns the head whichever way she wants."

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Echatham on August 22, 2013, 08:27:00 PM

good point rainman

Title: Re: had to beat her into submission
Post by: Zradix on August 23, 2013, 03:17:00 AM

bet she's going to be nice.