Maybe I will get the chance but I doubt it because its 6hours away. All I can do is pray. I do appreciate the information though Dan.

Will the bugs be in the sapwood or through all the wood? Will I be able to tell once I debark it? Never dealt much with whole logs. Mainly small sapling hickories and red cedars which are pretty resistant

Brother came and dragged me outta the shop and forced me to fish for 2 hours!!    

nice speck, was that supper?

Tomorrow, Renee had pork steak and baked tater ready when I got home!!

Prob the best one for me to date - 17"

Life is good!!

Nice catch Kenny!

I'm taking advantage of this weekend since it will be the last free weekend I'll have until after Memorial Day with my kids soccer games starting up.  Got my St. Jude's kids bow in the hot box right now and once that one's out in the morning, I'll glue up another adult size one to make up for the one I recently missed weight on.

That's a nice one, Kenny. Who helped ya reel it in?        

We call them crappie bass here in Pa. This is our pond in the hollow below our house.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KyqtQg6JN4

I tried my hand at self nocks and grinding my own turkey feathers on these douglas firs. I used artificial sinew for the wraps.

 

 

Now to learn how to knap some rock for points    :D

Not too shabby for a WV Hill Billy:) I love building arrows like that, Brad. Ya done good son..

Baked a raspberry cream cake for my better half's birthday. Now all I have to do is make three large pizzas before family arrives. Must be nice to the good girls. Bue--.

That looks tastey Bue!

Got frustrated beyond believe trying to work on my glass bow. Going to hang this one up for a bit and try an easier hill glass bow.

Time to take to my good friend Kenny and order some materials!

I don't know which I like better...Brad's primitive arrow or Beu's cake  

Roy.  That is a great crappie.  I would love to have about six that size to fry up.  That is some good eating right there man.

Thanks fellas.

Roy, we hillbilly's can get er done..... sometimes.

Before going to work this afternoon I got to spend some time at Wildhorse Creek Bows annual get together. Shot some 3D and ate some brats and had a good time.
Then, off to work so missed out on the shoot for a new bow contest...

LittleBen, been away for a while.  If it's only gonna be a few weeks till you get back to it, you should be ok.  You might have some sap wood damage, but you will be removing that when you chase your ring for the back.  Good luck with it.

Today my new edge sander drew first blood. It sanded the skin off one knuckle quicker than crap:)

I told ya ol timer!!  Watch the pinkies!!

Did ya have 36 grit on it yet? It rips hunks off knuckles and throws the bow outta yer hands!! (or so I hear)

Roy - Did it hurt real bad or was it mostly pain?

It was 50 grit and it just stung a little, lost a 1/4 ounce of blood:) Gotta remember to hold the bow further back with the left hand..

you better be careful old man. It only gets harder to stop the bleeding as you age.

nice catch kenny. Where was it you were fishing?