[Kees]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168783

Well, the break was a long one along the grain.  After gluing and clamping it, I wrapped thread set in glue around both ends of the break, plus one more in the middle.   However, I need to make up some more arrows and then this one can become a tomato stake.  I do thank you for your concern although I feel I am safe enough.

Otherwise I must apologize for the tardiness of my response; getting the Ranger back to usable condition is taking up a good bit of my time.  The plan is to sand it down again and put another coat of paint on it this summer.  I said that last year though, and it didn’t happen.  We’ll see how 2024 works out!

~Kees~

[Kees]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168747

You can send some of that rain up here.  My back yard lawn has large patches of brown, and I have to water the plants every evening.  The two apple trees have a great abundance of fruit, and we hope they will get large and ripe without being ransacked by bugs.  Looking forward to making apple pies, dried apples, apple crisp etc.

Went for a walk with Charlie the snuppy-puppy this morning, on the rails to trails bike /hike path.  It has a lot of shade trees so that makes for comfort.  Temperature is supposed to get in the mid 90s this afternoon so I may stay inside and make up some arrows.  I’ve been  shooting the same half dozen from last year and they are getting pretty tattered.  One broke in three pieces which I was able to glue together, with thread wrapped at each end of the break.  It still flies the same as the others but I have no confidence it will last.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168743

I have a rip in the side of the driver’s seat of my 1989 Ford Ranger.  Before it gets worse I arranged with an upholstery shop 35 miles away (and the one closes to me) to repair it.  He asked me to take out the seat and bring it to him next Wednesday, so yesterday I removed it, only to find a rusty looking bulge in the floor.  I then took out the passenger seat and it also has this bulge.  I got out my chipping hammer and scraper (the navy taught me well) and got at all the rust I could get to, which removed a good strip of floor 2″ x 6″.  With the floor out of the way I saw that there is a cross member under there which extends under the other rust spot.  I painted what I had cleaned up with Naval Jelly, waited the obligatory 10 minutes plus some, and hosed it down.  Then I could remove the carpet as the rinse water traveled under it, which meant I had to dismantle other pieces holding the carpet down….

88* on the front porch at noon so it shouldn’t be too bad working on it this p.m.

The dog has developed his annual allergies so he gets pilled twice daily, and the old cat has developed hyper thyroid so he gets a pill every morning now.

BUT, the tomatoes are getting ripe, we have squash overload, the carrots, lettuce and beets are looking good although the spinach has bolted.  My sourdough bread came out beautiful this morning and I didn’t have to be an usher at church.   All in all life is good!

[Kees]

in reply to: Ground Hunting #168637

Thanks for all the replies!  I’ll have to check it out.

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168607

Healthy (fat) little rascal!  Good luck when the season opens; bet he won’t be anywhere around, or going to ground during the day…

~Kees~

[Kees]

in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168554

Surewood makes the shafts from Douglas fir.  They seem to be tough and straight.  The prices are very good also.

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168504

Picked up a used Bear Montana at 45 lbs recently, and it is a tie with the Grayvn bow.  I do like the later even if it’s not center shot,  I just got a bunch of shafts from Surewood so need to get some more arrows made.  BUT, I have to do a bunch of other stuff around the house so that will be put off for a while…

~Kees~

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in reply to: Rotator Cuff Stuff #168501

My right (string) shoulder was giving popping sounds and grated like it had sand in it, shooting a 50 pound bow.  I dropped down to 45 pounds and all is good again.

~Kees~

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in reply to: Ground Hunting #168500

I vaguely remember reading about a hammock seat, but where to find one?  An on-line search comes up with lots of hammocky swing seats, but nothing which looks like what you have.

~Kees~

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in reply to: FOC, Tieing the threads together #168392

Bumping this back to the top.

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in reply to: Glove grease ………… #168391

Bees wax, the original bowstring wax!

~Kees~

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in reply to: Longbow string question? #168390

What Scout said.  Good thinking to get a longer string.  If it’s too long you can always wind it up, but you can only untwist so much!

~Kees~

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in reply to: 80 joule with recurve bow?! #168389

I am SO glad I didn’t get “the jab!”

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168388

Thank you Robin for the work you do keeping the site going instead of retiring!

~Kees~

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #168366

I’ve been MIA for a while. Got a new Grayvn longbow, 43 pounds @ 28″ on my fishing scale.  I put an arrow rest on it; I’ve had feathers stuck in my hand before and prefer not to have that happen anymore.  Anyway, I am impressed with how well it shoots.  A very slender hickory self bow, very light in the hand with no hand shock.  I’m not the greatest archer in the world, but I’m doing tolerably well with it.

Otherwise we are just going day to day here in SE Ohio.  I’m late getting the garden done, got the beds hoed and raked yesterday with plans to get seeds in this afternoon after it cools off a little.  And hey, it’s Friday – PIZZA NIGHT!  I’d best get it in the oven….

~Kees~

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