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its currently in re thinking mode lol. I plan on putting it on this old treadle machine stand and making it foot powered.

welcome back!!! I enjoy seeing your work!

Here's the deal. man has been using leather since the stone age. They have been conditioning leather for the same amount of time using all "natural " products. to think that it hasn't been done or tried is just silly for lack of a better term that wont offend folks. But here is something to think about, if you use your new beeswax and olive oil conditioner that hasn't ever been tried before in the history of man. on leather you intend to use out doors you better stock up on bug spray!!!!! Bugs smell stuff, they like food, and you will smell like food to them ! Bees especially are attracted to beeswax for some odd reason, who knew right? Good luck to all in your endeavors to find out what cave men already knew and what your grandaddy forgot to tell you.

i dont have pics of my finished saw, i put a nice oak table on it after i got the bugs worked out.

A great use of scraps lol.

i heard one similar about two old biker babes lol. did you come on your bike? yea at least twice.

i've used a lot of P.O, cedar arrows as well. I forget traditional archery means something different over here lol. My arrows don't have a good life, a great deal of my practice is in the field, stump shooting or hunting so i go through at least a dozen a year. A dozen arrows built like you use, custom built would be about $150 bucks. I did order a dozen po shafts, plus fletching and knocks cheapest i could find is $80 to build my own.

great idea man two awls in one pair.

that is unique and very cool

I am so sorry to hear that news my friend stay home and take care of her, even on a good day chemo isn't fun. We will be here any time. I cant help much from here but i can give you my support, prayers and will listen if you feel the need.

i figured you folks may have wood working tools Oh well, out of the 12, 10 were spined well within the tolerances of store bought and the two i fletched up fly perfectly. Douglas fir is one of many proper arrow woods over here what do you folks use? Oh man i just realized while writing i can make footed arrows now too cant wait to try that. My next build, if life stays on track, is going to be a take down recurve always wanted one never could afford one, still cant lol.

hey set your messenger to recieve messages lol i tried to send this to you. PS not a joke Hey Fred i just had to have you check this out. i gather you and your kids are archers from previous posts so i had to show this jig to you. It is for making arrow shafts.. I don't how far you folks go into making your own arrows but i have for years but i always had to buy my shafts which are now really expensive over here. I found this jig on the net while lurking around. I made one and it works like a charm once you get it adjusted. I made a dozen shafts in 30 minutes from a douglas fir 2"x4' costing 4 bucks lol. I'm friggin ecstatic lol. I figured it was just as easy showing you the original thread instead of taking pics of my messy garage. Anyway here it is, i'm going outside to shoot lol. http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,44952.0.html

I like to install straps going with the flow of motion so they don't catch on stuff.

quick pull a rug over it, she might not notice for at least ten seconds. Not!!!!! Your in Big sh#t friend.

that is nice looking!!

sweet looking for sure.

what an awesome day you must of had, Lotta food. lotta guns an a lotta friends is always a good time.

oh man that sounds like you had a blast. good eats and plenty of gunpowder.

what part of the hide did you cut them from?

thanks the big rose turned out to be a corsage for the wife today!!

Ford was a genius! What Sam Colt added to the mix was parts that were machined to exacting standards that could be interchanged between guns, before him guns were primarily made one at at a time by one gunmaker so a hammer, for example, may or may not fit the next gun another gunmaker built. Sam created parts that needed very little human fitting so many gunmakers could produce the same weapon that could in turn be repaired in the field by less trained people with spare parts. Anyway i'm with you. Today is a special day for all the mothers in our lives so lets give them some time!! Have a great day my friend!

Very cool story Fred, Stainless has an interesting begining. http://www.estainlesssteel.com/historyofstainlesssteel.shtml Assembly lines look much different now than in Sam colts time. lol less people more machines, some products built now never get touched by human hands or even seen by human eyes until they are unwrapped by the consumer. Quality control left when the people did. make em, sell em, give them a refund or their money back if it is substandard.

lol I asked that once too.

All is well here my friend, give your mom a big hug today!! Its a pleasure that many don't get.

beautiful!!!