Life is good

[Pappy]

Shawn got his billets cut and ready to glue up.I decide to brain tan a hide so got it soaked and rung out 3 or 4 times, so a good start on it. Brats for lunch, if we keep eating them like we have been I may have to make more before the year is out. I had a good friend come by and wanted me to make him a bow rack out of some turkey legs he had killed this passed year and also put some handles on an old meat fork and butcher knife, not like I got nothing to do but love these kinds of projects and helping out an old friend, so I jumped right on it. 
 Pappy

[Pappy]

rack all done and handles on except for sealing. I think he will like these.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

I pegged the turkey legs so I could tap and bolt to the board, they are pretty strong when you do them that way, the handles are made from deer leg bones i save through the year. Hope yall had a good one also.
 Life is Good
 Pappy

[chamookman]

Good lookin' Splice ! Thanks as always Pappy  - Bob

[wooddamon1]

Living the dream down there, Pappy! I'd like to try a hide someday. After drying and scraping are they basically rawhide, usable for backings?

[Pappy]

Thanks Bob, we ant as good as Gary was [he was the best I have seem at splices] but improving all the time.  Yes it is just rawhide until you tan it, I always save a few that have other problems just for projects and backings, funny hides are like bow wood, seems they all have some sort of issues, some can be over come and some not so much, so they going into my project stash. 
 Pappy

[chamookman]

I agree Pappy - Gary was the King of Splices! Still think of Him often !  Bob

[Pappy]

Me also, most every day I see something that reminds me of him. I didn't spend as much time with him as you did Bob but the times we had together was and still are very special to me. 
 Pappy

[Pappy]

Headed to the cabin for a few days, not a lot going on but sure I will find something to get into  The rain has stopped for at least a couple of days so may try and haul some wood out of the woods, got a hide to break and another knife in the works also, we have a club meeting Saturday to catch up and make more plans for the Classic, that's always fun, also BJ is supposed to drop by on his way back from Arvin's , be good to see him and plan on showing him around the farm, really looking forward to that !!!  Hope yall have a good one also. Life is Good.
 Pappy

[bjrogg]

We just got into Clarksville Pappy.

Getting a room right now.

Planning on seeing you tomorrow

Probably bring my buddy along

Look forward to seeing you and your farm

Bjrogg

[Pappy]

Great weekend, called it short because of the rain, we have got 4/5 inches since early this morning and more to come so I came home before the creeks got over the road.It was great seeing BJ/his son and friend, really enjoyed his company. I don't trade much but had a guy that still dose turkey feathers for half and I had so many tucked away I needed to clean out some,  I sent them to him and got back half , he got the right and I got the left, wasn't even sure how many I sent but the package weighted 16 lbs. When I got them back I was very happy with the work and when I went through them and counted them I got 830 full length, WOW, I am set for life!!!! Also started a new knife, got it laid out and started the tapering process. 
 Pappy

[Pappy]

Got the handle all fitted and the blade ready to heat treat and temper. Also got one of my hides brain tanned and almost dry, just a little more breaking and it will be ready for smoke.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

A good back strap supper and then early Friday morning started on Shawn's brats. 
 Pappy

[Pappy]

We made pretty short work of it, about 2 hours and had 100 made and packaged. Then some for lunch.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

BJ showed up just at the right time.I think they enjoyed lunch. 
 Pappy