Life is good

[Otis]

Here's Debbie's deer after we got home Tuesday. I left the camera at home.
                                                                            David

[Pappy]

To bad Jon,I hate that. Nice deer Deb. Congrats. That is much larger than the ones Dave Kills. Friday came quick this week. I am headed down as soon as I can get away. As always got lots of plans,we will see how many come together. Hope yall have a good one.See ya Monday.Life is Good.
   Pappy

[mullet]

Nice looking deer, Debbie. Pappy beat me to it, I've seen the deer Dave shoots, also. Is that beach sand  you are sitting in?

[MWirwicki]

Bummer Jon!  (I'm with you on the osage).

[Keenan]

Bummer Jon,  I was going to tell you that those skins would help pick up the weight loss from sanding. Don't give up on the Yew, I feel the same way everyrime I work Osage. Just getting used to the difference I guess. Got any pictures?

[GregB]

Sorry to hear that Jon, it was looking really good last time I saw it!

[Brother Dan]

Sorry to hear that Jon, but you got all the time in the world to work on another. David tell Debbie congrads for me, boy you shoot one small deer and they never forget, they beat me to it so I won't say anything. BDan

[Otis]

With "Buddies" like you guys I don't need any enemies.   No Eddie that ain't sand.   She wasn't going to hunt any more after Saturday evening cause she got
cold and the snow was so deep where we were hunting. I kinda shamed her into going Tuesday. After she shot the deer I ask her if she was glad she came and
she said before the two came by she was wishing she was home.  We're going again tomorrow evening for her last hunt. I'm taking my son-in-law Sunday evening
to try to get his first also.
                                                                                                                   David

[Pappy]

Great weekend ,no deer for me but looks like Will got a nice one Sunday morning.Congrats on that. We got a lot of bow work done and also some hides
scrapped and racked.I think everyone got done what they had planed. Here are
a few pictures of the cold fun. Some clean up around the saw,good cooking wood. Will's new bows for the week,he is on a roll. Some hides being scrapped to clear some racks for more.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

More hides thawing, My remake Osage with the skins on. More Hickory being laid out and Will's new Persimmon being laid out with Chuck taking it all in.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Will working on a grip.Josh with his dagger almost finished. Me and Chuck putting a rawhide back on his Yew bow.
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Me and Will racking some hides,we racked 3 over the weekend.Some of Michael and his son's knives over the last week. Chuck's Yew bow backed and trimmed,turned out nice.
  Pappy

[Pappy]

Kids /Friends and Hides. Michael's Cherry bow being rawhide backed. 
   Pappy

[Pappy]

Tillering Chuck's Osage bow.Looking good so far. Grip on my project bow,Thanks Will and Joe for the Elk hide,it is getting a lot of use. My and Will's bow ready for the last days hunt,Will's got action  Mine didn't. Great weekend,Missed Jon but other than that it was a good one.Hope yall had a good one also.Life is Good.
   Pappy

[Wolf Watcher]

Pappy:  Thanks for sharing the weekend pictures.  Always so much going on at the farm!  I have two elk hides in the salt and would send them if you would like?  Have been wondering if Will could use a tooled leather strap for his gittar?  If so would need some measurements and what the strap buttons look like?  Sure wish you guys would start using the grinder and paper wheels to sharpen up all those knives you make!  I use mine all the time and it only takes a couple of minutes.  Just have to set it up so the wheels turn from the bottom up as they are facing you.  With the shields removed you can hold the blade over the top away from you and its safe!  Sure miss all the friends at the farm!  A/Ho Joe