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Offline leapingbare

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Turkey Tail
« on: August 16, 2010, 11:53:18 am »
Made this turkey tail Saturday. This is probably my best turkey tail to date.
At 7 inches long and 3 3/8 wide. and a 9 to 1 width to thickness ratio.


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Offline jamie

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2010, 11:57:48 am »
dude im running out of words to explain how nice your work is.
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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 12:22:03 pm »
9:1 - wow!
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Offline StevenT

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2010, 12:35:51 pm »
What jammie said!  It's a damn shame all the wooly's are dead, I think this could bring one down.
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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2010, 12:36:54 pm »
man that turned out thin.. Awesome!  :)
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Offline nugget

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2010, 01:57:54 pm »
HOLY SHEEP DIP! That is definitely Awesome.
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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2010, 06:37:10 pm »
Thats one of my favorites ..along with the rest of em...I love the Fultons u did good my friend!  Take care...

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2010, 07:20:43 pm »
Thanks guys. i really enjoy making this point type. there hard but fun.
 Finding suitable material is harder then making the point. This piece of Sonora was curdicy of sawfiler, thanks bud ;)
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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2010, 08:52:43 pm »
  That is amazing, Jesse. It look's totally authenic, especially with the cortex.
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2010, 10:16:08 pm »
Jesse, beautiful turkey tail an the cortex is frosting on the cake, an 9to1 is awesome.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2010, 10:52:52 pm »
Like Jamie and Aaron, just awesome!

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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2010, 11:11:14 pm »
Thanks guys.
Knocked out a killer cumberland and pine tree this after noon. I'll post pics tomarrow :)
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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2010, 05:35:45 pm »
That's nice Jesse, but I thought they were sposed to be 12:1 with cortex on both ends? Just joshin ;D. That's awesome work dude!
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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2010, 07:40:04 am »
Another beauty,is that the one you was waxing and heating the other day  at the cabin ?  :)
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Re: Turkey Tail
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2010, 08:09:24 am »
Good job Jesse!
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