Been busy in the shop
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That’s what I’m talking about! You’re an artist, I’m a profit. Lol.
Awesome stuff! Very happy to see you enjoying a really good season!
Awesome stuff! Very happy to see you enjoying a really good season!
I thought for sure this was going to have to do with crossbows. Nope! Just a random picture. 
Nice work man. It really is something to watch you follow your journey out. You don't fuck around, you do shit. The path of least resistance isn't for you. Thanks for bringing us along.
Nice work man. It really is something to watch you follow your journey out. You don't fuck around, you do shit. The path of least resistance isn't for you. Thanks for bringing us along.
how about you bring your tag and come and hunt with me a day or two?
Im not much of a hunter any more. Do i need an appointment to get my bow fixed .
this isn't exactly the kind of shop work I like to do, but shit breaks down. somebody has to fix it. I couldn't get Nancy to do it for me.
a few weeks ago I went out to the shop to saw a couple of chunks of oak and cherry off of some firewood pieces I've been using for smoking brisket. I turn on saw and as soon as I touched the blade to the wood, BANG kerchunk kerchunk. I finished pissing my pants while I smashed the off switch. the "tire" on the upper wheel just disintegrated without warning. never saw a bandsaw tire fail so dramatically. luckily, it didn't demolish the relatively new silicon steel blade.
the top tire that blew was probably the original rubber tire that Jet put on it. the lower wheel had a white urethane tire that the dude I bought this saw from must have put on it. I decided that I'm not ever doing this again, so I decided to just get two new tires. I got busy hunting and just got around to ordering new tires last week. package arrived saturday, three days ahead of schedule. the researching I did all pointed to these.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/273870553420 as being the best aftermarket replacement tires to be had. made in USA, lifetime warranty. several reviews stated that their saw ran a small but noticeable amount quieter and with less vibration. we'll see. Ebay was the best price I found, too. These do seem to be extremely well made, high quality urethane tires.
the two tires came with a very simple little tool to aid in getting new tire stretched around the wheel, which was a huge help. just a 4" piece of wood dowel with a 12d nail with a sleeve in it. this job is a pain in the ass, period. it's hard to appreciate what a pain it is unless you've done it before.
got skunked this morning, decided to not hunt tonight, so I sharpened up my butchering knives and got to work on the bandsaw.
while it was a pain in the ass, I did manage to get the top tire on without removing the wheel. had to take the bottom wheel off, but it did make stretching the new tire on a little easier. these things are stretched super tight getting them on, and the tool included helped a lot. I'll put the blade back on and readjust the guide bearings another day. glad that's over. I hope these outlive me.
a few weeks ago I went out to the shop to saw a couple of chunks of oak and cherry off of some firewood pieces I've been using for smoking brisket. I turn on saw and as soon as I touched the blade to the wood, BANG kerchunk kerchunk. I finished pissing my pants while I smashed the off switch. the "tire" on the upper wheel just disintegrated without warning. never saw a bandsaw tire fail so dramatically. luckily, it didn't demolish the relatively new silicon steel blade.
the top tire that blew was probably the original rubber tire that Jet put on it. the lower wheel had a white urethane tire that the dude I bought this saw from must have put on it. I decided that I'm not ever doing this again, so I decided to just get two new tires. I got busy hunting and just got around to ordering new tires last week. package arrived saturday, three days ahead of schedule. the researching I did all pointed to these.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/273870553420 as being the best aftermarket replacement tires to be had. made in USA, lifetime warranty. several reviews stated that their saw ran a small but noticeable amount quieter and with less vibration. we'll see. Ebay was the best price I found, too. These do seem to be extremely well made, high quality urethane tires.
the two tires came with a very simple little tool to aid in getting new tire stretched around the wheel, which was a huge help. just a 4" piece of wood dowel with a 12d nail with a sleeve in it. this job is a pain in the ass, period. it's hard to appreciate what a pain it is unless you've done it before.
got skunked this morning, decided to not hunt tonight, so I sharpened up my butchering knives and got to work on the bandsaw.
while it was a pain in the ass, I did manage to get the top tire on without removing the wheel. had to take the bottom wheel off, but it did make stretching the new tire on a little easier. these things are stretched super tight getting them on, and the tool included helped a lot. I'll put the blade back on and readjust the guide bearings another day. glad that's over. I hope these outlive me.
so I ordered some more tapered shafts from Surewood on August 5. In the past they have always delivered within one week. I got them on Wednesday. took over a month for them to ship. I got an explanation and a run-a-round from them when I inquired, and it still took twice as long as they promised. These are far and away the best wood arrows around today, so they have me by the short and curlies. They did promise that these would be superb quality, and they surely are as good as I've seen. so now that I've gotten the sand out of my vagina over the delay, I have to double time it to get these made and ready to hunt. I spined them all and sorted them into two groups this morning. 60-62 and 63-65 lb spine. 62's bareshafted the best for me last summer, so I hand picked 6 of those for this bunch. the lighter ones I'll use for practice arrows, the heavier ones I'll sand some other time to make them all 62 lbs. will only cost me a 10-20 grains of mass weight, which is an irrelevant amount. since I'm a month behind on getting these started I'm going old school for some color. no stain or dye, as I don't want to watch these dry for another day. I cut to length, tapered point and burned them. it's a quick and easy way to make them sort of camouflaged a little. Gasket lacquer is about the easiest way to finish wood arrows, and it is most definitely the fastest. this is simply a dip tube with a rubber gasket with holes in it. you shove the arrow down through a hole into the tube, then as you pull it out is squeegees the excess lacquer off of the shaft. gasket lacquer is about the consistency of honey, very thick. so with the gasket, you get a nice thin even coat that dries in seconds for the first two coats, minutes for the rest. I dip three times, steel wool them off, then dip two more times. builds a nice finish. it's durable and does not get target burn from foam targets like urethane sometimes does. I'm waiting for coat #3 to dry at the moment. I'll finish them in a bit and leave them to dry until tomorrow, then start fletching.
it may be hard to see in the pick, but the far left shaft has not been dipped, while the others have one coat. the lacquer has a noticeable yellowing effect which gets more pronounced with more coats and will darken a bit over time.
it may be hard to see in the pick, but the far left shaft has not been dipped, while the others have one coat. the lacquer has a noticeable yellowing effect which gets more pronounced with more coats and will darken a bit over time.
I would add that I only use this finish on conifer species (Cedar, Fir, Pine Spruce), and I would NEVER use this finish on hardwood shafts like Ash, Birch, Hickory, etc. lacquer isn't exactly the best moisture barrier, and hardwood shafts turn into boomerangs when they get damp. Spar urethane or epoxy is much better for hardwoods
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You need to make yourself one of these…
this seasons starting lineup with heads mounted and balanced. the head on the arrow on the far left is the Zwickey Delta that I killed my first deer with. it was mounted on a 2018 Autumn orange XX75 back in '84. I had to remove the aluminum broadhead adapter to mount it on a the new arrow.
if it quits raining, I'll flight test them all then get on with sharpening them.
if it quits raining, I'll flight test them all then get on with sharpening them.