jode hillman
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New month, and around here that means turkey time. A few decoys in the works, and calls fresh off the bench.
March work bench
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Love the turkey striker call Jode. And your pickleheads!!!!
So, the swallow-tailed kites have shown up (usually show up a week or so before the turkey season starts, and I saw them on the way home from Debby's yesterday). AAAAAAAAND it looks like I am going to start yet another turkey season with extra flooded woods. I got over six inches of rain this past weekend and my woods are mainly river flood plain.
On the way home yesterday, on private ground, I did see a REALLY REALLY nice tom hanging out with about fifteen hens.....fingers crossed for a better year than last....
So, the swallow-tailed kites have shown up (usually show up a week or so before the turkey season starts, and I saw them on the way home from Debby's yesterday). AAAAAAAAND it looks like I am going to start yet another turkey season with extra flooded woods. I got over six inches of rain this past weekend and my woods are mainly river flood plain.
On the way home yesterday, on private ground, I did see a REALLY REALLY nice tom hanging out with about fifteen hens.....fingers crossed for a better year than last....
Been working on this mallard ( in the chair) between cases tonight . At a stopping point til I get home to my tools and reference material.
Short term happy place with the shop supervisor.
The big boss is happy supervising from afar in his lounge chair .
This one is a little on the complex side. I had already started him a while back .
The next ones are going to be much simpler / quicker in design .. want myself a rig of 18 to hunt over this year
Short term happy place with the shop supervisor.
The big boss is happy supervising from afar in his lounge chair .
This one is a little on the complex side. I had already started him a while back .
The next ones are going to be much simpler / quicker in design .. want myself a rig of 18 to hunt over this year
jode hillman
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Always exciting time, with a bit of trepidation! Flooded woods certainly add to the challenges of chasing Gobblers. We have the opposite up here. Very dry . The peepers are late this year, and not much green on the landscape yet.
Good luck Dani!
Joe Friday
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With quality supervision like this, you can't go wrong! great pics.
I've been working on the living space above the shop as well but since duct work is boring I didn't take any pictures. I did rent a boom lift to install the exhaust ports on the attic gable ends.
Progress on the Newman tenoner is slow, but progress nonetheless.I pulled all the guards and removed the cutterheads. Luckily, despite the rust, the knives, gibs, and gib screws came out without any fuss. A several day soak in Evaporust and a some wire wheel work cleaned them up nicely. I built them a shipping box and they are on their way to Woodworker's Tool Works to be set-up and sharpened. I powered up the machine and all but the bottom cope motor ran fine. It has a seized shaft. Hopefully I can free it up and power it up too. I think the electricals are in good shape. Eventually I'll re-wire everything but for now will just remove them with wires intact as much as possible to make rewiring easier.
Progress on the Newman tenoner is slow, but progress nonetheless.I pulled all the guards and removed the cutterheads. Luckily, despite the rust, the knives, gibs, and gib screws came out without any fuss. A several day soak in Evaporust and a some wire wheel work cleaned them up nicely. I built them a shipping box and they are on their way to Woodworker's Tool Works to be set-up and sharpened. I powered up the machine and all but the bottom cope motor ran fine. It has a seized shaft. Hopefully I can free it up and power it up too. I think the electricals are in good shape. Eventually I'll re-wire everything but for now will just remove them with wires intact as much as possible to make rewiring easier.
Glad your project is moving forward.