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.Tom Watson
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Today I finally started repairing the roof on this basement bulkhead access... been a long time coming. Not very exciting, but at least I'm outdoors and I'll be glad to cross it off the "to do" list.
On more of a hunting theme, I finished this 22 x 30 inch oil painting a week or so ago. An evening scene I saw near the end of the season with my son.
Tom Watson
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Thanks Dani.
Rick Pierce
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Nice painting...reminds me of a photo someone took of me while I was trout fishing a few years ago. Has that same feel of an honest moment captured.
Matt Mahoney
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Very Nice painting! Cape Cod setting?
Tom Watson
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Rick - Nice photo. I can see in your step that you had a plan on your way to that river!
Matt - Yes, Cape Cod.
Thanks. Glad you like the painting.
Matt - Yes, Cape Cod.
Thanks. Glad you like the painting.
Rick Pierce
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What is it they say, "everybody has a plan until they get hit in the face"? Lol.
That stream is where I caught my first trout on a fly, at the age of 13-14. The photo was from my first time back up in that area in about 30 years. On that trip, my wife caught a nice brown trout in the same hole that I'd caught my first trout (a brown trout) so many years earlier, and my godson (maybe 9? at the time?) hooked up a good fish and lost it.
Tom Watson
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Hah - agreed! My fishing and hunting is usually most successful when I'm picturing it during the "planning stage". Neat story Rick. The legacy of re-visiting childhood spots with people you care about adds a whole other dimension to the sport.
I finished my repair job yesterday. Glad to be done, as there are many other things on the list. I'll paint the trim once the weather warms. Luckily I had the shingles from several years ago, as red cedar is insanely expensive here. This is probably the last roof we use it on.
Steve Sanford
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Tom~
Looks gorgeous - congratulations for sticking with the original "technology". You have my favorite architectural style. Can't beat traditional shingle siding, in my book. We live in painted clapboard country - think Grandma Moses paintings - and lots of slate roofs on 19th century buildings (including many barns) - being not too far from Granville. We needed just a bit of patching when we removed an old shelf chimney last year. I was glad to hear from my "slate guy" that the rest of the roof is in fine shape - ready for its next century. (All my outbuildings now get metal, however....)
All the best,
SJS
Tom Watson
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Steve -
Thanks.
Slate roof = awesome. My parents had one on their house. I remember at one point reading a list of life expectancies of various roofing materials... it went something like "Cedar shingles - 25 years. Asphalt shingles - 35-40 years. Steel roof 40 - 50 years. Slate - 400 years." Slate definitely subscribes to the "do it one time and never have to again" philosophy.
We also live in a 19th century house in which the repairs and maintenance are never complete, and we have always used cedar on roofs, red and Alaskan yellow as well, because it pays homage to the buildings and is a natural and traditional building material. But I am sad to say it has become so pricey now that it is difficult to justify spending the money (let alone afford it) when there are so many other maintenance demands. It does look great however.
Thanks.
Slate roof = awesome. My parents had one on their house. I remember at one point reading a list of life expectancies of various roofing materials... it went something like "Cedar shingles - 25 years. Asphalt shingles - 35-40 years. Steel roof 40 - 50 years. Slate - 400 years." Slate definitely subscribes to the "do it one time and never have to again" philosophy.
We also live in a 19th century house in which the repairs and maintenance are never complete, and we have always used cedar on roofs, red and Alaskan yellow as well, because it pays homage to the buildings and is a natural and traditional building material. But I am sad to say it has become so pricey now that it is difficult to justify spending the money (let alone afford it) when there are so many other maintenance demands. It does look great however.
patrick mccarthy
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Vince Pagliaroli
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Patrick,
In the zone of the flow.
Keep On Keepin' On. Two thumbs way up.
Best regards
Vince
In the zone of the flow.
Keep On Keepin' On. Two thumbs way up.
Best regards
Vince
Steve Sanford
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Patrick~
Amazing! They are always in motion. Fabulous work on Mister Pintail's scapulars and tertials.
All the best,
SJS