Making some progress.

Yukon Mike

Yukon Mike

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I got 4 coats of sealer on these GE's this AM. I've been hacking away at them all winter and it is good to be at this stage. I just love the grain of this wood, and it is kind of a shame to paint over it, but I think they work better when painted. : )

In keeping with my tradition of using scrounged wood, all of the heads but one are made of tamarack that I got from the SE Yukon near Watson Lake years ago. It worked a lot like spruce. The other head was made from basswood.

Check out the opposing grain on the tails of these two. Which one do think will be stronger?

I wanted to get these painted up today, but I'm out of white paint right now. The doc said no driving for about another week, so I have to wait until someone can give me a ride to the hardware store.

Mike

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PS One misc eider that I've been working on for a while as well.

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Looking great Mike. I boxed up your birds today and will get them out tomorrow if all goes as planned. Could be the longest swap turn around in history.

-D
 
The teacher does when playing hookey from school?

Hope ya feel better. Like me you arn't getting any younger, but you are a lot younger than I and I guess with your back your not going to be a Gorilla any more. Sheep hunting, Packing 100 + pound loads of moose might be a no no...

You might be reduced to.. Oh drat dare I say.. Teaching School, Shooting Ducks, Carving Decoys, and what is that other Canadian Natl. Sport? Oh yea Drinking Beer...

If ya make it to Fairbanks Sept 1 to freeze up, I can take care of the ducks, a place to stay, and the Beer.

Best to all
 
No big game hunting for me this year Bob, but after a winter in the gym who knows? I would love to visit Fairbanks someday and when I do I will look you up for sure.

Jason, the geese are on hold until I can hold the angle grinder to hollow them, plus I have a bunch of other stuff closer to the top of the pile. I'm not supposed to lift more than 5 lbs until Aug, so those big geese are off limits for a while. What are you working on?

Sounds good Dave, I'd better send you some money. Let me know how much I owe you with postage ok?

Thanks Rex.

Me too Lee. I should do a drop test on the driveway! Got my paint tonight so I've got no excuses tomorrow. Which gun did you win?

MIke
 
Mike the birds look great, but more importantly it's good to see that you are feeling better. It will be a long haul, but I know you'll come out a lot better in the coming months. All the best.

Dave
 
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