What's on your WORK BENCH ? - March 2020

Zane et al~


Sure enough, I "helped" my friends yesterday sawing out some White Ash. I had the all-important role of photodocumentation.



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The load is still on the trailer. The boards will get sealed with Anchor Seal then stacked in the loft to cure for a few months.




I will be putting together a full tale (as a separate post) when I have more time.


All the best,


SJS






 
Great idea George. I wish I would have thought of that . Ok I?ll make some feeders and drinkers tomorrow.
 
The spoonies are my interpretation of a challenge mason or a Hays body with a Detroit rounded head . Not a whole examples out there. The body style suits this species well. They always seem to have an upswept tail and general ragged look. When I hunt them in January they are pretty bright and maybe 10 percent are nice. If I wanted to be truthful with my paint , I would dirty them up and paint them mostly in eclipse. But awe shucks they are just spoonies.
Heads are Tupelo bodies white cedar.
 
Well the month is on the down hill side, it's raining and I've already caught a couple Walleyes for supper. Therefore spent part of my day completing my latest project.
Found this bowl, hiding in an Oak burl hanging on the side of a chuck of firewood I spied at the local park. That chunk of firewood just seemed to have a better purpose in it's life. Now the glow can last more than a single evening.

The bowl is about 7 inches across and 4 inches deep at the deepest point.



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Brad Bortner said:
That Iowa firewood looks pretty nice, must be a retired machinist who whittled it.
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Brad,
We only burn "top tier" firewood. [whistle] I'm just glad I saw that bowl winking at me from half buried in the pile.
 

Dave,

Your bowl would draw interest in any art gallery.

Glow, it most certainly does.

You sir are a artist.... like it or not.

Glad ya showed the underside, signed and dated. [;)]


Had ta rub it in about catching the Walleyes for supper, didn't ya.


VP
 
Good morning, All~


One of many projects, I just got these 9 Model 63 Herters in the mail.


I first sanded the Bluebill heads - mostly to remove the ridge created by the seam but also to scuff the surface.



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Then coated them with epoxy + fine sawdust.


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Everything will get sealed and primed with flat oils this morning. The heads will go onto Mallard bodies to become a mix of Wigeons and Greenwings.


All the best,


SJS

 
I'll second that, you just turned a gallery quality bowl Dave! That is amazing.
 
That is a GORGEOUS bowl...if you ever get tired of it, I'll be happy to babysit it for you til you're ready to have it back...that's just the kind of girl I am
 
For years I looked for an affordable authentic antique punt gun to display in my duck camp cabin. I finally tumbled to the fact that they are scarce and pricy, so I decided to build a replica. Thinking others might like to do the same, I'll document the steps.

Step 1 involved searching the internet and books for examples from which I could create a design that could be simply made with available materials and tools.

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Step 2 was to draw a full-scale plan of the design I settled on.

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In Step 3 I selected and purchased the wood for the stock and forearm. I went with a Douglas fir kiln-dried 4x4, since larger sections were green and would probably crack. The deeper stock end would therefore have to be laminated to the main section.

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In Step 4 I ripped the 4x4 to design width (3"), cut the stock/forearm to length (5'-6"), sawed the crop to the shape of the end of the stock, and laminated it to the main section with glue and screws.

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Step 5 was to saw the top of the main section to the design profile. The stock is very straight and has a shallow drop (1") in order to minimize the depth of the wood section (7").

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In Step 6 I routed out the forearm to receive the barrel (2" ID PVC pipe with 2 3/8" OD). Since I did not have a router or morticing machine, I sawed kerfs and drilled holes in order to make chiseling easier.

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In Step 7, I rounded the edges according to plan using rasps and sandpaper. The fit and finish of punt guns was much less intense than most fowling pieces of the era.

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Step 8 required installing some wood filler where needed and a good sanding before applying a dark walnut stain.

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In Step 9 I installed some authentic antique flintlock hardware (lock, trigger, and trigger guard) that I had purchased on eBay.

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In step 10 I cut the barrel to length (8'-0"), spray painted it flat black, and secured it in the forearm. I am very pleased with the final product and think it will look great mounted on a ceiling beam in the cabin.

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