What did you make today?

I considered the lace strength. You could replace the lace with 550 cord or some other substitute. Pull the leather tight and let it dry, then replace the cord with lace afterwards.

I think that's what I would do, but I would also cement the leather to the handle before the final lacing.

 

I started this project last weekend, but finished it up today. I call it a Sea Serpent spoon or Dragon spoon. I carved it with my mini-Tracker knife. The bowl was carved with a hook knife and then today I filed/sanded/wood burned/ and stained it. I'll let it dry well then oil it for completion. Also made a Spirit Beaver effigy while I was at it . . . we have Beaver's at the park I work at and they are stinkers. They gnaw trees for the cambium layer to feed on, then leave them standing at risk of falling and we have to chainsaw them. They are stinkers but I love them anyways. Great fun!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=634838975649966

 

Made a sheath for my Leatherman. Might dye it but I'm interested in letting it naturally age out.

 

Couldn't handle the pink any longer.

 

Wow, that turned out nice

 

Glued some scrap leather to some scrap wood and made some pocket strops.

I got a little epoxy on a couple so I hope they will still load with compound properly. Guess we'll see.

 

Put this together last weekend. It's a copy of a JouFuu for my Sencillo. I'm pretty pleased with it. I need better stitching irons to do work with pieces with a welt.

 

It's a pain digging stitching irons out of multiple layers.

 

Thanks! Been carrying it today. Works pretty good. With some wear I think it'll be great.

Made some wax for canvas bags for tool bags for the Jeep. Gonna see how it'll work as soon as this resolidifies.

 

forged another 30 rebar tent stakes this afternoon and make a folding stool/end table this morning.

 

I made some antler buttons and added them to my arm guard.

 

That came out really good!

 

I like watching your progress on the 3d range too. I'm looking for lighter limbs for my samick journey so I can get back into shooting it. I'm at 55 now and want to go down to 45, or 40. I have to check, but I think that's the lowest I can go and still hunt big game here in Maine.

 

I'm shooting 30 and 37# bows. I may take my 45 to the next fun shoot, I don't think it will be as much fun. I actually hit the longest target on the course from the expert pin, about 50 yards up hill with my 30. I missed from the light pole at 80 yards on the way back in though. I shot the first one over and the second under, I didn't want to have to look for any more than that.

I'm just glad that I found a club nearby. I actually live closer to the range than most of the other members.

 

That's really good! I'm down to just the one recurve now. I gave away all my fixed recurves. They were too heavy poundage for me with all that's messed up. I don't have any compounds anymore either. I do prefer the recurve now better than anything else. I am going to get a Excalibur crossbow for when I want to just kill a deer as opposed to really hunt. It is that easy where I live to do that. Keep up the great shooting man!

 

repurposed a section of plow disk (1075)


shown with others for size comparison

 

Goodlooking blade!.
You've got skills my friend.

 

It's a buddy's birthday, so I made him a knife: started around 11:30, delivered it around 4:30.
forged out of a small round piece of 1084: 5 "+ blade, 4.5" antler handle, 1/8" at the spine, tapered tang. didn't see the scratch until the flash went off.
The pucks in the first pic are an example of what I started with

 

Pretty crafty bud!