Strange projects

Magicman · November 27, 2012, 08:45:15 PM

What is that, Pecan??

POSTON WIDEHEAD · November 27, 2012, 08:48:21 PM

Looks like White Oak......what's the diameter?

Tony · November 27, 2012, 08:48:33 PM

Water oak

32" :

Magicman · November 27, 2012, 10:10:53 PM

??? OK, now whatcha gonna make ???

WDH · November 27, 2012, 10:16:22 PM

Whew, that scared me for a moment. Pecan =

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Magicman · November 27, 2012, 10:42:04 PM

That silvery bark looked scaly and gave me a fright. I see now that it is smooth. That big crotch "lumber" is going to be interesting to dry and it might also be a

homesteader shane · November 28, 2012, 08:02:21 AM

I have a customer that has brought some honduras mahogany out to the house to be resawed from 2X12, 2X10,2X8 into 1/4 inch materal. turns out he a wooden sail boat builder and it goes on the boat he build as flooring. He has told me each board is aroud 500$ and it takes 3 weeks to ship up to Ontario. I found I vary strange the frist time he called he was calling form Montreal Quebec. Its about a 4 hour drive from here but he comes up the visit with his family and brings the wood with him. He has been out 3 or 4 times now. I must be doing somthing right. I don't want to mess any up. $$$

Bibbyman · August 27, 2014, 02:29:03 AM

http://youtu.be/IyGowQmp6JQ

Mary and I have take up the hobby of Cowboy Action Shooting. The club we shoot with just moved to a new range this spring. The sport is shot from "stages" that give the impression of being in the frontier west. The stages didn't make the move very well so Mary and I decided to build one. The above video is our handiwork at the second stage.

It's constructed of cedar we sawed out of some small top logs. The siding is cedar slabs I had ran through the edger. We built 5 panels and assembled them on site with lag bolts. Since this video we added a painted metal roof and some small embellishments. If I'm shaking and sound out of breath it's because it was very hot and humid with no breeze.

We need to make a sign and hang it. We decided to name it "Boone Store" in honor of Daniel Boone who had a major role in the settlement of this area.

Sixacresand · August 27, 2014, 08:40:24 AM

Quote from: WDH on November 27, 2012, 10:16:22 PM
Whew, that scared me for a moment. Pecan = .

Danny, I made my Pig Roast Square out of Pecan. Glad you didn't see it. :D

bandmiller2 · August 28, 2014, 08:09:19 AM

Bibbs, your going to have to show us a picture of you and Mary in western garb. Mayby have a contest here for your "handles", sounds like fun. Frank C.

redbeard · August 28, 2014, 09:42:05 AM

That sure is a neat idea for a shooting club. Daniel Boone is one of my favorites.

buzywoodliff · August 28, 2014, 12:59:10 PM

Someone mentioned Ponca City on here.... Small world, I have a brother in law from there.... He's a fireman over in Blackwell

Interesting stories on here and thanks for the pictures!! I'll have to figure out how to get some of mine on the forum.

beenthere · August 28, 2014, 01:24:43 PM

busywood
Put your location in your bio so we can tell about where you are from. pls.

Go to your profile (click on your name will get you there) and add the info. It will show up when you post. tks

You also can set up your pic gallery while in your profile. That is needed to add pics.
A primer for pics is found on the first thread under the "Behind the Forum" forum on the "Home" page.

Look forward to some pics. ;)

Bibbyman · August 28, 2014, 03:54:29 PM

Quote from: bandmiller2 on August 28, 2014, 08:09:19 AM
Bibbs, your going to have to show us a picture of you and Mary in western garb. Mayby have a contest here for your "handles", sounds like fun. Frank C.

So far we've not gone all out cowboy garb. Just jeans, long sleeve shirt, cowboy hat and leather boots with plain soles. The minimum requirements. I had to get suspenders to feel comfortable out of my bibs.

We have aliases, as they are called. I decided on Warden Callaway and Mary, Sawmill Mary.

WmFritz · August 28, 2014, 10:58:33 PM

Quote from: redbeard on August 28, 2014, 09:42:05 AM
That sure is a neat idea for a shooting club. Daniel Boone is one of my favorites.

I like the name too. I named my 4 year old Labrador Retriever 'Boone'.

LeeB · August 29, 2014, 06:00:57 AM

Quote from: Bibbyman on August 28, 2014, 03:54:29 PM
Quote from: bandmiller2 on August 28, 2014, 08:09:19 AM
Bibbs, your going to have to show us a picture of you and Mary in western garb. Mayby have a contest here for your "handles", sounds like fun. Frank C.

So far we've not gone all out cowboy garb. Just jeans, long sleeve shirt, cowboy hat and leather boots with plain soles. The minimum requirements. I had to get suspenders to feel comfortable out of my bibs.
We have aliases, as they are called. I decided on Warden Callaway and Mary, Sawmill Mary.

:D :D :D :D I wear bibs all the time at home and coveralls at work. I guess I never really notice because home and work are essentially two different lives for me. I change clothes and slip into a different setting. Sometimes the inbetween is a little strange with a bit of an adjustment period while traveling.

Bibbyman · September 01, 2014, 05:56:55 AM

http://youtu.be/GUIjhKs9UIM

Here is stage four of our stage building project. I stated in the video we recut 7x9 ties to 6x6 but really we cut them to 6x8s. The paneling was the off-all from the resizing.

Bibbyman · September 22, 2014, 04:48:35 PM

http://youtu.be/RsR2cI-QLQM

The new stage was well received by the Cowboy Action Shooters. Here they are. Long on cowboy and shooting but a little short on action.

smiley_horserider

POSTON WIDEHEAD · September 22, 2014, 07:12:34 PM

Being a Western fan Bibby.....I got smiley_thumbsups to tell ya.....I love it!

Bibbyman · September 23, 2014, 03:05:12 AM

Cowboy Action Shooting started out as an amusement from "three gun" shooting. Guys got to talking (likely after more than a few cold ones) about what it would be like to shoot the targets using old-timely western guns. It was about the time the movie "The Wild Bunch" came out. They apparently had fun and it lead to the founded SASS - Single Action Shooters Society. It has grown to over 100,000 members all over the world. Probably some 30,000 active members.

http://www.sassnet.com/

There are a number of other cowboy action shooting organizations with variations but SASS is the largest.