RIP wrote:"Do they do kids birthday parties?" ..

I saw that too

Apologies, I realise it's not yet Friday but I'm still cheery - decided that while the chainsaw and axes were out I'd split my big Yew log into staves. Yew can be a bit funny but this behaved and I'm gad to say there's probably 4 bows living in there ... and that's over £500 quids worth in the picture, so if you find a big straight piece of Yew, please don't burn it

My sister.
https://longbowlynn.jimdo.com
She also does bows now, .

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Apologies, I realise it's not yet Friday but I'm still cheery - decided that while the chainsaw and axes were out I'd split my big Yew log into staves. Yew can be a bit funny but this behaved and I'm gad to say there's probably 4 bows living in there ... and that's over £500 quids worth in the picture, so if you find a big straight piece of Yew, please don't burn it

I, erm, may have just logged up and spilt rather a lot of yew. About a whole trees worth...

I'm a touch early but only by a couple of hours. I've posted a card from my wife on here before, this was today's valentines card. Obviously I'm pleased she bought me one and that she made the effort with the choice... but why is it that the illustrators of cards can't draw bikes

My sister.
https://longbowlynn.jimdo.com
She also does bows now, .

Very nice work there Ray.

I, erm, may have just logged up and spilt rather a lot of yew. About a whole trees worth...

If you've not burnt it yet, consider flogging it to the woodturning community - they love it.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

I, erm, may have just logged up and spilt rather a lot of yew. About a whole trees worth...

If you've not burnt it yet, consider flogging it to the woodturning community - they love it.

Yew must be kidding

Any more of that and I’ll log off.

Why wood you have to do that? Are you going to leaf?

Must be bark-ing mad

I, erm, may have just logged up and spilt rather a lot of yew. About a whole trees worth...

This time next year Rodney, we'll be millionaires..........

Or not

Do you mean knot?

If you need cheering up this Friday, go read the "Tarp for 2" thread, then thank your lucky stars you found this place.

Took the axe down off the wall for the first time in ages

Played "Bleed it Out" by Linkin Park really badly. Then made up my own blues thrash riff.

Put it back on the wall.

Anyway, made me happy, maybe not the neighbours though.

In Finland getting affy nervous about this here bike race. Having a number on the bike not helping plus the race briefing spent too much time talking about over flow on the lake sections. Plus temps and overnight rain also likely to make it a hard one. Fortunately my dodgy knees will likely result in an ignominious scratch early on.....

Took the axe down off the wall for the first time in ages

Disappointed ... expected a story about cutting wood.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: Disappointed ... expected a story about cutting wood.

Related, tomorrow night's plans include BAM and whittling a spoon.

Good word that, 'whittling'. Worth saying/typing again actually. Whittling. Marvellous . Photo keenly awaited .

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

Took the axe down off the wall for the first time in ages

Disappointed ... expected a story about cutting wood.

I got wood briefly

It's Friday and finishing this makes me cheery. It's a gift for someone and I've called it 'Bitter an' Twisted'. Possibly the hardest thing I've ever had to tiller, even after straightening, the tips are still 90 degrees out of alignment from each other, yet she shoots well ........ sorry to bore you with more pictures of sticks.

Lovely bit of workmanship. Photo is a bit deceptive - makes it look 20 feet long. Maybe it is 20' long!

No Reg, 63" long and 40lb @27" draw length.

Finish work at 6 straight down to capel curig (boys already there ) for a weekend of climbing and caving with the youngfella

Happy Saturday for me tomorrow as I will be in Shona and Rich’s picking a little something up

Dave Barter wrote:Happy Saturday for me tomorrow as I will be in Shona and Rich’s picking a little something up

VERY envious, I absolutely love my Fargo and the cutty appears to be very similar in concept but lighter and generally just ultra swanky, they are both very much mountain bikes which just happen to have dropbars.

Full report will be expected enjoy

Told last thing this evening that Brendan the old grumpy, unhelpful ar$eh0le of a guy at work has handed in his notice

So let the beers flow

Good riddance to bad rubbish