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[Timj]

You see that guy saying deer meat has chemicals in it over in grasscity?

No, I didn't see that. What chemicals did they suggest venison had in it. And do they suggest all venison has the same chemicals in the meat? Some folks are just uneducated about wild game. Misinformation is also rampant on most social media sites and public television channels.

 

[jayr1787]

Sounded like a bunch of propaganda to me... if it's in the wild animals in the wild....how the fuck are domestic livestock safe?!?! This world is so backwards lol...

 

[Timj]

Sounded like a bunch of propaganda to me... if it's in the wild animals in the wild....how the fuck are domestic livestock safe?!?! This world is so backwards lol...

Treedog is a really nice guy. I'm sure if he posted that he wasn't pulling your leg. The area he lives in may have high PFA's. I can't be 100% sure. But, I think he is also a vegetarian.

 

[jayr1787]

They also say cows farting will rise sea level in 20 years but hey I'm just a redneck

 

[Timj]

I'm going to be making a few different deep water paddles for canoeing. The first one will be an Ash and Walnut laminated Paddle. The design is called a called a Beaver tail. The second one is a Hard Maple and Cherry and the design is called the Voyageur. I glued up the beaver tail last night and just finished gluing up the Voyageur tonight. Tomorrow I will cut them out on the band-saw. Then, I will be shaping for a few days as I'll do it all with hand planes and a spoke shave.

 

[jayr1787]

Going to be a beautiful piece of work Tim

 

[Timj]

Going to be a beautiful piece of work Tim

Thanks Jay. I'll be happy if they turn out nice and paddle well.

 

[Timj]

I finished shaping and sanding my Walnut and Ash Beaver tail paddle today. It's hard to get a good picture of it all at once. So I'll just show a few views of the important parts. I'm very happy with how it's turning out. I put a coat of boiled linseed oil on it today.

 

[growsjoe1]

I finished shaping and sanding my Walnut and Ash Beaver tail paddle today. It's hard to get a good picture of it all at once. So I'll just show a few views of the important parts. I'm very happy with how it's turning out. I put a coat of boiled linseed oil on it today. View attachment 19096401 View attachment 19096402

You must have a seriously nice wood shop and skills to go a long with it. Simply beautiful... K+

 

[Timj]

You must have a seriously nice wood shop and skills to go a long with it. Simply beautiful... K+

Thank you @growsjoe1. Most of the shaping is done by hand with bench planes a spoke shave and card scrapers. Anyone with basic tools could make a paddle.

 

[jayr1787]

What an awesome piece of workmanship Tim, that's something to be proud of right there. I bet that walnut really lightened the weight too. Beautiful job man I love it

 

[Timj]

What an awesome piece of workmanship Tim, that's something to be proud of right there. I bet that walnut really lightened the weight too. Beautiful job man I love it

Thanks Jay. It's actually under my goal of 1.5 pounds. On my gram scale it weighed 458 grams or 1.01 pounds. It will gain a few more grams of weight with the Spar Varnish.

I'm working on a Cherry and Maple laminate Voyageur style paddle now. I'll post a picture when it has it's sealer coat of linseed oil in it.

 

[oldmaninbc]

Thanks Jay. It's actually under my goal of 1.5 pounds. On my gram scale it weighed 458 grams or 1.01 pounds. It will gain a few more grams of weight with the Spar Varnish.

I'm working on a Cherry and Maple laminate Voyageur style paddle now. I'll post a picture when it has it's sealer coat of linseed oil in it.

I like your craftsmanship, those paddles look great.

 

[Timj]

Thank you @oldmaninbc. The Cherry in the Cherry and Maple paddle I'm working on has lots of grain direction changes and is a real challenge to work with. It's taking longer than the Walnut and Ash paddle . But, I'm sure it will turn out very nice. The planing chips smell really nice burning in my wood stove.

 

[Timj]

Here's a look at the laminated Maple and Cherry Voyageur style paddle with a coat of linseed oil on it. It's a little over 2.2 pounds. I could have thinned out the blade more. But, this paddle will be used for launches and landings so may get some blade tip damage.

 

[jayr1787]

Wow talk about beautifully made. I love maple and cherry, my kitchen is mostly maple cherry and it looks beautiful together in my opinion. Excellent work man I love seeing what you make over there.

 

[jayr1787]

I have a ton of hardwood flooring that was given to me i wanna plane it down and see if I can make something cool outta some of it. Any suggestions what would be easy for a semi beginner? Edit what would you do with it if you had a pile of it? Just trying to gather ideas. I have a tablesaw lathe drill press and router.

 

[Timj]

Wow talk about beautifully made. I love maple and cherry, my kitchen is mostly maple cherry and it looks beautiful together in my opinion. Excellent work man I love seeing what you make over there.

Thank you Jay. I like that combination too. And it looks better as the Cherry naturally darkens.

 

[Timj]

I have a ton of hardwood flooring that was given to me i wanna plane it down and see if I can make something cool outta some of it. Any suggestions what would be easy for a semi beginner? Edit what would you do with it if you had a pile of it? Just trying to gather ideas. I have a tablesaw lathe drill press and router.

Cutting boards, wooden utensils, boxes,segmented bowls, picture frames. I'd look online for small projects. I'm sure you'd find something you'll enjoy making.
Just keep in mind that with all the cheap Chinese imports it will be very hard to make any money selling your creations.

 

[jayr1787]

Cutting boards, wooden utensils, boxes,segmented bowls, picture frames. I'd look online for small projects. I'm sure you'd find something you'll enjoy making.
Just keep in mind that with all the cheap Chinese imports it will be very hard to make any money selling your creations.

I was thinking Christmas gifts this year. I wouldn't know where to sell stuff around here we all are broke haha! Hoping this economy starts to boom again soon. Possibly fixing the Chinese import problem as well.