Never had ostrich ones. Duck ones don't taste much different than chicken, maybe a tad richer. They're bigger, you get more double-yolk ones, and the shells are thicker, harder to crack. Tony
What did you do in your shop today?
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Never had ostrich ones. Duck ones don't taste much different than chicken, maybe a tad richer. They're bigger, you get more double-yolk ones, and the shells are thicker, harder to crack. Tony
Pretty good spring on them, little tough to squeeze shut and hold one handed to set, but doable. Work nice though, much easier than live traps, and no skunks to deal with.
When he got here to the house to set this one, I carried him out there and told him to set it in the middle of the trail next to my deer stand, I had a big boar coon that was walking under my stand every evening. Set it at the base of little pine sapling, at about a 45 degree angle, piled a few leaves over it, dumped a tablespoon or two of the hazardous coon bait in it, and walked off. Caught all 4 coons in it, set out in the middle of the trail.
When he got here to the house to set this one, I carried him out there and told him to set it in the middle of the trail next to my deer stand, I had a big boar coon that was walking under my stand every evening. Set it at the base of little pine sapling, at about a 45 degree angle, piled a few leaves over it, dumped a tablespoon or two of the hazardous coon bait in it, and walked off. Caught all 4 coons in it, set out in the middle of the trail.
That one is actually from a Davis vertical stitch bought in 1916 (owners manual and original order sheet were in the drawer) a number of the smaller sewing machine companies actually farmed out the tables to other foundries
Everybody is either jumping for joy and shouting Hallelujah about the new POTUS or rioting, looting and all around generally being an unpatriotic nuisance because their candidate didn't win....
and I'm just sitting here trying to catch a chicken killing coon.
Oh and to make this comment legit to go with the topic, I turned a couple pens today for the wifey.
and I'm just sitting here trying to catch a chicken killing coon.
Oh and to make this comment legit to go with the topic, I turned a couple pens today for the wifey.
The recent ice storm led to some tree damage at a local golf course. I'm got a call to see if I was interested in any wood. Unfortunately, by the time I got there, a large honey locust trunk had already been buried in the container they were using to haul stuff off!
I managed to grab a few chunks of elm along with a piece of mulberry and a nice chunk of Bradford pear. Got everything slabbed and managed to rough turn one of the pear blanks before calling it quits for the day.
I managed to grab a few chunks of elm along with a piece of mulberry and a nice chunk of Bradford pear. Got everything slabbed and managed to rough turn one of the pear blanks before calling it quits for the day.
The recent ice storm led to some tree damage at a local golf course. I'm got a call to see if I was interested in any wood. Unfortunately, by the time I got there, a large honey locust trunk had already been buried in the container they were using to haul stuff off!
I managed to grab a few chunks of elm along with a piece of mulberry and a nice chunk of Bradford pear. Got everything slabbed and managed to rough turn one of the pear blanks before calling it quits for the day.
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Keller, I'm really digging that Bradford Pear and there's some great grain in the one you rough turned. Wish I could find some around here!
It's one of the sweetest woods to turn in my opinion, and most of the bigger trees around here have got at least a little curl in them. It takes detail well (including threads), and I like the color. It does move quite a bit when drying and seems prone to checking and cracking like a lot of 'fruit' wood.
They don't do well with ice and snow, and they're popular landscaping trees around here... That's bad if you're a homeowner, but it's good if you're a woodturner!
What few small pieces I've turned, it was a dream to turn! If people had them around here, I'd do like you and take any opportunity I had to get my hands on some.
The recent ice storm led to some tree damage at a local golf course. I'm got a call to see if I was interested in any wood. Unfortunately, by the time I got there, a large honey locust trunk had already been buried in the container they were using to haul stuff off!
I managed to grab a few chunks of elm along with a piece of mulberry and a nice chunk of Bradford pear. Got everything slabbed and managed to rough turn one of the pear blanks before calling it quits for the day.
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Nice grab doc! Only one chunk of pear?
Yep... the rest of what I could get to was small stuff that I didn't feel like messing with.
That is really nice looking stuff there Doc. And that bowl!!!
That small stuff would probably make good smoke for a BBQ.
UPDATE: KILLER APPREHENDED!
Coon skin cap coming up next...stay tuned to CLAY hot 3oh 63fm...where the killer hits keep on coming....
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Today I got a little more done on the wood lathe weight box.
I drilled some holes to bolt the shelf on.
Both ends will get bolted down.
Then I stacked up all the steel plates I salvaged to get an idea of how big a box to build.
Came up with these dimensions. 10" deep, 12" high, 33" wide.
I had a half sheet of 3/4" plywood in the garage so I used it, didn't cost me anything. It fits around the steel plates.
Fits under the lathe well, leaves a little room on top. I might add a sloped roof so the chips slide off, or just leave it flat so I have a place to set chisels and stuff.
First coat of black rustoleum is on the shelf.
And the box soaked up its first coat of paint too.
I drilled some holes to bolt the shelf on.
Both ends will get bolted down.
Then I stacked up all the steel plates I salvaged to get an idea of how big a box to build.
Came up with these dimensions. 10" deep, 12" high, 33" wide.
I had a half sheet of 3/4" plywood in the garage so I used it, didn't cost me anything. It fits around the steel plates.
Fits under the lathe well, leaves a little room on top. I might add a sloped roof so the chips slide off, or just leave it flat so I have a place to set chisels and stuff.
First coat of black rustoleum is on the shelf.
And the box soaked up its first coat of paint too.
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Other than bowling Friday night and dinner out with friends last night, I have spent the whole weekend cleaning in the Shop. Pretty tired of it, want to cut some wood. I hate to clean...... Tony
Sloped wood roof, flat expanded steel shelf above that. Best of both worlds. Have your shelf, wood chips fall through and run off front for easy clean up! Hinge it on the back, you could ease the lid up and drop it and they should all fall off. Or, hit it with a little blast of air.
Great, I'm going to be the only one who gets the king messmaker crown...
Filled four orders today. Mesquite pen and pencil set. Spalted pecan set and an Antler set. Osage Orange pencil. Spalted pecan set. Cut, drilled and glued blanks for two European pens. One in Ebony and the other in a purple swirl acrylic. I'll do the blanks for the pencils that go with them tomorrow. I am anxious to see how the ebony turned out. I've never worked it before. Both the European sets were custom orders.
