What did you do in your shop today?

I needed to be in the shop turning more pens for an order I got on Friday. I was supposed to be off at about 6 but got a call of an injured eagle. Most of these calls are actually a hawk, but this time was a bald eagle. After I located it, another officer came and we caught it. It's now in the hands of the rehabber... Here's my coworker with it.

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Turned a His and Hers set of guestbook pens for my son's wedding.

Gatsby Gold Click and Gatsby Gold and Gun Metal Twist - Both wrapped in Honduran Rosewood Burl, both sporting CA finish.

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Growing up in Minnesota I still remember seeing a bald eagle for the first time, I was about 10 years old and we were camping in the boundary waters. It was pretty unusual to see them back then. Now, I spend about 2 weeks a year in east-central Minnesota and usually see one or two a year. Last year I saw 3 in 5 days. Pretty amazing recovery they have made, very pretty bird. But I wouldn't be too comfortable holding one in my lap :scare3::scare3::scare3:
 
Eric Rorabaugh said:
I needed to be in the shop turning more pens for an order I got on Friday. I was supposed to be off at about 6 but got a call of an injured eagle. Most of these calls are actually a hawk, but this time was a bald eagle. After I located it, another officer came and we caught it. It's now in the hands of the rehabber... Here's my coworker with it.

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Great work guys. We have more and more eagles around SE Ohio lately. They are along the Hocking River and lake Logan.
 
Clay3063 said:
Marc what kind of glue are you using to glue up the pen blanks?
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Nevermind. I turned the page and saw where you are using gorilla glue. I have been using a medium CA for a while now and usually works quite well.... except when it doesn't. I will definitely give this a try in the future.
 
Clay3063 said:
Nevermind. I turned the page and saw where you are using gorilla glue. I have been using a medium CA for a while now and usually works quite well.... except when it doesn't. I will definitely give this a try in the future.
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you need to "activate" it with water. so i have a little water bottle i squirt a drop or two of water in the blank hole then glue the tube in...
 
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ripjack13 said:
you need to "activate" it with water. so i have a little water bottle i squirt a drop or two of water in the blank hole then glue the tube in...
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That's what I do too. I started using CA for tubing and didn't have good luck with it. @rocky1 told me to try Gorilla Glue, works much better for me. Tony
 
I know of 3 nesting pairs of bald eagles around here. We also have a couple of golden eagles here some. Now those are some big birds. Yea, it was kind of tense holding that thing. Those talons and beak was ready to tear some flesh. I got a call and it was heading into surgery. They said they would let me know the prognosis in a couple of days.
 
Several nesting pairs along the Missouri, Washburn, ND up to Riverdale at Garrison Dam. Started with one pair back in the early eighties. last I heard they were up to 10 - 12 nesting pair.

As cool as that is however, during the winter they migrate down out of Canada and Alaska and hang out along the river, where they feed on injured fish that have come through the turbines at the dam. Spent many a day fishing off the wing walls at the dam when there would be 25 - 30 eagles diving for fish. Sometimes from not very high, occasionally from some insane heights! Not uncommon for them play or fight or whatever they do, and you get to see some real impressive aerial acrobatics. Ranks right up there at the top of my list of things I've been blessed to see.

Here in Florida, we have one in the neighborhood that thinks he's a buzzard. See him feeding on road kill on a regular basis.
 
Finished up the last 3 pepper mills. Two walnut, one curly maple.

Side note: it's interesting/amusing to see the word 'Curly' virtually appearing as the blank spins around. It was written on the blank and it's like any other ghosting phenomenon when you're turning air, was just a little unexpected.

So those will be getting packed up and sent out, hopefully today if not tomorrow.
 
Eric, that has to be one of the most satisfying parts of your job . better than dealing with people breaking game laws.
We are very thankful for guys like you to take care of these Awsome creatures.
 
It is rewarding. Sad to say, i just saw received a call about the eagle. Due to severe internal injuries that they found when they went to do surgery, the eagle had to be euthanized. So sad!
 
Eric Rorabaugh said:
It is rewarding. Sad to say, i just saw received a call about the eagle. Due to severe internal injuries that they found when they went to do surgery, the eagle had to be euthanized. So sad!
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Terrible news. Probably hit by car. We have a bald eagle that comes around here to visit the trout streams in a large state park next to us. I talked to the park ranger one day after we saw it and learned that he's a regular visitor. The ranger said he seems to know when they stock the trout! They named him "Henry."
Evidently been visiting here for many years.
 
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