holloway Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Not done one of these for a while ,and meant to post as it progressed but apart from a Matt varnish finished it today. pine body from two pieces with a Cherry head . Couldn’t fit the last one on ! Edited June 23, 2023 by holloway Mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jall25 Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Very good skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambam1962 Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 That’s very nice, you have a great talent and skill. It’s nice to see you posting your work again. Keep them coming. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Brilliant work. That's a definite skill you have there its a good job you are not Anatidaephobic ( one of my favourite obscure words ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Fantastic That’s inspirational. I really fancy making a few decoys and trying them on the shore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 19 hours ago, greenshank1 said: Fantastic That’s inspirational. I really fancy making a few decoys and trying them on the shore. Just do it any old scrap wood for the body something a little finer for the head ,if it doesn’t look right start again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Very good fantastic work many thanks for posting 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambam1962 Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Nice to see a vintage spokeshave still being used. My father was a miner and worked in numerous private mines which were located in our valley, and he would make a new leg for the Whitehouse hatchet that he used for notching the timber underground, as you couldn’t buy a new leg to fit the slim head of the hatchets. He had a selection of hatchets , as he was always being given the old hatchet heads by people who couldn’t buy the new legs. All his hatchets were razor sharp, and his way of checking if they were sharp enough, was to dry shave his arm with the hatchet. He always had seasoned Ash boards in the rafters of the shed, and was always being asked to make new hatchet legs by the other miners he worked with. He would always use Ash for the leg, and would use a draw knife and then refine the leg using a spokeshave very similar to the one in the 1st photo. I recall he had 4 or 5 of different sizes and a few were very old and always razor sharp. I purchased an old vintage War Dept. spokeshave from a car boot sale around 5 years ago in Aberystwyth for £3. The spokeshave is stamped 1944 and was by John Wilson of Sheffield and I regularly use it, and it has very good blade and holds a good edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Very nice indeed. I`m curious,any reason why you`ve painted it up as a non shootable species in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 7 hours ago, mudpatten said: Very nice indeed. I`m curious,any reason why you`ve painted it up as a non shootable species in the UK? I was worried that someone might shoot at it 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Very good👏👏👏👍, you have a skill there, that is very good and well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 Hollowaway, Perfectly understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Nice 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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