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A pair of large timber rattlesnakes doing their mating dance.

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Making a bookmatched live edge Coffee table

5:19

Homebuilt chainsaw mill

1:38

an artists chest with built in easel

7:36

A small dagger with a burl handle

2:32

Making Hay the Hard Way

Make hay the hard way, with just a lawnmower and a rake.
This pasture suffered a few years of neglect and badly needed weed control. When i first got the property, it was overrun with dog fennel and had large patches of horse thistle, buttercup and other obnoxious weeds. Regular cutting has been pretty effective at eliminating most of the tall and noxious weeds and but also left me with a lot of grass clippings.
I hate waste so I figured drying hay and bagging in woven poly bags would help with my winter feed bill.
The final product is a fine short hay that my animals love. Weeds are under control and the pasture is looking great
People who know better say it can't be done, but it is more ...

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hatching chicks

Просмотров 113Год назад

A few people have asked me for video of chicks hatching. As it often takes hours for chicks to break out of their shells, I set up a little time lapse camera to get some video. Hope you enjoy it

A pair of large timber rattlesnakes doing their mating dance.

2:38

A pair of large timber rattlesnakes doing their mating dance.

Просмотров 8642 года назад

This video is a bit off my usual theme, but i found this large pair of rattlers doing a mating dance not too far from my front door. They were at least 6 or 7 feet long and were lifting their heads as high as 2 feet up off the ground. The bodies were about as thick as a strong mans arm.. I have no problem with snakes but i am not very happy with these two venomous snakes so close to the house. ...

Making a bookmatched live edge Coffee table

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Making a bookmatched live edge Coffee table

Просмотров 5983 года назад

I use a router sled to mill up some ash slabs to make a coffee table.

1:38

Homebuilt chainsaw mill

Просмотров 5453 года назад

if there is enough interest I will make a video on what I learned and how to build a good chainsaw mill

7:36

an artists chest with built in easel

Просмотров 1513 года назад

I build a small artists chest with an integrated easel on the top. the draw clasps and leather carry handle are both custom made.

2:32

A small dagger with a burl handle

Просмотров 1103 года назад

I had some leftover steel and burl from the hickory tree so I decided to make a little dagger 🗡

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Making a Takedown Bow

Просмотров 2,3 тыс.3 года назад

I build a laminated hickory takedown bow. this project got pretty frustrating after breaking and remaking the riser 3 time.

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Making a drawknife from a saw blade

Просмотров 1,3 тыс.3 года назад

I make a quick drawknife from a worn out saw blade

A desktop jewelers bench with a small vice

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A desktop jewelers bench with a small vice

Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 года назад

I build a desktop jewelers bench from scrap dimensional lumber with a small hickory vice and v-board for coping saws

A raised panel storage box for the compass

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A raised panel storage box for the compass

Просмотров 1023 года назад

A raised panel storage box for the compass

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A wood compass

Просмотров 1373 года назад

someone once told me to always carry a compass so I don't get lost in the woods.....

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Recurve takedown crossbow

Просмотров 2,4 тыс.4 года назад

I make a recurve takedown crossbow out of hickory. The bow came out with a draw weight of 40 lb at 9 inches of draw. The trigger unit is from a previous build video

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A Wooden Chain

Просмотров 1924 года назад

I cut a short chain out of a block of wood

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A Better crossbow trigger

Просмотров 3004 года назад

i build an enclosed metal crossbow trigger.. metal work isn't something I do frequently and this is certainly the most complex piece I have ever built. it was a lot of fun and a good learning experience.