Southey's Seagull - Work in Progress

[Retired Member southey]

Faaaaaaaaaaaantastic! cheers Dude! I'm either looking for red dyed stabilised Alder burrrrrrrrrrrrrrl or dark figured Iron wood, been looking at a US site for the Iron wood, thinking something dark a swirly of either American, Canadian or United Kingdom origin. either heavy wood or stabilised no floaters here! Though the wood will have to wait till next months pocket money, Ahh the joys of being a kept man HAHAAA!

 

[Stew]

It's getting there....

Decided to modify a tool today to hopefully speed things along a bit. Reduced hand polishing time (I hope!!)

 

[Retired Member southey]

Cool beans matey, any reduction in hand scuffing is a boon! I've had to make my self a canoe paddle to keep my mind occupied and stop dreaming of the things I'm gonna cut and slice. Um? Tea I am that sad! Ha!

 

[Stew]

If the rain holds off long enough, hopefully I'll get these two hot this weekend.

 

[JonathanD]

Looking good. Can't wait to see the finished item all nicely handled and in the loo.

 

[Retired Member southey]

DUDE! Looks brilliant, off to pick up a replacement drill today so I can shape the handle, should be rehandling a lofty tool too fun times are a comming!

 

[maddave]

This is getting exciting !! :You_Rock_

 

[Stew]

Oh and don't know if you've found your wood yet but....

http://www.britishblades.com/forums...s-of-Stabilized-Blocks-(including-bowie-size)

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?130234-Stabilized-scales-for-sale.

 

[Stew]

Oh and don't know if you've found your wood yet but....

http://www.britishblades.com/forums...s-of-Stabilized-Blocks-(including-bowie-size)

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?130234-Stabilized-scales-for-sale.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Cheers dude! I think ive found it, S8 the Amboyna burl, just need to convince wifely its a good idea!

 

[Stew]

Running out of gas and dodging repeated rain showers so one is hard, the other only partially.

[video=youtube;sjR3ntNGqKM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjR3ntNGqKM[/video]

Thankfully the right way round!

 

[Toddy]

It's fascinating to see the whole design/build/adjust to circumstances/thinking about it, process going on

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Retired Member southey]

Brilliant! so would you just repeat the process for the recurve or would you have to take it back to an annealed state?

 

[Stew]

Yeah, just do it again should be fine. Just do it properly though and on a dry day!

 

[Stew]

Almost there....

 

[Retired Member southey]

Oh matey! Hes looking brilliant! had forgotten about the ridge spine,

EXCITED!!

 

[lou1661]

im liking the spine on that!

 

[Retired Member southey]

Its here!

I shall get the big camera out for a play later, I am so chuffed! the lines are absolutely perfect, its odd, as i have seen pics,but still couldn't quite picture the proportions, Stew has kept me updated as it progressed and guided the choices on design like a true craftsman, Now to get myself down to Winchester to pick up some Yew!

Thank you matey!

Now for a sarnie!

 

[Mafro]

Have you finished it yet hehe

 

[Stew]

You're using Yew now? You should have said and I would have thrown some in as I have stacks!

The spine ok?