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Post by tryinhard on Jul 14, 2013 15:55:52 GMT -6
Well I went to a slip over type beam. Cut it, sanded it and it is soaking up the linseed oil now.   |
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Post by 64bobcat on Jul 14, 2013 16:40:28 GMT -6
Mine is not at that steep of a angle... But very close...
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Post by tcrooks on Jul 14, 2013 18:56:44 GMT -6
Mine actually only has about a 8" drop.
Way to go Brian. There is nothing like that feeling after you built your own.
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Post by 64bobcat on Jul 14, 2013 19:03:41 GMT -6
Gotcha, Troy just your pic of the log looked like a big drop in the pic.
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Post by tryinhard on Jul 14, 2013 19:14:53 GMT -6
Way to go Brian. There is nothing like that feeling after you built your own. Lets just hope it does me right when season gets here! |
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Post by tcrooks on Jul 15, 2013 5:49:39 GMT -6
64 , yeah 15 years ago the back end set on the floor , but the back says that won't work anymore. Lol I just kept moving it up the wall until it felt comfortable. I think it's just the way I'm standing when I took the picture.
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Post by trkyslyr on Jul 15, 2013 10:00:28 GMT -6
I got me a bench plane yesterday so I'll be startin on mine soon  It'll be done by the GT hopefully |
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Post by trapshooter25 on Dec 2, 2013 19:31:09 GMT -6
What wood do you recommend for a beam.
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Post by Walleye Joe on Dec 2, 2013 20:13:30 GMT -6
I'd say any type of hardwood. Oak, hickory, hard maple, ironwood, pecan's, etc.
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Post by tryinhard on Dec 2, 2013 20:29:10 GMT -6
Piece of advice. Make sure you have plenty of curve in the top of your beam. I didn't get enough in this one and it makes it hard to do a good job fleshing. As a matter of fact I've got the radio on now working on a colon and its pretty tough!
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Post by bootheeltrapper26 on Dec 2, 2013 22:03:57 GMT -6
I have one made of poplar, it is a softer wood, and as long as u use your knofe correctly, u will never have a problem at all. It could be made out of pine for as far as that goes
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Post by logger on Dec 3, 2013 5:27:50 GMT -6
Piece of advice. Make sure you have plenty of curve in the top of your beam. I didn't get enough in this one and it makes it hard to do a good job fleshing. As a matter of fact I've got the radio on now working on a colon and its pretty tough! What the heck are you doing fleshing a colon?!?!? |
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Post by tryinhard on Dec 3, 2013 5:45:09 GMT -6
You can thank auto-make you sound stooooopid for that. I "upgraded" my phone and it's junk until I figure out how to get it back.
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Post by trapshooter25 on Dec 3, 2013 7:54:48 GMT -6
What type of phone do you have because you can turn it off. If you are talking about auto correct.
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Post by trapshooter25 on Dec 21, 2013 14:46:26 GMT -6
  made a muskrat beam |
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Post by krank on Dec 21, 2013 18:18:49 GMT -6
It dont matter. I made an awesome beam out of a 100 old Oak 2x 10 and wished I never started it. Took me forever to work it down. Pine works as good as anything. Your drawknife packs all the cells together and makes a dense wood. The hides grease the wood.
I would say just take a quality 2x8 and rip it 45 down both sides and drawknife the nose and hoof rasp the rest. Use your knife as a curve guage. Sand it when you are done and rub fat in it. Most common mistake is to make them too wide.....
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Post by silverfox on Dec 21, 2013 19:12:46 GMT -6
64 , yeah 15 years ago the back end set on the floor , but the back says that won't work anymore. Lol I just kept moving it up the wall until it felt comfortable. I think it's just the way I'm standing when I took the picture. You guys are getting old really fast!! haja Every year the steep slope I have on mine feels easier and I get better. I have lost a little speed but that is cause I am working for myself and not working piece work They days of scraping 200 coons (Big northers from the upper states) are over unless I ever get really hungry again. haha 200 coons x .35 was $70 a day. Good money for a poor 70's long haired country college boy trying to get an edeekachion!! I finally got the S.O.B. and only scrape for fun, now!! Some days I scrape 50 and some days I scrape just a few! Either way, if it ain't fun, I sure as bleep ain't gonna do it. But I am old so I can say bleep like this and get away with it. You young wippersnappers need to keep your nose to the grindstone and work your butts off!! Haha |
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Post by krank on Dec 22, 2013 9:33:54 GMT -6
Gee Marc....I am all cheered up now. LOL......Years ago, I scraped cowhides and deerhides on a slanted log. That kills your back.
I went to the Blue English system. Dale said it would take some getting used to and he was right. Took me about 5 minutes to get the hang of it. Now my work is shoulder high in front of my face. Standing up straight and not bent over.
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Post by pops on Dec 22, 2013 11:54:08 GMT -6
Gee Marc....I am all cheered up now. LOL......Years ago, I scraped cowhides and deerhides on a slanted log. That kills your back. I went to the Blue English system. Dale said it would take some getting used to and he was right. Took me about 5 minutes to get the hang of it. Now my work is shoulder high in front of my face. Standing up straight and not bent over. I think I am making mine like that Krank. From what I have seen on you tube they just lean on wall or am I missing something? |
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Post by krank on Dec 22, 2013 12:13:12 GMT -6
Here I screwed a plank to the roof truss. On one side is the 5 1/2 ft beam (to the right) and on the other side is a winch that goes to an overhead pulley and you see the gambrel. Old oak beam to the left in the back. Stand on one side and scrape and the other and skin. No excuse for you guys that "aint got no room"...  |
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