Spent the day in the shop

[nytrapper23]

Feeling a little under the weather the last couple days so I checked traps and spent the day working in the shop. Fired up the wood stove and stayed nice and warm.

This is my first bird from last spring .

This is my second one from last spring.

This is the Jake my son got last spring .

[rendezvous]

You did well last spring... 

[nytrapper23]

Tried my hand at dipping a skull to for the first time . Didn't come out to bad .

[rendezvous]

Very cool! 

[hunt4it]

You did an excellent job sir!  Well done.  

[trapster]

Cool  Did you use the bucket of water @ paint method? I've been gonna try it but haven't yet.

[nytrapper23]

Dec 30, 2016 23:35:43 GMT -5 trapster said:

Cool  Did you use the bucket of water @ paint method? I've been gonna try it but haven't yet.

Yes that's what I used

[northwoodstrapper]

I like the Euro mount very cool.

[Brad H.]

I like the turkey boards. I originally had one made up with room for one fan and 8 beards. After last year it is officially full, so this gives me some ideas for the next one.

[swampcat]

Nice Trophies, Those will sure look good in the man cave..

[nytrapper23]

Played in the shop today , did another skull . This one I painted first the dipped it came out really nice .

Here is a close up .

[Brad H.]

Wow, that came out pretty cool. Hard to do?

[nytrapper23]

No not really , it definitely works better painting the skull first . A lighter color seems to look better also . I have a skull from one I found dead , and the rack is all busted up so I'm gonna dip the whole thing horns and all tomorrow just to play around with .

[rendezvous]

I didn't see the paint job... kept looking at the rack, very nice buck!

Thanks for the second close up pic, paint job looks really cool! 

[put'n the dog on]

Very nice work. I like the turkey displays. I have beards from my wife and my turkey's from the past four season. Waiting for me to do some thing with. This very well may have been the motivation I needed.

[nytrapper23]

Rainy day today so spent some more time in the shop .

Made these bird houses for my daughter to sell this summer .

Made this cutting board .

And this crate that my wife will decorate with birch logs and some lights and sell.

[rendezvous]

nytrapper23, nice woodworking right there, I like the birdhouses! 


Hope you don't mind me asking, I think again... what kind of glue did you use on your cutting board? I dug up the two cutting boards I was going to repair last year... again!

[nytrapper23]

It's just titebond wood glue , then also brad nailed each piece and then clamp tight . Then finish with a salad bowl finish that is food safe when dry . Three coats with a light sanding In between.

[rendezvous]

Jan 12, 2017 21:59:39 GMT -5 nytrapper23 said:

It's just titebond wood glue , then also brad nailed each piece and then clamp tight . Then finish with a salad bowl finish that is food safe when dry . Three coats with a light sanding In between.

Cool, thanks! 

[nytrapper23]

No problem, they do make a food grade polyurethane but it's very expensive. Whatever you use just make sure it's food safe.