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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
#6061941
11/22/17 04:12 PM
11/22/17 04:12 PM
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Idaho, Lemhi County
Gulo
"On The Other Hand"
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"On The Other Hand"
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Idaho, Lemhi County
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Every "den" needs something like this. There are over 400 bacula in this "coffee table" from 16 species. Took several years to accumulate all the parts. Table is quaking aspen (trembling aspen).  Jack
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: Posco]
#6062635
11/23/17 10:25 AM
11/23/17 10:25 AM
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Northern MN
Osky
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trapper
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Northern MN
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 This is something different if you can find one. Bears leave their calling cards on trees to make their presence known. I found one on a friends property and turned it into a lamp. Shade courtesy of the local Amish. The claw marks are clearly visible and there is still hair trapped in the bark. The Bears in this area like to scratch up on power line poles where they can find them. I'm pretty certain if I whack one of those down for cabin decor I'm going to get an unwanted visit from upset people. Osky
"A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
#6062745
11/23/17 12:05 PM
11/23/17 12:05 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,698
Idaho, Lemhi County
Gulo
"On The Other Hand"
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"On The Other Hand"
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,698
Idaho, Lemhi County
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pcr and Bruce (and others)... I really like the "cluttered" look. Seriously. In my opinion, there should be virtually no wall showing, with every square inch telling another story or providing a memory. Well done!
Jack
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: Gulo]
#6062757
11/23/17 12:15 PM
11/23/17 12:15 PM
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Posts: 6,683
PA
gryhkl
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PA
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Every "den" needs something like this. There are over 400 bacula in this "coffee table" from 16 species. Took several years to accumulate all the parts. Table is quaking aspen (trembling aspen). Jack Like the table. Finally get to see some aspen used in furniture. I would expect it is easy to work with? None of the mills I have asked do anything with it except chip it for pulp wood. I have been tempted to spend the time riving some into boards with wedges and a froe to give it a try. I've got some nice clear trembling and big tooth aspen growing a couple places on my land. Any tricks to working it? does it warp a lot, plane fuzzy, etc... I have lots of other kinds of wood but have always wondered about aspen.
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
#6062776
11/23/17 12:26 PM
11/23/17 12:26 PM
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Posts: 2,698
Idaho, Lemhi County
Gulo
"On The Other Hand"
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"On The Other Hand"
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Posts: 2,698
Idaho, Lemhi County
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gryhkl. Aspen is one of the few "hardwoods" I have available to mill. Unfortunately, very soft wood. On the other hand, colors can be fantastic. Too, it doesn't seem to "yellow" with age, like everything else that I have in this country. For this table, the aspen was milled, then stacked and stickered for 3 years in a garage, then planed and used. Of course, very stable after that much time. I really like the stuff, and the whites, blacks, and reds are beautiful. No planing fuzz, no warp/cup/twist.
Jack
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
#6169796
02/25/18 12:53 PM
02/25/18 12:53 PM
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Posts: 10,402
MT
snowy
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trapper
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Posts: 10,402
MT
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Last edited by snowy; 02/25/18 01:04 PM.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
#6169802
02/25/18 12:56 PM
02/25/18 12:56 PM
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Posts: 1,781
Mi, Mecosta
ambush32
OP
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OP
trapper
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Posts: 1,781
Mi, Mecosta
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Now that's nice Snowy!!! Nice antler collection also....
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes......
Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
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02/25/18 01:01 PM
02/25/18 01:01 PM
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Posts: 1,781
Mi, Mecosta
ambush32
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Mi, Mecosta
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Few of my fathers recurve bows hung up....he loved bowfishing for carp...Fred Bear style.... 
Last edited by ambush32; 02/25/18 01:04 PM.
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes......
Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
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02/25/18 03:54 PM
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Posts: 4,832
central arkansas
the Blak Spot
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trapper
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Posts: 4,832
central arkansas
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Dont forget a USA flag looks good!
the just shall live by faith
member FTA, ATA, EAFT
1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator
Caveat ater macula
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
#6170028
02/25/18 04:29 PM
02/25/18 04:29 PM
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Posts: 849
Michigan
coonlove
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trapper
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Posts: 849
Michigan
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Couple of Joe Goodman's prints would look good there.
"I'm the paterfamilias"
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Re: Poor mans trophy room or lodge
[Re: ambush32]
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02/25/18 05:47 PM
02/25/18 05:47 PM
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Ohio, Old fart to some.
ack
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trapper
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Posts: 3,889
Ohio, Old fart to some.
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posting so i can go back for ideas! great job all who posted.
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I used to have superpowers… but a therapist took them away.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
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