I am not a poster. I am a crispy critter.

[The Zontron 7000]

I am an internet java script sent to infiltrate your site and transform you from political neanderthals into a modern 21st Century progressive mode.

This is your first warning.

Do not try and resist.

It is useless.

Accept your fate.

You will be assimilated.

[tuliptree76]

Have a good night, Guy.

[DurtySanches]

Like Jacque Shirac assimilates Muslims huh?

[tuliptree76]

Hi DurtySanches. Welcome to the thread.

[antmanbee]

Got burned out on MILITARY.COM....

[tuliptree76]

I haven't been to that website.

[King Prout]

Guess what you found? okay... Jimmy Hoffa?

[tuliptree76]

LOL! She found haikus. :-)

[King Prout]

LOL! She found haikus. :-)

oh. ok.

are they any good?

[tuliptree76]

She posted a couple. They were pretty good.

[King Prout]

walp...

just checking in before retiring for the second time tonight.

the core is soaked and strapped down on the bending form.
It will remain strapped for the rest of the week, while it dreies into the desired recurve (or a lot closer to it than I would have liked to deal with in the final lay-up if it were not pre-bent).

I will busy myself in the interim with cleaning up this mess and finishing the planing of the back and belly bamboo elements.

DAMN... do I ever need a proper workshop.

anyways...

Eight ratchet straps force the core into a very close approximation of the curve, but I am considering getting another 4-pack of straps for the final lay-up.

I timed the process - I was able to get it done in under an hour. I think I will use the slowest-setting epoxy readily available (1 hour)... I have learned that this wood glue is much stronger than I had believed, but I lack full confidence in it for the stresses of helping hold the recurve - I estimate that it took several thousand pounds of force to bend the core into the curve, even when wet.

However, I may rethink the epoxy when I see how well the core has adopted the recurve after this pre-bending session.

that's a problem for another day.

'nite all.

[A CA Guy]

Good night, just got in from Los Angeles.

[tuliptree76]

I'm glad it's coming along.

Good night, KP.

[tuliptree76]

I'm still awake. LOL!

Good night, Guy.

[A CA Guy]

Wow, 1:30Am out your way.

You must have no class early and lots of reading that you were enjoying.

[tuliptree76]

I've been working on problems for the class that I teach. I am now 2 weeks ahead of schedule on my lesson plans. But I'm trying to get a lot of this out of the way.

I still end up staying up late and running on little sleep, whether I have to get up early or not.

[A CA Guy]

You must be teaching a different class then last time then.

Yep, that is harder work.

[tuliptree76]

I'm teaching a tax class this semester so that I can get the experience. Next semester, I'll go back to teaching the class I taught last year.

[tuliptree76]

I found a good cut-off point in the problems, so I better get some sleep. LOL! Good night, Guy. Nice to see you again.

[A CA Guy]

Yep, I've seen the courses that some of my friends have literally written for the department. Lots of work, especially if you end up writing the class materials.

[A CA Guy]

Have a nice one.

This little dog is already looking for a place to snuggle against me for warmth while it sleeps.

This fur ball is spoiled, but he doesn't have his own personal swimming pool like your pet. :-)

Good night.