The Cowbell Build Thread

Rupestris said:
That’s great to hear. 😎👍

I’m a little jealous about the unemployment thing. The spike in the cost of living has set me back a few months but I’m still at your heels.
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If I was smart I'd keep working, cost of living has put a damper on my plans for sure. With the kids being 9 and 11 I just don't want to lose any more time with them.

cbach8tw said:
Sounds very busy, glad to hear things are going well, sounds like a lot of cool things coming down the pike. Keep up the good work, and enjoy some time with the family. Have you gone anywhere new lately this summer?
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Swim team just ended, been camping out at swim meets around the state all summer. Next year we plan on doing some road trips, looking into an RV or at least a travel trailer.
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Culprit99 said:
Dibs!

Sorry - just practicing and getting warmed up. :)

I'm glad to hear things are going well and it sounds like you're got a great plan for the road ahead!


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Great pic, I love seeing Cowbells in use!
 
Redmeadow Knives said:
If I was smart I'd keep working, cost of living has put a damper on my plans for sure. With the kids being 9 and 11 I just don't want to lose any more time with them.


Swim team just ended, been camping out at swim meets around the state all summer. Next year we plan on doing some road trips, looking into an RV or at least a travel trailer.
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Great pic, I love seeing Cowbells in use!
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So now we get to guess what kind of travel trailer that you will pull with the vehicle we said you drive from the other thread. 😀
 
Let's revive this thread with a couple Cowbells I'm finishing up in Blackwood and Bocote at a family members request.

These pics serve as a reminder to Q-Tip out the dust from your tubing before trying to get a fancy picture 🤣
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Cowbells are open to natural materials as an option though there'll be a slight upcharge involved (man I hate the word upcharge, it always feels like someone's trying to nickel and dime you). There's a lot of cutting and milling involved when processing blocks or even scales for Cowbells that takes a lot of time and setup. When you get a Dibs I'll send a list of what I have available and you'll have the option of sending something as long as it's either stabilized or a wood that doesn't require stabilizing. I'm looking for a source for bone as well.
 
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On another note, I get a surprising amount of requests for a stacked leather Cowbell. That's not possible on a Cowbell frame because of the full tang construction so it would require a new design which fits a project that I wanted to start years ago which was small stacked leather knives in the 7-9" overall length range so let's pick that back up amongst stacked leather in general.
 
Redmeadow Knives said:
Let's revive this thread with a couple Cowbells I'm finishing up in Blackwood and Bocote at a family members request.

These pics serve as a reminder to Q-Tip out the dust from your tubing before trying to get a fancy picture 🤣
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Cowbells are open to natural materials as an option though there'll be a slight upcharge involved (man I hate the word upcharge, it always feels like someone's trying to nickel and dime you). There's a lot of cutting and milling involved when processing blocks or even scales for Cowbells that takes a lot of time and setup. When you get a Dibs I'll send a list of what I have available and you'll have the option of sending something as long as it's either stabilized or a wood that doesn't require stabilizing. I'm looking for a source for bone as well.
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Nice John, two of my favorite woods.
 
Those look great. Blackwood looks good on anything and but that bocote and cowbell go together very well
 
T.Knotts said:
Those look great. Blackwood looks good on anything and but that bocote and cowbell go together very well
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If you need a few pieces Tim Let me know, I still have some left. This was two of three barrels I scored a while back.
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Blue Drop Point, Blackwood, Bocote and a belt gwill be heading out this week. Working on a Zulu and will have a few straight sale Cowbells coming probably next week. A couple more Scouts coming as qell.

A few things on my plate for the next couple of days.
 
Redmeadow Knives said:
Blue Drop Point, Blackwood, Bocote and a belt gwill be heading out this week. Working on a Zulu and will have a few straight sale Cowbells coming probably next week. A couple more Scouts coming as qell.

A few things on my plate for the next couple of days.
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Awful busy for a retired man! Lol
 
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