[KawKan]

Just finished this oak natty. Compared to most of my builds, this one is huge: 4-¼ inches wide and 6 inches long. But that size works well for butterfly shooting for me.

Most of the curve was grown into the fork, although I did emphasize it a bit. The bump at the butt end was originally a side branch. It adds a little visual interest. So do the light colored stripes at the butt. I have no clue what caused them.

There are holes filled with epoxy and wood, holes filled with superglue and sanding dust all over the place. The radial cracks in the butt were sealed with superglue. Most of the shaping was done with a rasp. The finish is BLO, wiped on again and again and again. That oak was thirsty!

I banded it up with Simple-Shot black and it shoots really well for me.

 

[bingo]

Nice

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[hoggy]

SWEET, that's some nice work.

 

[ChapmanHands]

That came out stunning, oak is such a great wood to work with, and you worked that piece to perfection

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Oh thats a purty natty!

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[Ibojoe]

Nice one Ray. It took an amazing color.

 

[KawKan]

Thanks for all the kind words, @bingo, @hoggy, @ChapmanHands, @Mojave Mo, and @ibojoe!

This one took some persistence to fix all the little holes, but shooting it now is a delight!

 

[Old Iowan]

Looks OAK-Kay to me

 

[Tag]

Beautiful

 

[andypandy1]

That dark grain looks nice, sweet natural kawkan

 

[SJAaz]

Now that's a shooter! Good shape, good size, and good craftsmanship. Don't shoot your ear off!

 

[StringSlap]

She's a handful! I love a chunky natty. More to admire and fondle! Well done!

 

[31610]

Ray we need change your name to the lumber jack thats a full size natty man i like it . bet ya can just rip the steel down range with her nice work as always !

 

[Covert5]

Awesome!

 

[Trap1]

This one's really braw!

 

[SLINGDUDE]

Hard to beat a good oak natty! Great stuff!

 

[jazz]

That's really some fork!!

 

[NSFC]

Great build. Its good to expand.

Um... You can take that as you want.

Diets are not as great as the a$$ that advertise them to be.

 

[SLING-N-SHOT]

Very nice Ray, love working Oak

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[devils son in law]

Nice!!! I tend to usually make them on the smaller side but sometimes I grab a bigger fork and just love it. You did a great job on that one, Ray!!