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  1. Schwonkhead

    The Bucket and the Grandpa

    My first year carrying a shotgun in deer season proved to be a difficult one that resulted in not a single round passing through my barrel. Although no shots were fired by my hands there was still excitement a plenty… I was 12 years old during deer season in 1998, I had a new Mossberg 500 in 20...
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    The History of the Schwonkhead

    This story begins around 2004-2005, the exact date I am unsure of. When we weren’t convoying through old farm trails and creek crossings or playing Halo (the original xbox) or Dungeons & Dragons, I was oftentimes hanging out with my dad and his friends playing darts, cards, or dice. One of the...
  3. Schwonkhead

    Spurs of the Moment

    I hunt private land and can do pretty much whatever I want as far as drilling holes in trees, pounding in spikes, screw in steps, and all that, but I've been reading a lot about spurs and it has got me really considering them. It looks like a decent set costs north of $200, and then there's the...
  4. Schwonkhead

    Rubber Patch

    I have a pair of rubber hip boots that I lent to my kids’ babysitter when she was searching for her lost dog. I got them back, a year later, and now there is a hole just below the knee on one of them. Is there a decent way to patch the hole and retain the waterproofness, or should I consider...
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    Shroom Season

    I took my wife and kids out to the timber yesterday to look for those delectable little nuggets known as morels and to our surprise we found about 20 hiding amongst the leaves, our 4 year old even found one. We also saw a couple deer and a big hen on our way out. The turkey was a welcome site...
  6. Schwonkhead

    EDC Knife

    Last weekend I broke the tip off my trusty old Buck knife trying to pry trim off a closet door frame. It’s been a long time since I bought a pocket knife so I was hoping to get some opinions on what’s good. Doesn’t need to be anything fancy, but I do prefer having a clip on it so it doesn’t sink...
  7. Schwonkhead

    Slinging Webs with Thread

    The stitching is definitely not the best looking, but I completed stage one of my Anderson style sling tonight. I've taken a lot of the ideas from the Wraptor build by @Bwhana, @always89y videos, and some of @JCLINE84's postings in my design. The main panels are one continuous piece of...
  8. Schwonkhead

    Machine Help

    My wife has a 15-90 clone with the belt drive motor that I have been using to (slowly, whenever I have a minute) create an Anderson style sling. I am using a #18 needle with Gutermann upholstery thread. When attempting to punch through 3 layers of webbing everything stops moving and the motor...
  9. Schwonkhead

    Screw-in Strap-on

    As someone who is just starting to get into the saddle world (just research stage right now) I wanted to ask all of the veterans their preference for climbing. I currently hunt 100% on private land with no restrictions. Given that would you mess around with strap-on sticks/steps, or preset your...
  10. Schwonkhead

    Other saddle uses

    As I’m laying here not sleeping, I had a thought. Does anyone use their saddle/RCH and climbing method of choice to hang stands or set up ladder stands for later use? It’s always very sketchy trying to shimmy up the ladder to attach it to the tree. Climbing up to where the seat hits and pulling...
  11. Schwonkhead

    Sewing Machine Find

    My wife has had this Dressmaker stashed away in our basement for over 10 years, her stepdad bought it for her and I don't think she has ever used it. I haven't been able to find much information about it online but I think it is a Singer 15 clone from the 1950s. Hopefully someone on here will...
  12. Schwonkhead

    Central Illinois Hunter

    Hi everybody, I’ve been hunting from hangers, ladder stands, and ground blinds for 20+ years. Last year my cousin started hunting from a saddle and had some success, this was the first I’d ever heard of them and the more I look into it a saddle seems like something I want to try. The DIY aspect...
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