Saturday, March 17, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 12

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Red Jacket Detail            
Friday, March 16, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 13

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Sanding and Oiling the Yoke Inside the yoke seat must be smooth. Outside is aesthetics and weatherproofing. This gallon o...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 14

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How to Bend an Ox Bow with an 8N Tractor and a Cream Can There are a number of ways to bend an ox bow. Here's one. I'...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 15

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Flattening the Ox Bow Ends To heat the ends for flattening I put a hole in the side of a soup can and slid it over the end of the m...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 16

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Finishing the  Ivory  Ox  Bow Neither the hand file, nor the hoof trimming wheel, would work on the PVC  (Polyvinyl chloride).  I ...
Monday, March 12, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 17

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The Britchen Harness A length of rope. A back-strap on each side of the hip bone, to be joined together at the top. The hipbone...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

To Make a Single Ox Yoke, Part 18

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Putting the Ox Yoke, Ox Bow, and Britchen Together I have added a wide butt strap, made from an old fire hose, to protect from the sawi...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Ox Yoke Hardware

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Larry Cooper of Gulland Forge has followed my ox and dog blog for several years. I  received  the following note from him: March 21,...
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