Believe it or not, there is wood out there that would make a perfectly good bumper on it's own. I've got some under my bed. It's called Bloodwood, and you just aren't breaking it. It's supposed to sink in water, but it's so damn expensive, I haven't tried it.
There is a similar wood in Africa that is so hard, to split it for firewood, you must use two chisles and alternate them with a big hammer up the branch until it splits through. Even bloodwood will destroy most tools very quickly. I can't see how a properly blocked bumper made of this wouldn't be perfectly fine. It would look stupid, sure, but it would be better than stock.
Fir, though, isn't what I would choose. And I wouldn't do it anyway, even with the toughest wood in the world, because it is a silly idea. Metal will always slide better, and even the hardest wood in the world isn't as hard as metal.
What the heck though. Let him have his lincoln log bumper. He is obviously having fun with it.
Cheers,
Kennith
There is a similar wood in Africa that is so hard, to split it for firewood, you must use two chisles and alternate them with a big hammer up the branch until it splits through. Even bloodwood will destroy most tools very quickly. I can't see how a properly blocked bumper made of this wouldn't be perfectly fine. It would look stupid, sure, but it would be better than stock.
Fir, though, isn't what I would choose. And I wouldn't do it anyway, even with the toughest wood in the world, because it is a silly idea. Metal will always slide better, and even the hardest wood in the world isn't as hard as metal.
What the heck though. Let him have his lincoln log bumper. He is obviously having fun with it.
Cheers,
Kennith
Roverlady said:
We're the same age and I probably watched nearly every episode of Simon and Simon.
Jameson Parker now hosts a pretty decent bird hunting show called A Dog's Life on VS/OLN.
Gerald McRaney is a big hunter/gun guy as well and he hosts The World of Beretta.
Ok, so where was I during all of these episodes? Probably out riding horses!
I've honestly never seen a Simon and Simon show, but I have (weirdly enough) seen both of those hunting shows on Versus...mostly b/c Ivan watches them.
I've honestly never seen a Simon and Simon show, but I have (weirdly enough) seen both of those hunting shows on Versus...mostly b/c Ivan watches them.
kennith said:
I've seen some really nice fly rod reel seats made of bloodwood. Real nice!
Cheers,
Mike
Roverlady said:
Do you remember "Major Dad"? Gerald Macraney was in that. After that he did "Promised Land".
Cheers,
Mike
ps FWIW Macraney is a big contributor to the USO
atriot:
Mike. stop tossing the word "degrees" around like it's some cheap Freelander. some people only have 3/4 of one. geez.
flyfisher11 said:
I saw the pic, I have nothing against the show, its just I stopped follwing this thread when it went off topic. That bumper has lots of surface area to mount a winch, with drywall screws of course. And you could always undo the nails and use it as a sand ladder!
garrett i'm sorry for not having graduated yet. I guess I could have gone to school every summer and have that peice of paper in my hand right now but i was lazy.
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After wasting my time reading this thread, it would appear that most of the posters on this fourm are under the age of 25, and still resort to name calling and boorish behavior favoured by children. Right, i've read enough. I was hoping to find a Rover fourm with adults who could act like adults, but I guess it's all about everything BUT the vehicle.
It's nice of you to come and defend your homies. Now you can go back to Muddy Oval with a job well done. God speed.Roach said:
My son rather liked your paint job at MAR. Only problem is that he wants to paint the Hunter camo now, but I did talk him out of a 2x4 rear bumper....fordbuilder98 said:
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