Jib Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Is the company you are working with in MN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 They are in Wisconsin. I went with them because they are the closest lost wax casting company to where I live. No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLUNDERING PYLOS PARKER Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 do you have any of the spanish buckles in stock-i want 1 spanish style. how do i pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just got off the phone with the foundry and he said the buckles will be cast first thing next week. The molds have already been made. No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoD Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 excellent. Can't wait to get them ...and then I discovered the wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 I only have one Spanish buckle left. In the future more will be made but only depending on the demand. Still have more French and English to move out the door. No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Chrispy Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Excellent! I'm sure the remaining buckles will sell quickly. Thanks! Illustration courtesy of Patrick Hand, and his Pyrate Comix. To see comic in it's entirety, click below http://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=13374 All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Coughlin Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Glad I got me order in before they sold out, then! Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 All the Spanish buckles are sold. I now have all the buckles in from the foundry and am currently putting the finishing touches on them such as the tongs and petina. Will start sending them out through out next week. I'm excited to get these out there. No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas. Hook Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Huzzah for Gibbet! Jas. Hook "Born on an island, live on an island... the sea has always been in my blood." Jas. Hook "You can't direct the wind . . . but . . . you can adjust the sails." "Don't eat the chickens with writing on their beaks." Governor Sawney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korisios Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I am wandering wether I would like my Spanish buckle without the patina. Preferably I prefure the look used but not ancient. Especialy being an colonial Spanish officer I quess I would have a slave (or two) to polish my stuff recularly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 I have not petinaed the Spanish buckles due to the nature of the design I have wire brushed them that gives them a semi polished apperance. The French buckles are all petinaed and all the English are green petinaed. The Spanish as you see it in the pic still has some of the original fire scale to it from casting giving it a darker patinaed look even though I did wire brush it as well. Over time being bronze it will darken naturally as time passed and you can choose to repolish as you desire. The other two that are petinaed I would not suggest polishing but you can make them shinnier. No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korisios Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I have not petinaed the Spanish buckles due to the nature of the design I have wire brushed them that gives them a semi polished apperance. The French buckles are all petinaed and all the English are green petinaed. The Spanish as you see it in the pic still has some of the original fire scale to it from casting giving it a darker patinaed look even though I did wire brush it as well. Over time being bronze it will darken naturally as time passed and you can choose to repolish as you desire. The other two that are petinaed I would not suggest polishing but you can make them shinnier. Great, thanks for the explenation. Sound ok to me! Looking foreward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Chrispy Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I cant wait! Illustration courtesy of Patrick Hand, and his Pyrate Comix. To see comic in it's entirety, click below http://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=13374 All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Huzzah for Gibbet! Jas. Hook Here, Here Mogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) I'm currently working on the buckle center pin. I have encountered a problem though and I need your help. I've been using brass rod and it will not handle the bends needed and keeps breaking. Dont know of any place that carries bronze rod. I can make them out of steel if that is not a problem. Edited March 7, 2011 by Gibbet Jones No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoD Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I'm currently working on the buckle center pin. I have encountered a problem though and I need your help. I've been using brass rod and it will not handle the bends needed and keeps breaking. Dont know of any place that carries bronze rod. I can make them out of steel if that is not a problem. I think a lot of the buckle pins were made of iron anyway and thats why the buckles recovered from wreck sites have none as they have rusted off. So steel should be fine as far as i am concerned. Most replica buckles I have encountered have steel pins anyway. ...and then I discovered the wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Swab Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 The last buckle I found (circa 1730's) was small but bronze and you could just barely make out the pin that was iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas. Hook Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Gibbet - Have you tried heating the brass and bending? An alternate might also be bronze cotter pins, their already preformed. A lot of buckle pins I've seen are steel cotter pins with the bottom trimmed. A number of years ago I bought two semi-finished buckles, one brass and one german silver both came with cast pins that had to be finished and bent into place. Perhaps in future castings a cast pin could be made into the design and cast separate but at the same time as the buckle sort of like the plastic tree on a model airplane, etc. parts. Jas. Hook "Born on an island, live on an island... the sea has always been in my blood." Jas. Hook "You can't direct the wind . . . but . . . you can adjust the sails." "Don't eat the chickens with writing on their beaks." Governor Sawney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Chrispy Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Steel not a problem for me, is this on all models or just the french? Illustration courtesy of Patrick Hand, and his Pyrate Comix. To see comic in it's entirety, click below http://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=13374 All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korisios Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 If you guys tell me steel is authentic as well then that's fine with me also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbet Jones Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) I decided to go with modified steel cotter pins. I tried it out on all three of the designs and so far it works and looks great. Thanks for the help guys. Edited March 8, 2011 by Gibbet Jones No Cage for the bones of Gibbet Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jib Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Now for the keepers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoD Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Now for the keepers... ha ha yeah and the belt tips. Us pirates are never satisfied ...and then I discovered the wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemenScotty Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 ..salivatin' so lookin' forward to it lad - really 'preciate all yer werk fer thee likes o us..umm..i mean them! YManxiousHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now