Matty Bottles Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 So my friend Brian, aka 12-Pound Richard, whom many of you met at PiP last year (or not), made me a pistol box based on the design of the lovely and talented Mary Diamond’s pistol box. Here is Brian (in the ticken and military hat) in his natural environment. Wow! What a nice-looking box! It isn’t discolored. I just had something on the lens. Why, it opens, too! But what’s under the linen? Gosh! Them’s pistols! But how do they stay in there so comfortable? Ingenious! That’s the talented Mary Diamond’s design! She is also lovely. Dovetails? Who needs dovetails? This sucker is rabbited and nailed, like smaller boxes of the period. Even the nails are right. Okay, but what about the hinges? Oh, sniped hinges! And in brass, too! *ooh* *aah* And when I travel in the People’s Republic of Illinois, I can lock this sucker so that the Man doesn’t harass me! That darn Man! So this is a pretty cool project. It’s winter time, which means that Brian stays inside and makes things out of wood. He’s working on a nice table he might bring to RF6 to show off. Thanks Brian! "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
callenish gunner Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Let Brian know I like his work and would still like to talk to him about a sea chest (or two)!
michaelsbagley Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Nice pistol box Matty! Brian really does some awesome work. That chest he had at RF last year was brilliant, and if I had the money on me at the time, I am sure it would have come home with me... Awesome stuff really!
Matty Bottles Posted February 2, 2010 Author Posted February 2, 2010 No problem. since he doesn't check his email, he has designated me his contact point. I believe you have my email, so send me a message. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
Matty Bottles Posted February 2, 2010 Author Posted February 2, 2010 Michael, it's the natural culmination of winter time boredom, a steady supply of lumber, and too many power tools. Also, carpentry skills. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
LadyBarbossa Posted February 2, 2010 Posted February 2, 2010 Tis a very lovely box, Bottles. Right nice. :) Oh, and JUST Illinois? Hehehe... :::looks at the picture::: wait... are ye gents GAMBLING? ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
Matty Bottles Posted February 2, 2010 Author Posted February 2, 2010 Tis a very lovely box, Bottles. Right nice. :) Oh, and JUST Illinois? Hehehe... ~Lady B Honestly, I've never locked my pistol case anywhere else, which so only includes Wisconsin and Iowa. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
Bos'n Cross Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 bless 'em.....i still wanted to steal the chest Grace got from 'em.....but alass i cannot afford to order things......ill just have to harvest his brain for his carpentry and make my own........bbrraaaiinnnnssss..... -Israel Cross- - Boatswain of the Archangel - . Colonial Seaport Foundation Crew of the Archangel
LadyBarbossa Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Ye swing over here t' Iowa? MATTY BOTTLES! Shame on ye! Comin' over here and ye don't stop in t' say hello! :) I'm with ye right there, Cross. I'll be standing in line right after ye... as soon as I come into enough money for such a box. Hmmm... maybe see about making other boxes and chest. Ehh, we shall see. :) ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
theM.A.dDogge Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 damn he got skills too??....let me know when he gets really bored...i got abunch of projects for him!!
Mary Diamond Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 So my friend Brian, aka 12-Pound Richard, whom many of you met at PiP last year (or not), made me a pistol box based on the design of the lovely and talented Mary Diamond’s pistol box. You are too kind ~ and imitation is the highest form of flattery. I am glad to see my idea has inspired ~ I must say the same of Brian's work! As I learn more about woodworking, I appreciate the detail and skill he shows in design and construction. Very nicely done! Oooh, shiny!
silas thatcher Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 So my friend Brian, aka 12-Pound Richard, whom many of you met at PiP last year (or not), made me a pistol box based on the design of the lovely and talented Mary Diamond's pistol box. You are too kind ~ and imitation is the highest form of flattery. I am glad to see my idea has inspired ~ I must say the same of Brian's work! As I learn more about woodworking, I appreciate the detail and skill he shows in design and construction. Very nicely done! MD, a good idea is a good idea... and credit should be given when credit is due... i for one have copied lots of people's ideas and methods, and have thanked them for sharing their inginuety ( sp ?)
silas thatcher Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 oh, and nifty case !! matty, you planning on leaving that laying around nearby and not paying attention ??
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