Mary Diamond
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Happy birthday, Chrispy 😊
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The legs on my carving bench can be knocked out, as they haven’t had the wedges inserted into the tenons. I would love to see the underside and leg shoulders on your stool, to see the assembly.
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Wonderful work, madPete! I might also recommend Ingenious Mechanicks: Early Workbenches & Workholding, by Christopher Schwarz (https://lostartpress.com/collections/books/products/ingenious-mechanicks). I used it to create my oak carving bench, and found it very helpful. Lost Art Press is a treasure for woodworkers, in case you haven’t already come across them - I have a small collection of their books, and a few tools (Crucible) as well. The photo below is before I cut off the rear tenons of my Saalburg Workbench.
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Intriguing! I like it…
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😊 I will definitely share if I get to making one.
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From experience, I can say Pfeil make lovely, high quality steel gouges. I will probably use my existing gouges, but offer some links for consideration below… https://www.dickblick.com/products/esdee-mastercut-stamp-carving-kit/ https://www.dickblick.com/search/?q=Lino cutter Flexcut is quite good - what I particularly like about this set is the included sharpening strop and compound Sharpening is important to maintain the cutter sharpness, preventing tear out. https://www.dickblick.com/products/flexcut-lino-relief-printmaking-set/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fsearchword%3DLino cutter
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Noted. Thank you for the update and all your hard work!
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Yet another option for the creative Pirate, which can be modified in so many ways (flame LEDs, in particular) - a Mary Rose lantern. http://www.oocities.org/firespiter/lantern/lantern.htm
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Perhaps you already own a lantern, and want to replace the glass for a more authentic portrayal… or perhaps you are making your own Mary Rose lantern… below are some references for pane materials. https://www.ashevillemica.com/lampshade/?_vsrefdom=ppcbing&msclkid=51f96f76c3cd14d4cf8b0b6df4c4f8b6&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Asheville&utm_term=%2BLampshade %2BMica %2BSheets&utm_content=Lampshade Mica Sheets https://www.townsends.us/products/cow-horn-pane-for-lantern-or-hornbook https://www.crazycrow.com/frontier-era-crafts/horn-lantern-pane-3x7inx2mm-in-amber A wonderful article on conservators recreating horn panes: https://resources.culturalheritage.org/anagpic-student-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/04/anagpic2011_Promise_poster.pdf Reference from the Worshipful Company of Horners: https://www.horners.org.uk/the-company/the-horn-collection/ and the Honorable Company of Horners: http://www.hornguild.org/articles-from-the-archives/heating-cow-horn-by-the-horn-swogglers/ More period reference, from The 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center website (https://materialculture18t.wixsite.com/18thcmcrc) https://www.scribd.com/document/254740196/Lighting-Lanterns-Street-Lamps
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7th Annual Massacre Island - Dauphin Island, GA
Mary Diamond commented on madPete's event in Community Calendar
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Ah, thank you! Fascinating to know the evolution and requirements that restricted widespread use…
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Beautiful shot! So, when did rifling become common?
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Welcome back!
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Really?? I was under the impression rifling didn’t occur until later…
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That chest is interesting, in that the top lid appears square, which does not appear reflected in the apparent depth of the front door section. Perhaps it is 2-sided? Or the top compartment is partially full depth to the drawers (or lower), for tools or taller bottles? *Edit - addition* Ah, yes, upon review of the article and additional photo, the upper compartment is more visible, and appears to be limited, whereas back hinges are clearly visible, indicating a 2nd door.
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Ah! I was wondering if it was the screw-off barrel - nice to see it, and I agree, the lines are lovely.
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Floral themes and scrollwork were popular at the time… if the tile layout is diamond instead of square, that can create a nice lattice effect.
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I would love to see what you come up with! My creativity tends to be far more straightforward…
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Lovely!
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Another project I continually backburner, because… welll, it’s soooo easy, I figure I will always have time to get to it. Because, you know, we all have loads of time before an event. 😉
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Lovely work! That is in my “Materials Acquired” project status… where projects can wait for years…
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Nidget to be added to my vocabulary, immediately. 😊😄
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Which got me thinking about loblolly pine… from the Wikipedia entry for Loblolly Pine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_taeda, under Etymology: The word "loblolly" is a combination of "lob", referring to thick, heavy bubbling of cooking porridge, and "lolly", an old British dialect word for broth, soup, or any other food boiled in a pot. In the southern United States, the word is used to mean "a mudhole; a mire," a sense derived from an allusion to the consistency of porridge. Hence, the pine is named as it is generally found in lowlands and swampy areas.[8] Loblolly pines grow well in acidic clay soil, which is common throughout the South, thus are often found in large stands in rural places.
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Oh my word, 😂🤣 that print!
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