Other things we build

[Mac In Oak Ridge]

Gary,
I made it for my wife. If you look where the neck joins the body there is an engraving. On the original there was nothing in the shield that the two little putti are holding. I put her initials there. I have a friend who is a lute maker. When I made this I took it to him to string it up and play. He did, it did. My wife is a guitar player. No one knows why but Stradivari added two extra frets on this and one other guitar that has survived. It has 10 strings, laid out in pairs or five sets. You combine two extra frets and one less string than a normal guitar and it gets very challenging to play. So, I doesn't get played on any more.

 

[DCBluesman]

Originally posted by Gary Max
<br />When I ain't turning pens or bowls ---the wife and I build Cedar furniture.
Here is a pair of Cedar rockers that where sold as a Christmas gift.
They are sitting on a Lawyers front porch.

Dang those are beautiful, Gary. I remember you shared some pics last fall, but you've been holding back! Those are just wonderful!

 

[Gary Max]

Thanks Lou---My favorite line is----I have everything but money.
That's not a bad thing it's just hard sometimes.

 

[tinker]

This is the first section of a 6 piece entertainment center I am in the process of making.
http://home.earthlink.net/~tinker.richard/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/5.jpg

 

[Gary Max]

Cool Tinker---I also like the bowls you got sitting on top.
I would love to have the time to build one that would cover a whole wall in our livingroom.

 

[DWK5150]

Heres what I do in my spare time when Im not making pens or being lazy. Solid 5A quilted maple. Right now Im working on the neck for it. Im making it out of Curly maple with purple heart stripes and a brazilian rosewood fingerboard.

 

[MDWine]

Wow! Lots of talent here! This is a great thread!

 

[tinker]

Originally posted by Gary Max
<br />Cool Tinker---I also like the bowls you got sitting on top.
I would love to have the time to build one that would cover a whole wall in our livingroom.

Thanks Gary, they are my first two bowls, actually my only bowls.
There are some awesome things these fella's have made shown on this thread.[8D]

 

[leatherjunkie]

wow, everyone is done woodworking even when they are not turning pens.

i went the other way.
i do leathercraft when i'm not turning pens.

this is my dads gun belt and holster before i got it completely finished.

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[leatherjunkie]

well it looks like i haven't figured out how to post photos yet[].
if you want to see the belt just click on photos link under me name.

 

[Gary Max]

Leatherjunkie---I went and checked out the belt---dang you want to talk about a hog leg---that is a sharp piece of workmanship.
Oh on your photos---made sure you aint useing----or(-)--the system does not like dashes or () things--stick with letters
maybe if you rename it beltone it may work.

 

[leatherjunkie]

Gary Max,
thanks for the kind words.
thats a small hogleg, its only a 7" barrel.

the setup took me about 2 months to make.
i could only work on it a few hours at a time.
this was the first oak leaves and acorns i ever carved on leather.

 

[JimGo]

Leatherjunike, that's one heck of a belt and holster! Really sharp!