Thread: What are you working on?

There was only five when everyone was teenagers. When they were little kids, there was only 3 and all a year apart. The other two came and lived with us at around 12, and that would be the oldest and the youngest. They were all very well behaved kids that most of the time made good choices when it came to friends and behaviour. From the time they were very young I told them everything they did was a choice. Some choices were better than other. By the time they were teens, it was super easy. Very little of people getting into mischief of any sort. The fridge was always full, so I always knew they everyone was, at the fridge of course. They were a great bunch of kids that are now a great bunch of adults. Everyone is happy and hard working, the best a parent could ask for.

At last! I have finally caught up to this thread!. Took a bit over 2 months. So many great projects and restores. Just really amazing stuff all around. Heaps of great tips and techniques I hope to remember.

Now, on to the butchered blade...

Originally Posted by RezDog

Hehehehe. I had teens in my house that went 13,14,15,16,17. Three girls and two boys plus their friends. Now a days it’s more chill. Mostly it is just the wife and I but they bommerang. We have one at home now, and they have all taken turns.

Did you have a farm you needed help working?? Lol
I would love to have more but I'll be happy if we have a second. My wife grew up in China so 2+ kids seems like a lot to her, although she does have an older sister.

:-)
No farm. We have a nice size garden for the area, tiny by most standards. There was activities that I did with each of the kids. One of the kids and I hunted, another I fished with, we also played video games on a high def digital projector. It’s been a lot of fun. It is a blended family.

Five children isn't any record--my best friend's father was one of 16 children and they all lived and had families.

However the record for people I know was a guy who I worked with and he was the youngest of 22 children. However they counted the miscarriages and those that were stillborn.

Another guy I worked with was a bit older than my father and he and his wife had 11 children. One day he said that All of the kids were coming home for Fathers Day and were bringing all of the kids and grand kids.

I said; Jesus, Frank, what do you guys do, butcher a beef and cook it whole on a spit? He laughed and said "Well we do go through a bit".

As time passes and we move from family owned and family run farms and businesses our family groups continue to get smaller. For my era and the area that I raised my children it was moderate size family. My father’s generation typically had very large families especially due to the rural, agricultural area he grew up in. He had 12 siblings and his family lost a few as either very you infants or miscarriages. On my fathers side, times have changed and I only have 34 cousins, even though the majority of them grew up in rural agricultural areas. I have not idea of my cousins how the family has changed. We moved far far away when I was very young.

I have 3 cousins and my family is slightly growing larger the next generation.

My wife and I have 3 blood related grandchildren at the moment although that is open to change.

My brother states that my hobbies are that of a retired man, not of a young family-man. I won't deny that.
BUT...
I got a bit of work done today on restoring ivory scales, and the reaper scales.
As far as the ivory scales go, I've been leaning toward keeping more of the little flaws and older coloring.
Instead of sanding it down and whitening them too much. Keep the personality of vintage ivory..

On the reaper scales, I've been going really careful, as not to sand down past the original dimensions so that the inlays fit nice.
Sorry for the bad lighting. Not too much work but I'm inching along.

Have a great week gentlemen!

I got these Ebony Scales finished and pinned onto the French Faux Frameback. Bone wedge with brass pins and Collars. I will see if I can get some time on the stones next.




It's hard to get good pics of the glass looking finish with my Cell Phone.

Nice job on the grain colour and place,ent. Those look great.

There has been some other nice progress on other people’s projects too. Just because I don’t alway comment does not mean I have not noticed all the good work going on gentlemen.