Arthur wrote on 11/25/09 at 17:30:21:

Ok, here's some more:
I wasn't riding my beloved Savage, since it was about 1200 miles away, but my brother's Vulcan was very sweet. (I'm on the left)

And in the vein of skatnbnc's cool period dress, here's some pics from the campout my muzzleloading club had this summer:
Avoiding the 100 degree weather

Home sweet home

Arthur wrote on 11/26/09 at 00:43:26:

years ago I had two muzzle loading pistol kits I got them at cobelas, or is it Corbelas ? anyway they looked like old dueling pistols they worked fine but I dont think they very acurate,I could have been me, any way I was into woodworking at the time and I made a  box for the pistols our of rose wood.
I think the pistols were about A hundred $ each,and I made a nice job of the case, I sold the whole lot for $500 , I was thinking of doing it to make some side money, the orders were to far and in between, and who in the heck does pistols at dawn any more, or even sabers at sunset ?

You build them, Mick. Then the next gun show thats coming to town, contact a few of the people that have the booths & see if you can sell some to them. Youll make less $$$, but if you can get someone to sell your guns & boxes at a decent clip, youll make out. That would be a great cottage industry. There are plenty of Civil War re-enactors & people who just "Dig" the old stuff. Try distressing your boxes & make them look "Period", maybe do the same with a couple of the guns, try to age them, gently.

.Arthur wrote on 11/26/09 at 08:39:55:

I did make a very small still (legal size )one gallon jug, I cant drink while I recover from the hand problem, I could always take up art again, get the paints and canvas out , I think that will be more enjoyable, and I will have someting to show for it, better than a hangover.
And Justin, I cant make a precision pistol from a kit and or boxes with one hand, and while I was into woodturning I made some beautiful stuff , I used exotic woods none are cheep, one of my favorites was blood wood, I found a piece ,enough for one candlestick, they never did get any more in,that was 3 years ago. And one was called
Pink Ivory, my Dad and I lined up in LA half the night just to get two half inch thick slices by about 7 and up to 10 inches around ,You could only get one each, @ $35 to $55 a piece,just like it was cut right off the branch,so about he only thing you could make was a clock face, I ended up not making anything, I polished it up and just looked at it, I cant think of any woodworking you can do one handed, so I will paint ,now all I need to do is get motivated, I need a beautifull young model,of the female persuaion,or the next best thing, a Ducati.
The Italians are the only people who can turn there bikes into an art form.

Mick you grew up around English motorcycles and you take their beauty for granted.  I like the Ducatis in the last 20 years but back in its day nothing could compete with the lines of a Bonneville. BSA's and Nortons were beautiful motorcycles also. Paint me your beloved BSA Goldstar and I'll buy it. Youre in business, youve already sold one painting.  

Get busy, I want an original Sir Mick hanging on my wall. All these other guys will have to settle for a print.  

John_D FSO wrote on 11/26/09 at 23:18:19:

Yes indeed it was Cabela's, if I recall it was just off the freeway in Nebraska, A big McDonalds by the exit ,and the biggest fish tank I have ever seen inside a building,a beautifull Shotgun room, and what was great they had truck parking (Semi's), all ways got delayed there
I could walk around for hours ,great outdoor clothing ,just a fine store.
Wasn't  most of the gear sold in there Made in the USA ?
The two pistols I had were large I think 44 caliber, cap and ball, They were made in a forehgn country but not china, I think Italy or Spain.
the Caps were made in Germany, so they were precision made and the pistols wearn't  = bad fit.

Now lets get this thread back where it belongs, speaking of works of art ,I came accross this little beauty a half ago.