Contributing Member fredk Posted August 8, 2023 Author Contributing Member Report Posted August 8, 2023 ramble away peeps Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 25, 2023 CFM Report Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/8/2023 at 4:46 PM, fredk said: ramble away peeps Como bluffs dig!!! https://bigfoot99.com/bigfoot99-news/horse-rescue-holding-fossil-dig-fundraiser/ Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Contributing Member fredk Posted August 25, 2023 Author Contributing Member Report Posted August 25, 2023 Good name for the horse rescue outfit One in Ireland is called 'My lovely horse' after a 'song' in a Father Ted episode Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 25, 2023 CFM Report Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, fredk said: Good name for the horse rescue outfit One in Ireland is called 'My lovely horse' after a 'song' in a Father Ted episode yea but this dig is super coool this place is on private ground and has been closed for years. https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/como-bluff Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Sheilajeanne Posted August 25, 2023 Members Report Posted August 25, 2023 Wow, if I lived close by, I'd be there for sure! Both to help the horses, and to dig for fossils! Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted August 26, 2023 Author Contributing Member Report Posted August 26, 2023 I did it again, almost I got 1st, 2nd and 3rd in my class with some leatherwork at the annual craft show today Its a kinda hollow victory though My Class was for 'miscellaneous' crafts. The judge decided to sub-divide the Class and judge all the leather work against itself rather than against other crafts. I had 10 items in. My entries were the only ones so I won against my self! I thought I had missed it this year and only found out late Wednesday afternoon it was on. So I dug out some things ready made and made 4 new items. One of those got 3rd place. One really old thing got 1st place, a medieval style belt pouch I made about 10 years ago. I put it in just to make up numbers The over-all winner was a hand made child's 'push' car. Looked like a 1/2 scale Austin 7 like mine. It was fully detailed with real instruments and lights When I get the photos off my pocket camera I'll put some up for youse to see Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Contributing Member fredk Posted August 26, 2023 Author Contributing Member Report Posted August 26, 2023 Some photos; my items on the display table. 10 items. 4 of mine in current use, 2 old items and 4 newly made items In traditional reverse order; 3rd Place, a Novelty Knitting Belt Pouch. I had some of the parts for this ready cut and in a plastic box for several years so I got stuck in and made it. Its actually terrible, worse than it looks! That sewing is really ragged In 2nd Place, my currently in use Coffee Cup Cuff (or Sleeve) And in 1st Place, a copy of a Medieval Girdle (Belt) Pouch. I made this maybe 14 or 16 years ago. I put it into this event just to make up numbers. I got the design from 'Purses in Pieces' by Olaf Goubitz. #3 son used to wear it when we played at medieval things, thus the turned up corner on the flap As far as I know, this was the overall winner. A child's 'push' car. Its big. About 6 ft long. Its like a 1/2 scale version of my Austin 7 Ulster my Austin 7 I got to the venue early to set up and didn't see much of the other entries, actually I only saw a couple. I planned to go back well before the show closed to view the other entries but I was delayed and saw nothing. The show officially closed at 4.30. I arrived at 3 and only my stuff and a few other entries were left, and they were packing up. Everyone else had taken their items shortly after 2.30, the official time that entries could be removed. This happens at a lot of shows and events here; people take their items or close their stalls early. Why? My #1 and I do a toy car fair twice a year. The toy fair starts at 4.30 / 5pm. It closes at 8pm. All the other traders are packed and gone by 7pm. We stay on till the very end and we get good sales in that hour. One time #1 took in over £100 just in that hour. People came to buy and spend and we sold I've started planning for next year! Watch this pace. Same time, Same Channel. I'll be back after a word from my sponsors I now have a reputation to up-hold Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 26, 2023 CFM Report Posted August 26, 2023 Congrats Fred you did well indeed!! Sounds like the best part was the fun time you had. That Austin is making me drool. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Handstitched Posted August 27, 2023 Members Report Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) My my my, haven't you done well Love the car push chair ...and your car It feels good to get something for your hard work , its an acknowledgement of your craft, ...and good advertising. Its also great fun !! At one of the shows I Judged at, I did see a beautifully crafted English E-R Red Post box ( pillar box) ,made out of wood, complete with wood letters inside. I didn't put any leather exhibits in our shed this year at our local show, I wasn't happy with way it was run last year, and what they did, I really don't think its permissible . Exhibitors are not allowed into the shed to hand their exhibits to the stewards a few days before the show, WTF ?? thats not on.. Instead, there were 3-4 blokes ( not stewards) out the front with tables , to receive the exhibits and take them into the shed, food, produce, flowers, crafts etc. I am a Show Judge, and the only people that can touch the exhibits are the exhibitors, to hand them over, , the stewards, and the Judges. The less people that touch the exhibits the better , it reduces any perceived bias or interference ...and damage. Needless to say, they have lost my support. My 2 cents worth + tax HS Edited August 27, 2023 by Handstitched Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
Contributing Member fredk Posted November 23, 2023 Author Contributing Member Report Posted November 23, 2023 I bought this last week, arrived this morning. A repro medieval lunette and awl. Its in an 'unfinished' condition. Its surface is very rough It needs a lot of cleaning up and polishing Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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