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CASE
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How often have I been told "you're a case." What they mean by that
comment I can only guess, but whether I'm a case or not, I thought I'd
make a couple for myself. The one to your left is one of them. I'm not
about to tell you that I know all about cases, even though I apparently
am one, but I've learned a thing or two about them during the process
of making these.
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way, I might mention, that making a case as with anything else is
liable to me more expensive than going out and buying a new one off the
shelf. But the satisfaction from holding in your hand something you
made yourself, regardless of how awful it might be is worth more than
the money saved.
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BOX
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What's the difference between a box and a case? A lot in this case. You
can put a lot of boxes in the cases I show, but I doubt you could put a
case in a box, unless you first run over the case with a Mac truck.
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FLUTE BAG
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A flute bag, wouldn't you expect to find a flute bag in the music
department along with the flutes? I wondered about that myself. But I
decided to go against reason and put my bags where other craft items
are found. But just in case it gets lost here, I'll try and make sure
there's a link to this page in the flute department.
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COSTUMES
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Unless you have a lot of spare time to spend looking at pictures of
colorful costumes, don't even go here. I spent a lot of time
making costumes of various kinds. I'm not going to teach you how to
make costumes, I don't pretend to be that presumptuous. But I can give
you some hints and tips I learned along the road to filling my closets
with things I can't wear, nor would be caught in the street wearing.
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FLUTE QUIVER
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Flute quiver? What's a flute quiver you may ask. Don't ask me, just click the picture and you'll find out.
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TABERNACLE MODEL
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Students of the Old Testament will especially enjoy this part of the
web. I made these models for someone, and though they're gone from me,
what I learned from the experience has proven invaluable. You might
like to make one of these for yourself but don't know where to begin.
The beginning of things I'm getting pretty good at. The finishing of
them is still a bit of a mystery. Maybe in a hundred years I'll get the
hang of it.
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WHITTLED CHAIN
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Have you ever wanted to
whittle a chain but don't like to whittle? That's me all over the
place. If there's a quick and easy way of getting around the whittling
away of what can be done some other way, I'll find it. And find it I
did. If you want to learn how to cheat at whittling yourself, you might
take a look at what I've found.
By the way, at the
end of this page you'll find a simple and cheap way of whittling an
antique rifle, which may be more to your liking.
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STAGE SET
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"What's the biggest painting you ever did?" I've been asked. "Oh," I reply "bigger than your house."
I see pictures on the web that are huge, the size of Mount
Rushmore and just as complex. I can't compete with these guys, but I
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SPORTING EQUIPMENT
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Are you
into fishing? Guns? Fencing? Yep, me too, at least I used to be before
someone felt the need to relieve me of my collections when my
proverbial back was turned. I doubt I have anything of value to show
you on this page, but if you like looking at pictures, give it a try.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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Brooks School of Photography,
here I come! Well that was my dream at one time. I am a step above a
rank armature at the art of photography, if you take baby steps. Again,
if you like pictures I have a few to show you. Don't worry, I'm not
going to show you ten albums of baby taking his first steps. There's
lots of people willing and anxious to do that to you. However there's s
shot or two in this short collection that just might surprise you,
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TOOLS
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How can a
craftsman work without tools? There's not much about tools I can show
you other than how to bandage that finger you got stuck in the grinding
wheel... ouch! But there might be something here, if nothing else an
idea how to store these hefty tools away, that can come in handy for
those of you with limited working space.
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Need a light box but can't
afford one? You might try this. If nothing else you'll have the
satisfaction of having made your own, even if it doesn't work. |
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Have you ever wanted to bind
your own book but didn't know where to start? You might try starting
here. I won't show you the details, just kind of knock off the edges of
ignorance a little. |
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Do you have something you want
to display? Are you an artisan without any art? How about that studio
you wish you had but can't afford? Can I teach you how to acquire the
things you need? No, but I can show you some pictures of my attempt
into the field.
Incidentally, if you desire to learn how to make a display
stand or "A" frame, you can either do like I did, and while other
people are ooing and aawing about the art at an art show, look around
behind at the stands that are holding up the masterpieces everyone else
is admiring. Of course today we have the web that we can browse instead
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#topThe Poor Man's Fix-it shop.[not for the proficient
craftsman] .
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