LePage

[Captchee]

ok so finaly im finished with this .
 now pleas understand  tha a photographer im not . but here the LePage is
 the box is oiled teak  with dark blue velvet
 loading rod is Purple hart and ebony  

[sse]

That explains why you haven't been on the internet so much...beautiful.

[Captchee]

thank you SSE  , its been  6 month ordeal from start to finish .
some things changed . originally the engraving on the barrel and tang was to be all gold and silver inlays . But do to the increase cost  it was left out  .
 I had also planned to do gold leaf work on the velvet . But without the gold on the gun , it was just to much  and IMO would have  distracted from the pistol .
 Someday I hope to  learn how to take better photos . But for now   they are what they are

[Captchee]

sorry one of the photos above makes it look like there are big gaps around the tang . there isnt  here is a better angle

[Swamp]

WOW!    

[Roaddog]

A real work of art Capt. I have never seen anything quite like it before.

[sse]

Someday I hope to learn how to take better photos

I agree, Cap, your photos aint worth a tinker's dam...!  crud!

[W. Welshman]

Nice job Cap

[snake eyes]

Someday I hope to learn how to take better photos

I agree, Cap, your photos aint worth a tinker's dam...!  crud!

sse,
      I agree also.   What was I thinkin!!!!

[BEAVERMAN]

outstanding Cap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Captchee]

thank you Jim .
 im half tempted to take my X700 out and set up a tripod  and see if i can take better photos LOL
 But then  I would have to have the film developed . Then upload it ………
So the photos are what they are .
 Especially considering that while Niter bluing a barrel a cylinder on a 1851  last Saturday  , a seagull decided to target my Niter pot  as  a flock flew over ..
   I had just taken off my gloves and face shield . Was standing about 3 ft away  smoking my pipe . :?
 So now I guess ill be adding a lean-to to the side of my shop   before i do anymore of that

[BEAVERMAN]

thank you Jim .
 im half tempted to take my X700 out and set up a tripod  and see if i can take better photos LOL
 But then  I would have to have the film developed . Then upload it ………
So the photos are what they are .
 Especially considering that while Niter bluing a barrel a cylinder on a 1851  last Saturday  , a seagull decided to target my Niter pot  as  a flock flew over ..
   I had just taken off my gloves and face shield . Was standing about 3 ft away  smoking my pipe . :?
 So now I guess ill be adding a lean-to to the side of my shop   before i do anymore of that

OOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope ya heal fast buddy, I know what 2nd and 3rd degree burns feel like, not fun!

[sse]

The result is I got 2nd and 3rd deg burns on two of my fingers on my right hand .

Ouch...hope that heals up real good without any problems.  Whaddya feedin them birds, anyways...?

[Captchee]

The result is I got 2nd and 3rd deg burns on two of my fingers on my right hand .

Ouch...hope that heals up real good without any problems.  Whaddya feedin them birds, anyways...?

 

 LOL it wasn’t  what they had eaten . it was the cold liquid pooop hitting the hot  4 lbs of  liquid saltpeter LOL
 Actually there isn’t much pain as the burns are bad enough that they burn the nerve ends .
Tuesday they  cut off the dead skin and scrubbed  the burns .
 Now that hurt like a @#$$##$$$$ he#$ .
Doc says ill lose the feeling in those areas permanently. But  frankly , I don’t have much feeling in my hands  from years of  hammering anyway . So not really a concern .
 What pain I do have is  way up my arm  in the elbow and shoulder . Doc says this is caused by  telegraphing  from the nerves and bruised tendons  
 But at least the swelling has gone down and  now  I just have big sores  on the 2 fingers.
Everything moves ok  so that’s a big plus

[huntinguy]

 But MAN is that purple hart hard . HOLLY molly . While you cant see it in the photos , its also figured and  somewhat tiger striped  from the belly of the forearm all the way back behind the lock

Where I work they use it, instead of iron wood, to protect the tails of airplanes when the do the emergency take-off test. It is hard, and some people (like me) are allergic to the dust.

What are you doing with seagulls in Idaho? don't them birds know it is one state from the ocean? Or, did you bring them with you when you left the service so you wouldn't get lonesome?  

Hope you heal up quickly and there is no permanent damage. Hurts to see anyone, especially as skilled as you are, being damaged.