A few of my winter projects

[rollingb]

Here are some of the projects I did this winter,.......

I made some pewter molds (not shown)
Cast some pewter Hudson Bay medallions (large and small)
Cast some pewter buttons (large and small)
Cast some pewter Jefferson Peace Medals
Made a brain tanned gun sheath for my Northwest Trade Gun
Made a couple of brain tanned Apache-style arrow quivers (one not shown)
Made a rawhide neck knife sheath with leather insert
Repaired the handle on my neck knife with a rawhide wrap
Made a couple of buffalo powder horns (one not shown)
Made a couple of Inkle Looms (one not shown)
Made a couple of pistol shoulder slings (one not shown)
Made some shot and ball pouches
Made a couple of shooting bags
Made a rawhide re-enforced horn to carry bulk "shot"

Still gotta make some river cane powder measures
Still gotta make some Micarta (fake ivory) powder measures
Still have a bunch of round balls to cast
Still have 3 more powder horns to finish

Hopefully by the time I get the things I need to do, DONE,... the weather will have warmed up to something approaching "NORMAL". 

At my age, I'm sure I've forgotten some more things I need to do before RENDEZVOUS! 

OH yeah ,.... I've still got some canvas "flies" to make. 

[Two Steps]

rollingb...You have been one very busy fella!  Good looking group of work there pard 

[Ohio Joe]

I would say a busy beaver...

Those medallions (as does all the items on the table) look really - really nice for sure!  I expect none of that plunder will be on the trade blanket for long once you get to Rondy!   

[rollingb]

Thanks fellas. 

Joe,.... would it surprise you if I wind up giving some of it away?   

[Ohio Joe]

Thanks fellas. 

Joe,.... would it surprise you if I wind up giving some of it away?   

With your generous nature my friend, it wouldn't surprise me at all.   

[Maven]

You've been busy!  Really like the ball bags!

[dmarsh]

Really nice.  If your are going to give stuff away I like the shoulder pistol holder but when you send it to me leave the pistol in it.     Seriously nice work.   

Dave

[rollingb]

Really nice.  If your are going to give stuff away I like the shoulder pistol holder but when you send it to me leave the pistol in it.     Seriously nice work.   

Dave

  I'd hate to break up the happy marriage of that Trade Pistol and my Northwest Trade Gun. 

[prairie dog]

Well done!  Good way to ward off the cabin fever. 

[Uncle Russ]

You got yerself some dead serious plunder there!

I've known ya fer years now, and yer skills and time to do "stuff" never ceases to amaze this old boy.
I'm still kinda sorry ya got rid of Molly, she was a good ol'Mule don'tcha know.
Me and brother Al would've split her between us.....somehow??

Great work, my friend.

Russ...

[rollingb]

You got yerself some dead serious plunder there!

I've known ya fer years now, and yer skills and time to do "stuff" never ceases to amaze this old boy.
I'm still kinda sorry ya got rid of Molly, she was a good ol'Mule don'tcha know.
Me and brother Al would've split her between us.....somehow??

Great work, my friend.

Russ...

Russ,.... Ol' Molly would have liked that,..... as long as no effort was required on her part. 

[Uncle Russ]

I guess one could say that I have also been pretty busy this winter.
Since just after Christmas my major project has been shoveling snow, in fact, I'm still at it. 





My daughter has helped, thankfully, but when she goes to work in the morning, my "shift" starts, and the pay really sucks.

I can't wait until it's time I can get over this really bad case of Cabin Fever I'm suffering from.....got it bad this time.
Right now, there is nothing I would like better than to slap some sense in that dadburn lying Groundhog.

Russ...

[Hank in WV]

Rondo, I couldn't help but notice there's no pictures of you actually doing any shoveling. 

[rollingb]

Rondo, I couldn't help but notice there's no pictures of you actually doing any shoveling. 

Hank,.... Russ took all my snow, so I ain't got none to shovel. 

[Uncle Russ]

Rondo, I couldn't help but notice there's no pictures of you actually doing any shoveling. 

Hank,.... Russ took all my snow, so I ain't got none to shovel. 

Rondo, how about I ship you a couple rail cars full of Snowmen?
Some assembly would be required, of course.
But you could dwindle away hours on end puttin 'em all together.
     
Russ..