The so-called 'black on black' Pueblo pottery does not traditionally use any glaze. The raw clay vessel is burnished, making it shiny, then...
That's clearer. Thanks. Is the glossy part 'raised' higher than the matte part? In other words, does it seem like the gloss is a glaze? If so,...
Compared to my antique landscapes and delicate carvings..... This painting has brass ball bearings! ;);)
For real. It's about 2' x2' exactly, and google image search says it matches a sticker for a skateboard company from the 1980's. Fair enough....
Pretty definitely Northern CA coast. Great find!
What I think @bosko69 is referencing is that generally, the shiny parts are the burnished clay surface of the pot itself, and the matte parts are...
Great piece! And I love the bowl and Shiva statue on top of it. Classy!!!
They're both called 'cross cut" saws, and they're for 'bucking' logs-- for cutting perpendicular to the grain, and chopping up larger logs /...
Will do! Gonna try a restoring strategy first. Then I'll put em (and another one I have ) on there.
(Meant to say thanks earlier to AJ for researching too.)
Thanks for the identification help Evely and Bronwen. It was in with a bunch of hand tools (ie. saws, screwdrivers, etc) but looked much culinary...
Thanks for the advice Frank and Davey.
Thanks! Lots of logging history up here in the Pacific Northwest. Some people actually use vintage and antique hand tools, but far more common is...
Online this is variously described as a cheese cutter and a vegetable chopper. Which is it? Also, any advice for a quick(er) way to restore /...
Hopefully you got it for less than $32 ;)
Great books @Ex Libris!
Offer $250, or ask if they ever do trades, or partial trades plus cash, and use it as an opportunity to get rid of something you like less.
Agree: Makah / Nu-Chul-Nuth.
I think that, "my glee in providing actual verifiable facts in response will be directly proportionate to any base or unwarranted insults to...
I like your prose stylings! Quite enjoyable.
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