And done! Photos coming soon. Keep in mind, this is very rough, I still have to sort out the details, but this is the main body done...
I'm 4/5 done. Photos coming very soon!
About 1/3 done...
I've bought, measured and adjusted the material...now for the construction...
I've torn apart broken silver candlesticks in the past to melt them for scrap. There's VERY little silver. It's basically silver foil. That's it.
I'm not that bloody rich!! :P If I ever find the right material to make it, I'll post some photos here.
Not gonna say what I'm building until I've actually started it...gotta find the materials, first.
Been after something like this for a while, for a project I've been thinking about... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Now that I've got...
TOOTHPICK! YES! I CALLED IT FIRST!! WOOOOOO!! *runs around the forum waving his shirt over his head*
I'm willing to bet that a lot of people are here only to see an actual container full of fish-feet.
I don't think it's sharp enough to be a seam-ripper.
Toothpick? Fingernail cleaner?
There was one for sale in a local antiques shop once, and I dragged it out of the display-cabinet where it was stored, to take a closer look at...
I'm not at all familiar with Scottish silver. I've handled MABYE...three or four pieces in my life - including this one. So the hallmarks threw me...
Royal #10, which came out in the 1910s. If it has TWO glass panels on each side, it's an older model. If it has only ONE glass panel on each side,...
Took a bit of creativity, but I think I've correctly identified it! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I see a maker's mark, a duty mark, the...
It's a simple but elegant solution :)
As promised: MORE STICK! :P [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's the new silver ferrule, made out of old, scrap silver, and a nice little felt...
Is that before or after your eyes turn yellow and your hair turns green?
LOL!! I was a 20-year-old Asian working in a charity-shop once, and I found some great stuff which never made it onto the sales floor. *Greedy...
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