Obviously uninformed, I am/was...Thank you, AJ.
Well, before y'crack that seal to allow the genie outta yer bottle...please do tell! There's really nothing to fear...who inna world would go to...
I looked at those odd scratchings several times, Johnny...what I see is more like the results of several odd folks' efforts, with tools an' maybe...
Doesn't have to be perfect...just good enough to keep yer butt off the floor...Carry ON!
Y'ever thought about writing a novel, Bosko? With such an 'active' imagination, you'll be on th' NYT Best Seller List inna flash!
Nah...sorry.
More likely External Youth...Pop it open, smear it on yer body!
For yourself...an' all of us...DO open it! If you live through the experience, let us know, eh?
Frankoma did similar in the 50's-60's, an' they were sold sealed in the same manner...full to the brim with honey far more flavorful than anything...
Upholsterers use those more than hog farmers do.
Nepal, Bhutan or Tibet? I think...it's lovely!
That is my experience as well. Praise an' Honors for Mr. Nagy!
Sounds like adherence to eBay's CITES Policy...although I'm not aware of a caveat about tortoiseshell. I've sold several mid-19th C items with...
I got no idea, but I sure like it... Thanks!
I think your pics are maps aplenty...take many, of those areas showing the most confusing pattern. Good Luck!
The axe bit is upside down on the haft.
Not a doorknob, of course...the end hole on mine is 0.113"; the side hole (also without threads) is ~0.057".
I tend to think of a finial as a decorative item atop something...but this (an' its near-double in the link below) seems to be intended to hang....
So certainly not poplar...but one of many evergreen cone-bearing trees...from long, long ago. Thanks, Bear!
Great Good Fortune, Shangas...Hearty congratulations!
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