No, that'd be unbalanced... 🤪Except....(OCD kicking in) organizing the flashlights from shortest to tallest?
I've rearranged things a bit on the board and added some swords to the mix since the last pics. I should update.
That weird space under the stairs...
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I've rearranged things a bit on the board and added some swords to the mix since the last pics. I should update.
Yes, some swords... Because of course, swords.
There's a Japanese something-or-other from a grandparent's garage sale, and what was billed as a "Dutch officer's sword" from Java. And in the background above the CDs is a Sundanese (Indonesia) golok, or machete...
On the other wall, along the door frame is The Mystery Sword.
This is the sword blade that my grandfather (the cattle rancher) found in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
In the ground...
in the middle of absolutely nowhere...
as he was digging a fencepost hole fifty years ago.
I actually know what it is now, thanks to the internet. But for many decades it was a source of real conjecture and some wild theories!
This is the sword blade that my grandfather (the cattle rancher) found in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
In the ground...
in the middle of absolutely nowhere...
as he was digging a fencepost hole fifty years ago.
I actually know what it is now, thanks to the internet. But for many decades it was a source of real conjecture and some wild theories!
Now you gotta spill the details, enquiring minds want to know!
Agree !!
Absolutely!
Well, unfortunately the internet is only able to tell me what the sword is, and nothing of how it came to be found in the sands of Nebraska. So it's still a mystery sword!
It is an Ethiopian saif, or säyf (ሰይፍ), a double-edged straight sword that was produced for Ethiopia in the late 19th / early 20th centuries by several European manufacturers including Wilkinson Swords of England. The telltale stamp on the hilt is the Lion of Judah, and there are other engravings on the blade as well.
How'd it end up buried in the sand in cattle country, USA? Aliens, probably.
The whole vibe was kinda jinxed when we started storing Gatorade and canned beans next to the sacred objects...
Unfortunately, I don't think I'll get that space back when this whole thing blows over. Having a "pantry" has been nice!
That's really neat Nate. One of the very scant antiquities we discovered while dismembering our home in the effort to resurrect the structure, was an ancient crochet ball. Sharon was removing the ceiling wainscoting in the kitchen when she heard what sounded like something rolling around in the ceiling. It promptly exited the opening she had just caused, and out it came to bonk her right in the head. It's now a trophy of high esteem. 😂
Those two on the outside look a bit surprised.That earlier picture was bugging me...
Flashlight holder, fully loaded. All in balance.
Thats really interesting. I like your swords, they remind me of my maternal grandfather's house, he had two swords said to have been owned by my great great grandfather, who was an Irish mercenary that fought on the side of the Dutch in the First Boer War. One of the swords was quite decorated/ornate and shiny polished chrome-like as I recall, probably meant to be worn with a dress ceremonial uniform. The other was much more plain and actually a battle sword.
I was sad when my grandfather passed away, and my uncle decided he wanted to sell the swords, but I was a kid and had no say in the matter, and my parents did not lay any claim to them, so they are now gone.
I wanted a good bench brush so I bought this nice US made brush from Woodpeckers...
...but of course I couldn’t leave it well enough alone. The finish was kind of cheesy and I didn’t love the handle shape, so I busted out the orbital sander and cleaned it up a bit.
And that big red logo, well...
Whaddaya think? 🤔
...but of course I couldn’t leave it well enough alone. The finish was kind of cheesy and I didn’t love the handle shape, so I busted out the orbital sander and cleaned it up a bit.
And that big red logo, well...
Whaddaya think? 🤔
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I dig it, maybe some kind of oil rub finish instead of poly, or will you leave it au naturel?
And just think, You get a +10 bonus to completing projects dual wielding the brush with the sword!
It's hard to tell from that picture, but I've already applied a coat of tung oil... the first of several. Tung oil is my go-to finish because it's silly simple and I have a big can of the stuff. 😐
Here's a closer shot, pre-tung... (pre-oil?).
Thanks. I got these punches at a machine shop auction, one of several bonus sets that came in the super cool old Equipto cabinet that I was actually bidding on.
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