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Officer.JPGScout Brigade of Ft George44 viewsI play a Lt, 1st Coy, Royal Newfoundland Regiment at an annual International Scout Camp where we re-enact the Battle of Ft George from the War of 1812. Puffy shirt and all!dlarue
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pewter_crucible.jpgpewter crucible37 viewsplaying with fire.
Melting some tacky pewter mugs and ashtrays on a camp stove.dlarue
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pewter_mold.jpgpewter mold36 viewshunk of soapstone someone gave me (it was going in the trash otherwise, so how could I say no?). Cut in half, 30 seconds with a hacksaw. Use a forstner bit in the post drill to rough out the circle, followed by a very poor effort at carving a fleur-de-lis.dlarue
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pewter_medallions.jpgpewter medallions45 viewsI made a few batches of these, changing the mold a bit each time. Gets worse each time.
The pewter takes metal stamps quite well, so I guess it's time for some filing and decorating.dlarue
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can_crusher.jpgCan Crusher40 viewsHere's my version of the Galoot Can Crusher.
Made this in '98 after a big storm knocked down some trees. The handle is riven ash, the head is red oak. Back in the days before we had a digital camera you shot what you shot and hoped it was good.dlarue
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IMG-20120721-00214.jpgForge at Camp Nemo32 viewsThe forge at Camp Nemo. It's large by my standards and experience. You could toss a 100 pound bag of coal in there and it wouldn't look too full.dlarue
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Oakville-20120721-00220.jpgRR spike knives31 viewsMade these in the old forge at Camp Nemo. Used a 10 pound sledge to shape them. My usual smithing hammer did nothing. "The goggles, they do nothing!"dlarue
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Burlington-20120721-00216.jpgFruits of our labour67 viewsA couple of S-hooks and a couple of RR spike knives. dlarue
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Burlington-20120721-00213.jpgCamp Nemo's forge77 viewsOne of our local Scout camps had this old forge and anvil sitting in one of the fields. Unused for decades, Scouter Dave (pictured) and I decided to rehab the forge and get it ready for the Scouts to use. dlarue
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IMG-20120728-00255.jpgwheelwright camp 130 viewsThe Venturers are fitting the spokes to the rim mortices here.dlarue
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IMG-20120728-00242.jpgwheelwright camp 228 viewsThe assembled and shaped hubs. They still need the bushings installed (1 1/4 inch black pipe with flanges on each end). Quite a complicated glue-up.dlarue
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IMG-20120729-00271.jpgwheelwright camp 329 viewsHere is the 1st Bronte Venturers with their new wheels. Now they have to put tires on, paint them, and complete the rest of the gun carriage in time for the Fort George Camp.dlarue
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