Galoot Image Central Pics from the Porch Home :: Login Album list :: Last uploads :: Last comments :: Most viewed :: Top rated :: My Favorites :: Search Home > User galleries > Sgt42RHR > Steve Towne Bagpipe Case Steve Towne Bagpipe Case TITLE  +   -  FILE NAME  +   -  DATE  +   -  POSITION  +   -  bagpipe_case_front_hardware.jpgCase Hardware85 viewsLeather handle dyed cordovan and affixed with brass keepers and polished steel screws. Brass latches, one locks. Trunk hinges on the rear edge hold the lid open at 95 degrees.Sgt42RHR bagpipe_case_genuine_Muppet_hide_lining--Cookie_Monster.jpgCase interior98 viewsGenuine Muppet Hide (Cookie Monster) plush lining adhered to 3/16 inch foam core board, then cemented to the inside of the box.Sgt42RHR Bagpipe_case_standing_on_edge_ready_for_pick_up.jpgOn edge ready to pick up and go79 viewsAmerican walnut, amber shellac, varnish. Cordovan dyed leather handle. One latch locks. 11 1/2 inches front to back, 25 inches side to side, 5 1/2 inches tall. Half-blind dovetails throughout. The front, back, top, and bottom are 1/2 inches thick while each end is 3/4 inches thick.Sgt42RHR bagpipe_case_poplar_paneled_bottom.jpgpaneled bottom88 views1/2 inch thick poplar bottom let into a 1/8 inch groove around the inside of the base. Amber shellac and varnish.Sgt42RHR bagpipe_case_crotch_grain_top.jpgWalnut crotch grain lid131 viewsThis lid came from an off-cut from another project. I sawed it in half, book matched it, planed it to 1/2 inch. I think the figure looks like one of those Siamese fighting fish. Five coats of 1 pound cut amber shellac, an ebony glaze wiped on and off, and then a couple of coats of satin wiping varnish. Sgt42RHR       5 files on 1 page(s) Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery and JoomBla!