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Penny Farthing

Posted on Monday, December 22, 2014 by George Crawford

Penny Farthing Schematic, 1890.

A ridiculous, yet somehow attractive machine. Slightly less ridiculous for the average person than a unicycle.

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My Portmanteau. 18th Century style, it has become my favorite overnight bag.

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Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

Treadle lathe turned bowl and plate made by Mick Robins in spaleted alder (I think). The spoon is Osage orange carved by me.

Design was kept as short as possible for transport. The cross bolt where the arm hinges is a salvaged bolt from an old truck spare tire holder.

An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

Willow pack basket I made several years ago. The straps were obviously new then.

My traveling bucksaw.

Bodhrans.

And I added a leather thong.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

Mountain dulcimer.

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

Dopp kit and some leather working tools I use to create items like this.

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

Taking a break.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

Bodhrans.

Argh! A moment of distraction means the snap of a stone bit!

The sacred connection.

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

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