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Penny Farthing

Monday, December 22, 2014Friday, November 28, 2014 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

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

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

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

Bodhrans.

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

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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.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

And I added a leather thong.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

My personal favorite (at the moment).

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

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

Bodhrans.

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

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.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

My traveling bucksaw.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

The sacred connection.

Taking a break.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

Mountain dulcimer.

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