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Bit more of team tractor oak in the base , clock face is spalted beech , Xmas gift for a friend.

Second lamp made using the drift wood & old hand drill , looks to bare with just an eddison bulb fitted

That's easy , not married ! Eddison bulbs arrived, bigger than anticipated, look OK, bit different

We have light , only bulb I could find till eddisons arrive, quite pleased with it ,so wood off the beach , scrap cental heating pipes , reworked ' posser' few spurious bits made & found , jobs a good un...got another to make using an old hand drill , be more steam punky ...

Quick 10 mins in shed , fitted lamp holder, ran cable in & assembled, fit switch & plug later...

Absolutely no idea , found it in the garage junk pile , as most of it , say reflector & base , posser! Pipes out of house , just ordered a couple of eddison bulbs so hopefully look OK

Working on wiring & assembly ! Have to knock off now , family duties call.....

Actually stained& danished oiled the wood , looks better with the base on , not so bleached out

The copper base & brass leave tarnished, copper pipe & new brass bits turned be polished, the head /reflector leave on the outside, I've polished the inside to a bright copper finish, think an eddison bulb will suit it when wired up & finished

Lamp loosely assembled, few bits made , may change the base , not sure , getting there slowly

Making progress on projects , will post shortly....

Tyre sold ...

The wirral , chesire...

For sale original AT Goodrich tyre , as new , was my spare , never been used on the road , its 265/70R16 , say £80 ? Probably need picking up as it's size

Thinking of something like this , not in anyway final configuration, just getting the idea & look right Actually may change the base , got an old 4 jaw chuck , maybe more suitable

History lesson.....

Not that old too remember! I first encountered it somewhere totally different! As a kid used to get dragged out trammel netting in the estuary for flatties in the boat , the old man had this idea of going in the shallows , using this to plunge the water like a depth charge , apparently scare the fish laid up into the nets , no idea if it worked but was our job, that and rowing ! Carnt do it these days or ****** all now on the estuary, fish conservation area ! Christ we lived on flatties & shrimp as a kid .

Was going to be chucked out till I saved it ! It's always been knocking around

Congratulations Amateur, clothes dolly , for the washing! , knocked the centre out ,makes a base , the outer a reflector ....

Nope ! ......

Well can you guess what it was used for ? Been at parents house forever, now dismantled , dents roughly knocked out , both copper , gave the inside a quick clean up , thinking of lamp , copper reflector , eddison bulb , either steam punk vibe or anglepoise type , using the drift wood as a base ! 😀

The brometer& clock one I've done already for a friend in California, showing there time & ours , made out of yew , just finishing the skirting off....

One side is still pretty rough , other smooth , probably from floating around the sea , will post when it's finished 😉

It was manky & rough , covered in green , give it a coat of looking at next couple of weeks Did knock a clock up for someone spaltrd poplar , clock face is two pieces jointed...

Already got a big sea chest , from the late 1800's early 1900' s off dad's, dad , on clippers & steamers ....