Nice Things

[Maynard Friedman 568,085]

This one’s in my daughter’s room

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

This one's halfway up our stairs..

Bite's Tru-3D from 2003, he's promised to colour it...one day

[fre-co 894,727]

@Double 0 Soul that grill looks great. What is it?

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

Its a Petromax (made in Germany) i bought it from Woodland Ways in Bakewell.

Dotted around the Peaks are old van wheels which have been spotwelded to makeshift metal tables, they make perfect braziers for cooking your food while camping, i just take a sack of wood from work and a grill, dig out a 'van-wheel brazier' from one of the farms and i'm good to go..

...when the sun goes down they keep your feet warm

...so i bought a similar style cast iron grill which i can take car camping or use in the garden, tbh it's not as good at bbq-ing as my neighbours Weber but it is very portable, the Weber just excels because you can close the lid and keep the heat in but you can't chuck it in the back of the car.

I use those melting domes (seen on previous page) to give me a similar 'oven' effect to the Weber..

Edited January 14 by Double 0 Soul

[Babyson 226]

Leica M6 w/ Summicron 50mm

Omega Speedmaster Professional 

PBJ Type 2

[youngofthesoonest 2,726]

I've been eyeing a Gibson es-335 '59 reissue for a bit but never could get myself to spend the $$. I recently met a collector through a friend who was willing to sell a portion of his collection to friends (and trusted friends of friends) and he gave me a hell of a deal on a Nashville custom shop historic '59 reissue. I took the funds I had been slowly setting aside for a watch and bought it. It plays like a dream.

[Hopethisoneisnttaken 627]

^^Beautiful guitar!The 335s that I've played or listened to always sounded like heaven.

[smoothsailor 934]

My “nice” things to show are drying out. A few things that I made that are up at my shop . There are 100 plus paintings big and small by me there, I won,t bore you with the load, just a few to give an impression of my work, and are somewhat “nice”

First one is a doodle that kept growing

second, a few heroes

third, seven gods of good fortune

forth, forgot his name. But he escapes from a gate

fith,here are nice things made

sixth, hanya and snake

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

One from my kids room

I mounted it behind glass hanging from an old 1950's era bulldog clip

 

[smoothsailor 934]

The smiley seems nice too

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

7 minutes ago, smoothsailor said:

The smiley seems nice too

Its the top of a shoe rack which i knocked up out of plywood when we moved in

..quickly realised it wasn't going to be big enough so i made a bigger'un and converted it into a bookshelf for my kids room

 

[Geeman 3,190]

@smoothsailor pm you 

[longshanks 964]

One hobby that I’ve picked up recently (within the last 5 years I think?) is picking up a locally made coffee mug whenever I visit somewhere new. 
This, paired with my general love for coffee mugs, has led to far too many mugs in my limited cabinet space. 

Here are a few of my favourites:

This one is by Hammerly Ceramics out of Colorado 

 

this is by Settle Ceramics here in Austin

 

and this is by Whiskey and Clay in New Mexico

Edited January 18 by longshanks

[Thanks_M8 1,962]

^great idea @longshanks! love for coffee, tea and great "drinking-devices" combined

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

Those are really nice @longshanks i think the Whiskey & Clay is my favourite.. theres a 1970's tea set in my mums attic in a very similar style, i might have to dig it out.

[H...crimper 563]

Any one like cigars, here are a couple of humidors I made a few years back.

 

[MJF9 6,018]

@smoothsailor awesome artwork!

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

Phlegm's 'Customary Hats'

ffs! the lighting is absolute shite again, this is what the details should look like

..and

 

[Thanks_M8 1,962]

This 12“ enamelled cast iron pot is another piece of my cookware collection. Used for baking bread, this ones a mix of 40% rye, 40% wheat and 10% whole wheat with a levain made with oat meal and old bread. 

Had one of those years ago which cost about 100€, but the enamel cracked within 2 uses. Sent it back and got this one at Aldi this summer, works great since then. Surely not le creuset, but does the job.

 

Edited Saturday at 12:06 PM by Thanks_M8

[Double 0 Soul 8,317]

These are nice things... 1930's era jelly moulds which belonged to my nan, they're full of air bubbles and other hand made imperfections.

In your face Junior Bake Off!!

 

[Dr_Heech 566,153]

One of my nicest things. Handmade by my grandfather (1909-1983) when he was an apprentice - he was a master carpenter, also heavily into engineering, motor cars and bikes etc,  and a nice momentum of him (he died when l was 15).

Heavy, hand-beaten copper dish with a tooled decoration around the edge. About 16" in diameter and has never been cleaned by me and l've owned it 20 years or so. 

First shot using the flash, the rest without, just to try and show the patina. The undernearth is almost as interesting as the top.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 04:06 PM by Dr_Heech
Grammar

[JDelage 4,545]

I love that copper dish!