Nice Things

[Maynard Friedman 568,283]

This one’s in my daughter’s room

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

This one's halfway up our stairs..

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

[fre-co 894,781]

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

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

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 2,856]

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 749]

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

[smoothsailor 1,094]

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 8,728]

One from my kids room

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

 

[smoothsailor 1,094]

The smiley seems nice too

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

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 3,214]

@smoothsailor pm you 

[longshanks 972]

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 2,087]

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

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

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 608]

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

 

[MJF9 6,354]

@smoothsailor awesome artwork!

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

Phlegm's 'Customary Hats'

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

..and

 

[Thanks_M8 2,087]

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 January 23 by Thanks_M8

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

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 566,298]

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 January 24 by Dr_Heech
Grammar

[JDelage 4,839]

I love that copper dish!

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

Siegfried Kuebler designed Wilson Profile which i bought in 1990 (next to my kids Pro Staff)

It was the very first of the widebodies, i still remember picking one up for the first time at 'Racquets' on Division St

Non of that East German crap for me

I had to trade in my treasured Made in England Dunlop Max 200G for this beauty..

 

Edited January 25 by Double 0 Soul

[chicote 3,736]

I haven’t been able to share anything here as I’m still slowly making my way over to my new place in albuquerque, but here’s one of my most loved possessions: a Leica III, handed down to me by my grandfather. He bought it in 1930 near where it was manufactured in Germany. I’ve had to restitch most of the leather case as the cotton thread has been disintegrating along with the leather.

 

My grandfather was an avid photographer and used this camera throughout WWII. At one point he was commissioned by the US Army to take reconnaissance photos in Nazi territory, as a kid I remember seeing a couple of negatives he showed me from those rolls but not sure where they are now.

When I got it it would only shoot at 100, so most of my early shots came out quite poorly unless the lighting was just right and nobody was moving very much. I was very lucky to have it serviced by a man in Vancouver in 2016, I forget his name but he was the only surviving camera repair person on the west coast working on cameras of this era. (Edit: his name is Horst Wenzel - here’s a nice profile of him I found while trying to guess his name!) He was in his mid 90s and his shop was full of old Leica and Hasselblad bodies and tools. Since getting it from him it’s fully operational and very gratifying to use.

I haven’t taken many photos this year but here are some I took with it on a trip to New York in 2017.

 

Edited January 25 by chicote

[Thanks_M8 2,087]

Realized I have a few pocket knives floating around.

The one with the wooden handle I got from my SO 2 years for my birthday, the Carhartt-WIP one I got 2014 I think. Special edition and all that, came in a fancy leather sleeve, probably lost that. 

I carry this one on my keyfob, since it often comes in handy. The victorinox logo on the back fell off a while ago.

These two are probably my favorites. Had the Opinel since I've been a teenager and held up great. Sharpened it with a whetstone a while ago, which can be seen. Made with carbon steel, still sharp enough for all my needs. 

Edited January 27 by Thanks_M8

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

A ring which i bought for my Mrs nearly 20yrs ago, it's made from stainless so no value beyond design

..while it's on your finger it maintains its ring like structure but apply gentle pressure and it will start to collapse

.

.

 

[Hendsch 2,169]

It’s currently not that nice and I just dropped more cash into it than I’d like but my 81 Westfalia is a labor of love and source of constant frustration.

 

Edited January 29 by Hendsch

[Duke Mantee 8,785]

My orishigane - will happily shred the flesh from your fingers. Hand cut/hammered tin plated copper sheet

[Double 0 Soul 8,728]

What are the grooves at each side used for, does something fit in there and slide up and down like a mandoline?

[Duke Mantee 8,785]

I’m not entirely sure, but sometimes I use a small brush to clear the teeth and whatever I’ve grated can be swept down the channels - anyway it tapers to the top so it couldn’t be a slide mechanism of any description