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Offline mullet

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Re: Black drink shell cup
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2013, 08:05:03 pm »
Very nice! If you still feel adventuresome the Holley the tea is made from grows down here. ;D
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« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2013, 08:12:55 pm »
you make the coolest stuff man, beautiful, bub
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Offline Parnell

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« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2013, 01:31:06 pm »
Eddie beat me to it.  I've got those full grown Holly trees growing in my neighborhood.  Be interesting to see somebody actually make it.
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Re: Black drink shell cup
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2013, 07:42:47 pm »
Just boil it down, take a BIG sip, hurl, and then hang on for the ride ;D.
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Re: Black drink shell cup
« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2013, 07:57:18 pm »
Sounds like you speak from experience, sweetpea. All of the old lithographs I have show them heaving pretty darn good.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Black drink shell cup
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2013, 05:45:30 am »
Yes swamp monkey that's a very old craft.Called skrimshawing.A pointed sharp piece of metal is used to scratch the lines of the pattern in.Indian ink is dabbed on,let dry,lightly sanded off and done again for touchups.Nowadays it's done with a laser.Before that a dremel tool.Nice job on your cup.I've done it on horn a bunch.Here's a pic.
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Re: Black drink shell cup
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2013, 02:48:40 pm »
Beautiful work! 
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Offline swamp monkey

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Re: Black drink shell cup
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2013, 08:23:49 pm »
Thanks fellas.  The kind words are much appreciated.  thanks for looking!
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