04-18-2011, 07:00 AM
Call me impoverished. No brass bells, or hollow balls, although I did briefly entertain the idea of a "hame ball", which is the brass ball that fits on the end of a wagon-horse collar.
I just used a white-painted wooden ball over a plain barn red painted wood shaft. But it is six Roman feet long, which is 66 US inches.
Tonight, I plan to add a brass band under the ball and at the base, to help prevent splitting. I put a large dowel in the ball and the center of the shaft. I don't think that would break, but -- and at the bottom, it seems you always lose a shard of wood some way or another. Besides, it will look better and more finished. Farby? Lemme know. Will send up another picture when it's ready.
I just used a white-painted wooden ball over a plain barn red painted wood shaft. But it is six Roman feet long, which is 66 US inches.
Tonight, I plan to add a brass band under the ball and at the base, to help prevent splitting. I put a large dowel in the ball and the center of the shaft. I don't think that would break, but -- and at the bottom, it seems you always lose a shard of wood some way or another. Besides, it will look better and more finished. Farby? Lemme know. Will send up another picture when it's ready.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
