Friday, July 25, 2008

Eric Kettenburg




Butch Darrall Furniture

Inlaid Hunt Board.


Sugar Chest.

Photos of Hunt Board by Wiley. Photos of Sugar Chest by Rowlands.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Argus Dowdy

Woodland Period steatite owl effigy platform pipe with freshwater pearl eyes; dimensions 4.75"L x 2"T x 1"W.

More of Argus' work can be seen at his web site.

Photos supplied by Argus Dowdy.

Chris Gaines Horn



Mark Francis McGee

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Wheelock Snaphaunce & Snaplock by Wulf

All of these locks are completely hand made.
Most of the parts on the rifle (except the barrel) are also handmade.








Steven Lalioff Pipe

A pipe carved in stone with the effigy face looking back at the smoker. It's a copy of the one in the Benjamin West collection. This might be the best thing I have ever carved. S.L.

Photo by Karen Abercrombie.

The Honest Brothers

This unique sign is used by the “Honest Brothers” at events and shows around the country. The Brothers, Ken Gahagan, David Hughes and Fred Threlfall are three extremely talented people who work on projects both individually and as a group.

As a team, ye Brothers display and demonstrate a number of eighteenth century crafts. David and Ken jointly produce historically accurate period furniture and woodwork. They create beautifully crafted pieces designed and executed in the finest eighteenth century manner. Whether it’s a lap desk, highboy, or a leather covered box, their attention to detail and historic accuracy is unsurpassed. David, Ken and Fred produced a writing desk for the CLA auction in 2006. David and Ken designed and built the walnut desk and Fred provided replicas of original eighteenth century maps that line the inside.

David and Ken have been featured previously. Fred’s work will be featured soon. The “Honest Brothers” can be seen at Cook Forest, Fort Pitt, Fort Frederick, Connor's Prairie and the CLA Show in Lexington. A.R.

Photo supplied by Ken Gahagan.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

CLA 2006 Auction

Christian Springs Flintlock Rifle by Mark Wheland. Handsewn Hunting pouch by Frank Willis. Lehigh Valley Style Screw-tip Powder Horn by Art DeCamp. Powder Horn Decoration by Roland Cadle.










Photos by Jan Riser.