Mr D was into match stick model making for a while, the last model he made was a Cobb & Co Coach. We went to Toowoomba Museum, and with their permission, climbed all over their coach, photographing and measuring. The result is a 1:12 scale model. It was shown at Caboolture Show a few years ago, and won Champion in the wood working class. The prize was a bit glass platter - with a coach and team etched into it.
When we sold up and left home, we donated the model to the Gatton Transport Museum, where it has pride of place in its own glass cabinet, along with the trophy
He now longer is able to make these models as we live permanently in the van, but he is currently looking for a smaller project.
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 06:23:29 PM
I did not realise that you would get the response that is coming through after I made the challenge to the other blokes on the forum..Keep it up guys thanks for sharing. Not so hard was it?.About to take some photos of my tapestries..When all sorted I will post the photos..Alan...
My appoligies to Mr D .The coach is absolutely brilliant..
-- Edited by mongrel on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 07:06:58 PM
My late step-father, it is said, used to knit in his younger days. I'm not sure whether its tre or not as I never saw any of his work. However he was the sort of man who could put his mind to anything if he wanted to, and never let stereotypes stop him in his tracks.
Surely some men on this forum must have hobbies on the road.
Thanks for the comments about the coach. You would not believe just how much encouragement this has been for Mr D to "get back on his bike" and make another model. He is thinking along the lines of a Furphy. His target is to have it completed by the time we get back to South East Qld, and add to the collection at the Gatton Transport Museum. I might start a thread with update photos.
__________________
Pay it forward - what goes around comes around
DUNMOWIN is no longer on the road and still DUNMOWIN!
My late step-father, it is said, used to knit in his younger days. I'm not sure whether its tre or not as I never saw any of his work. However he was the sort of man who could put his mind to anything if he wanted to, and never let stereotypes stop him in his tracks.
Surely some men on this forum must have hobbies on the road.
The men living on the islands around Scotland, [ and I think some of the Highlanders too], have knitted for hundreds of years.
One of my ex's Crocheted me a Pant Suit once, [ Open Shell Pattern.] then a Poncho, and made some for my mother and sisters too.
He used to work in a brickworks at the time. Reckoned it was relaxing. [ The Crocheting that is.]
I found this thread to be interesting because of late I have restarted my early teenage hobby of making boats out of balsa. My first attempt this time is of a sailing boat, basic but having some fun with it.
A bit frustrating at times as one eye sight is not as good as one would like, hands are all thumbs, in the end I have a radio controlled sailing boat 600 long stands keel to the top of mast 900 high. It sails not fast but sails, I am getting a lot of encouragement from my wife and family as I have never in my 43 years of married life had a hobby as such, work being my real hobby.
Mr Dunmowin l will be out at Gatton in the coming months I will be sure to have a look and make sure its being admired, I don't think my boat would be anywhere near your results, what I have found is joy in finishing it then being able to go down to the lake and watch it sail. No I am not a sailor no time for that, always been work first, second, you get the picture.
Good to read that other GN males have hobbies, I have looked on here before over the last 9 months since joining and never saw any comment about males crafts. Cheers Radar.
-- Edited by Radar on Thursday 2nd of January 2014 08:11:43 AM
...................................... I have restarted my early teenage hobby of making boats out of balsa. My first attempt this time is of a sailing boat, basic but having some fun with it.
I learnt to knit and sew at a very early age as my gran and mum both knitted and crocheted, my gran also did some amazing lace work as an outworker in the lace industry in Nottingham UK, the lace capital of the world I think then.
My mum was a seamstress so I learnt how to us a sewing machine both overlocker and standard machines, as mum used both in her work, and they were kept in the spare bedoom of our old family house.
I still sew today and do a little shadecloth work and small canvas covers etc. I also still love to knit but the call for warm woolies is not that great here in oz.
I taught my wife and my 4 daughters and 4 of my grandkids to knit and crochet so the skill goes on.
Mr D was into match stick model making for a while, the last model he made was a Cobb & Co Coach. We went to Toowoomba Museum, and with their permission, climbed all over their coach, photographing and measuring. The result is a 1:12 scale model. It was shown at Caboolture Show a few years ago, and won Champion in the wood working class. The prize was a bit glass platter - with a coach and team etched into it.
When we sold up and left home, we donated the model to the Gatton Transport Museum, where it has pride of place in its own glass cabinet, along with the trophy
He now longer is able to make these models as we live permanently in the van, but he is currently looking for a smaller project.
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 06:23:29 PM
Fantastic Mrs D, what a talented man you have there !!!
I learnt to knit and sew at a very early age as my gran and mum both knitted and crocheted, my gran also did some amazing lace work as an outworker in the lace industry in Nottingham UK, the lace capital of the world I think then.
My mum was a seamstress so I learnt how to us a sewing machine both overlocker and standard machines, as mum used both in her work, and they were kept in the spare bedoom of our old family house.
I still sew today and do a little shadecloth work and small canvas covers etc. I also still love to knit but the call for warm woolies is not that great here in oz.
I taught my wife and my 4 daughters and 4 of my grandkids to knit and crochet so the skill goes on.
What a fantastic story! The only thing I ever knitted was those cotton reel things where you fed the wool in through the centre of the cotton reel after winding it around some small nails in the top and it came out like a knitted sausage, these could be sewn together later to form beanies, pot holders or rugs etc.
I came across a bloke once who had one of those commercial knitting machines, he made Ski jumpers as a hobby and made a good living out of it as a sideline....
