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Divided he ad:
Ralph,

Them there tools are fantastic :clap: Damn tiny!

Just read through all the comments... Cluttered bench :lol: You should see the state of mine :bugeye: Makes yours look stunningly neat and tidy (I should be upset.... But I'm not :) )

Artistic licence... What's the point of making them yourself if you don't put your own twist on 'em :scratch: I'm all for take and use the set measurements and make the rest up as you go :ddb:

I was playing spot the mini tools, kept pausing the vid :loco:

I was thinking similar bout needing a mini carpenter too... An action man? :lol:

Keep 'em coming :thumbup:

Ralph.

flyingtractors1:
Hi Pekka, I'm tickled to know that you have higher awareness about building functional scale models. It is not just a matter of making it little. There is a science to this art defined by Reynolds Numbers, and the smaller it goes, the more prominent it becomes for form and function to cohabitate. Harnessing these two really does define the pleasure to the eye and mind (which are very discerning). Using a scale saw (blade of any sort) to cut non scale material does produce interesting results since the bond of the material is so relatively loose compared to the thin kerf of the saw, and the blade tends to wander requiring additional final finishing for presentation. I'm saying that I appreciate your high awareness of the intricacies at play here. But in the end, it is all about fine ilusion and good fun. Ralph

flyingtractors1:
Hi Ralph. It's good to see (hear from you again). I never knew that "cluttered bench" was a forbidden affliction, but am glad to know that it plagues others as well. :ddb: I had always rather considered it an acceptible personal means toward a desirable end. (I'm not upset either) And yes, I do believe that everything any of us does / creates carries an intrinsic signature, and we all hold our jaw uniquely poised when we work just like the old art masters who could be defined not just by the style and content of their work but by the very brush strokes that they took, the color combinations they used or media they employed. Thanks for being an astute observer and cynosure of art. Yea, I need a miniature carpenter now - one that is a little crazy and a big nut (like me). Ralph

flyingtractors1:
Since I rediscovered some of my old pics, I find some worthy of sharing. Ralph

Nail makers bench and anvil -- for scale those are straight pins on the anvil

And

Spokeshave bench and vise "shaveshorse"

Divided he ad:
Ralph, Cynosure! :jaw: Had to look that one up... Are you calling me "artsie fartsie"? :poke: :lol:

Those are very Neat. Do you use photo's to build from or the real thing?

I've never seen a nail makers bench and anvil before. That looks like it could have been an unskilled/apprentices job?

I like the spokeshave and shavehorse too. The horse being particularly interesting as something I have never seen before either :)

Learn something new every day they say.... Well there's 3 things and it's only 00:23! :thumbup:

Just wondering, Do you have you a setting in mind for all the tools? Like 3 walls and a floor of a scaled down workshop?
or a display case of some sort?

I keep telling myself to get a case built for my little oddities.... Should listen to myself too. They're all getting covered in dust :bugeye:

What's next on the build list? Did I read tool box?

Are you going all out? One of this type of thing with the great storage ideas and ornate inlays?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=carpenters+tool+chest&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=3Fu&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Qo1sUejGHa6o0AX0yICgBQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1038&bih=583

Ralph.

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