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Offline Mike Brooks

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Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« on: July 31, 2010, 06:49:17 PM »
I didn't build this one, but was asked to give it some age and 18th century graffiti. Conrad Pickard is one of the ancestors of the owner and had a history starting in the F&I war through the Rev. way in NY.  Pretty nifty way to document an ancestor. ;)
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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 09:55:22 PM »
Nice job Mike. Nice tribute to Pickard.
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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 10:00:22 PM »
Sweet!
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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2010, 11:02:54 PM »
That's VERY nice Mike! :)
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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2010, 11:20:10 PM »
Very Nice
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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2010, 12:21:02 AM »
I like it!  Really added some character.

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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2010, 04:33:29 AM »
I like..  :)and I'm not a great fan of Besses. :-\

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Offline Kermit

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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2010, 06:10:41 PM »
Nice idea, great work. I like it a lot.
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Re: Ol' Bess to rattle some folks around
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2010, 12:38:12 PM »
I love Bess's. Nice job!!!!!!!!!
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