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Offline Larry Pletcher

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Curran Smooth Rifle
« on: November 11, 2008, 09:03:13 PM »
If you haven't seen it, you need to check out Tom Curran's Moravian smooth rifle on Contemporary Makers.  It's beautiful work.   I'm a fan of Christian Springs stuff like this.

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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2008, 09:31:40 PM »
oh, $#@*
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2008, 09:32:56 PM »
While you're at it, scroll down and see a glorious axe by Ken Guy.
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Offline Tom Currie

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2008, 09:43:00 PM »
Very nice work Tom, looks like you're moving up the longrifle food chain. ;)

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2008, 03:26:17 AM »
 Very nice work. Where was that photographed? The architecture and colors are GREAT.

Thanks, Tim C.

Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2008, 04:56:12 AM »
I gotta say I am somewhat shocked to see my own work on the Contempo site. It's quite an honor to me.

Even tho' that gun is an older piece(2000 something), I am very happy to see it there.

Tim, that's in Eastfield village, a reconstructed village put together by Don Carpentier, about half an hour from me. That particular shot is in the tavern, in one of the upstairs rooms. Don will be showing his pottery at the Lewisburg 18th Cent Artisan Show. The village is comprised of fifteen or twenty buildings from the mid 18th to mid 19th Cent.  Don collected these from around Nassau and Columbia Counties, NY over a span of forty years. The PBS special with Geo Washington was filmed here, as well as many Merchant and Ivory films.
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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2008, 05:06:33 AM »
Tom....color is too light, leave it at home.............Don

Offline B Shipman

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2008, 07:48:11 AM »
This is absolute proof that Acer has actually finished one. In truth, really, really nice.  Love the lock and carving.  Awful fancy for a fowler though. I'm dying to see the one finished he had at Dixons. The one with the great cheekpiece inlay. It looked pretty finished to me. I think we deserve to see pictures after being tempted for what seems a decade.

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2008, 12:54:30 AM »
I very much enjoyed seeing the photo study of Tom's smoothy.  For me, it has the exact amount of embellishment for a hunting gun.  And so well done!

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Offline B Shipman

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Re: Curran Smooth Rifle
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2008, 08:53:08 AM »
Taylor, I'm kiding him of course. Tom puts his heart into everything. As you do. This is what drives everything forward.