Shhhhhhhhhh! I snuck into the barn today cause round this time of year, as it gets chillier and chillier, hubby retreats to the barn for warmth. Enough with the yard work....enough with the gardens.....enough of not being creative with my hands (he says).......and I usually reap the benefits of his proto-types! I word it that way so it doesn't seem like I get the rough draft of all the nicer things that come from his creativity! But...as I said....shhhhhhh! I'm making you privvy to he first creation of the season!

I said (in another thread) that romance comes in many forms.......and this is one of my favorite ways to be romanced!

Ladies and Gentleman...........hubbie's first windchime...EVER!

Gawd..........I love that man and his wood! *giggle*

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If you know me....you know I take two pics of EVERYTHING! Especially my man's wood!!!!!

Oh geezzzzz!

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because when I got this sneak preview he had just coated the copper chimes with laquer (so they don't weather to that green color) and the wood with polyeurethane (sp?....too lazy to look it up...lol!)

but....here's the clapper.......metal buttons on wood!

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here's the wind catcher......which I am informed will have the same metal buttons on it as an eye catching feature!

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And please notice in that pic above.....that strange object in the background that closely resembles the outline of a really, really cool picnic table!

If we all hold hands and close our eyes and wish out loud..........by spring it could be just that! My new picnic table.....which I've been waiting for since early this past spring!

Oh damn.....I'm gonna pay for that one! Yikes!

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Very nice darling. (YES! and I'm so happy you normally take two pics of everything.

It looks like it would have much lower notes than the normal “tinkle” wind chime. Out of honest curiosity, are those chimes made from ¾” EMT? And the top ring, ….. what did he use for that?

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SORRY! Spoke too soon. (AGAIN)

The chimes looked silver in the pic. I'd love to chat with Mr. Lixy (can't remember his nick. lol) sometime.

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He sure knows how to work his pipe too


It's lovely! I have one Scotz made, now if Mr. Lix wants to crank out some and sell them let me know. I can start my own Pixies mens windchimes collection.

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The above chime is a proto-type. Hubby has never made one and is quite excited to hear them in the autumn wind! And even before this one is finished.....he has another in mind. He brought me this object.....which he found in our old barn.......and he wants to use it as the clapper for the next wind shime (bigger pipes....and just an all around bigger chime). My first question was, "What is it"? He didn't know. It is really heavy (bout 2-3 lbs.) and reminds me of a cannonball from the civil war! But....it has this hole through it and would make for a pretty shitty cannonball....doncha think? He thinks it came from a bell...an actual clapper from a big bell! But....I would love to hear any thoughts or opinions or actual facts.....if you get the notion!

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another view......I made him put it in his hand to show scale! It's iron.....not lead.....and it might not make the best clapper because as I said...it's rather heavy.

Any clues?

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Very interesting item. Do you know what the material is? Is it magnetic? Can it be easily scratched? What color is it after you get through the oxidation?

That hole through (assuming it all the way through) it is VERY interesting. A hole of that shape and in that location had a specific use intended. What does the surface look like?

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LOL- (next pic, I couldn't wait )


It looks like a casting with that parting line. How well was it finished or machined after?

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PF.....Originally, hubby wanted an all metal clapper because wood just dulled the effect of the sound on the copper. When he couldn't find just the right piece....he opted for the wood with the metal buttons (which he found in some of Pop's collection of what-nots that he collected over the years.....and I mean he passed on a collection!!!). So now we have the best of both worlds (in sound) as the clapper will rotate and the chimes will hit either the wood or the metal...........and we've heard both and I wanted wood and he wanted metal! But then.....I always want wood! LOL! The pipes are left over from a plumbing job we did earlier this summer...and are 1/4". Sorry they look silver, but I had to lighten the pics because it is very overcast today and the lighting in the barn sucked! Did I ever tell you how well he sweats............................................ ......pipe??????? Yuck, yuck! And PF? He never chats on this forum.......cept for the occasional cooing at me.......but he watches and tells me what to type for him. (Note to self: X-mas present for hubby? Typing lessons!!!)

Lilith.......He sure does know how to work his pipe! Er....um....and he hangs a pretty nice chime too! As to cranking some out.....I've been trying to convince him to make plenty of everything he's made......bird houses, trellis's.....etc.......but he just says.....I like making them and giving them away........I don't think I could sell them! To which I reply......"????????????????????"!!!!!!!!!!! LOL! I gotta get a pic of the two sided bird house with brass corners he made me.........oh.....and the one with the front porch and all the "gingerbread" type decoration on it too. You might have seen that one on the side of my barn in a pic or two...but I never really took a close-up. If you want a chime.....I'm sure he'd love to make one for you.....and all you'd have to do is gimme a P.O box to mail it too....because I know you value your anonymity!

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Actually, the item that looks like a small cannon ball looks a lot like a deep-sea fishing weight that is used for big nets.

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I tried my best to get as much detail of that thing as I could PF! Yes..the hole goes all the way through.....yes it does have a cast line. I likened it to the same way they make dipsey's (weights) for fishing........one side of mold filled with molten metal...then the other...and close it and let cool...and voila.....a whole weight! Didn't scratch it yet......haven't tried to clean it either. It's rusty and has a pitted surface though. I used to live near the Red Bank Battle Field in National Park, N.J........and they had an exibit of cannon balls and the house left standing from the battle of Hessian Run still had some balls in the side.....and they looked very similar to this thing....though they didn't have holes and they weren't as small.

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