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[wroughtn_harv]

As you've probably guessed by now we're wanting to do a pen and ink drawing of a wagon using iron for ink.

We've got a ways to go but this is what it looked like tonight when we shut down.

Thanks Mike.

 

[MikeD74T]

but besides the constraint of none of us being artists quote]

Looking at your numerous works it's obvious that you have no artistic talent. Your inability probably parallels Picasso's failure as a house painter. Nothing you've posted is less than amazing. Keep it comin'. MikeD74T

 

[txdon]

Bobby and Mike, thanks for your help and ideas, we will really miss the third set of hands the next few days!
The old wagon wheels we found in the bottom of the junk heap added inspiration and energized the project today. We only have two days left on this project until Harvey and Glenda head north. Tomorrow we will finish the line drawing buckboard on the gate. We also need to add something in the 4' of empty space behind the wagon. Hopefully we will be able to start installing the gate late tomorrow. We also have 128 hand forged green leaves with vines to tack between the two top rails of the entry fence.

Jim, I used the BH to take out the curves in the gate and it worked pretty good. We WERE going to cut up the fence and use the pipe as spokes of the wagon wheels before we found the real wheels. Now the gate lives on with it's little wheel to roll again (but at a different location).

 

[MikeD74T]

Tomorrow we will finish the line drawing buckboard on the gate. We also need to add something in the 4' of empty space behind the wagon.

Keep in mind I'm from New Hampshire & only was only ever in Texas long enough to drive straight across the pan handle, and actually have NO artistic ability, but a silhouette of a horse or steer with a lead tied to the back of the wagon could look pretty cool. Probably just the neck & head coming from the end post ???? Something bent up from round rod ??? MikeD74t

 

[jinman]

Nice job on the buckboard! You added enough extra details to make it really look authentic. I don't know what to add behind the buckboard unless you might do as MikeD74T suggested and put a cow silhouette. I bet you might also do a cowboy and cowgirl silhouette, but that might take away from the wagon. The outline of a cow's head, neck, and shoulders done in iron would probably be about as easy as anything. A prickly pear cactus would work too, but that might be kinda involved to complete in two days.

I still don't understand where the position of the gate will be relative to the cattle guard and how it will tie in. With the wagon wheels, you have to have space for the axle assemblies if your gate rolls on a rail. Those axle areas on the wheels are pretty darn wide. They may have to be trimmed so they don't hit the gate posts. If it will be a swing gate, then all this is a moot point, but as usual, I'm confusing myself by thinking too far ahead about something I don't know anything about.

 

[mikim]

Don - on my way home today I had a thought about what to put behind the buckboard .... a cowboy pushing the thing....just a thought -- by the time you read this - you'll prolly have it done.
Jim -- the wheels this thing runs on are inline and on the bottom and really cool ....they are V'd and run on angle iron -corner up . Picture the angle iron laying with both edges down and the corner sticking up - then these wheels fit right on top straddle of the corner.

 

[pennwalk]

Don,
I'm thinking what's behind a wagon is dust. How about some iron dust rising up from the back of the wagon?

Chris

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Here's a lunch time update. All is going well.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Every now and then you see something and it causes someone special to come to mind. This morning as I was waiting for Don to do something or another I glanced over and Eddie came to mind.

 

[EddieWalker]

I AM NOT GOING TO OPEN UP THAT PICTURE !!!!

It might be a hose, or a piece of iron that's all twisted, but I'm not taking any chances. Anything that looks like a snake and is seen at Don's Snake Ranch, is probably a SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie