A bit of progress. It's been a bit busy since my last posting. Moved from Placerville CA to my place in Idaho Falls...new wife, two dogs, two hamsters, and a Coleman cooler full of tropical fish. Started physical therapy for my spinal stenosis. Trying to convert my bachelor pad to married quarters again...at least my good wife didn't run away screaming when she saw the place. So far no problems with the build...all parts have fit perfectly. To tell the truth, I'm getting a bit tired of cutting railings. Only a few more of those to go. The gun barrel had me wondering a bit how to tame, but then I thought 'corn dog.' I assembled the various bits on a bamboo skewer, and left it in place to give the barrel some strength. I colored the end of the skewer red, so it looks like a tampon. Here are a few pics....the trusty old Canon came back to life, so have finally been able to take some clear closeups.
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For some reason, I was unable to add the photos as attachments. Every attempt to upload the pics failed. So, although a major pain in the sitdown, I loaded them into my Facebook album and inserted the urls into the post. Very frustrating....I hope you will be able to see them.