What's on your workbench for August?

[Diamondback]

Well for something that is not a nautical item I can appreciate class when I see it in any artifact and that certainly is a fine looking piece of work DB.
Thanks for sharing it with us all.
Rob.

I'd bet they're issued for shipboard use on boarding or landing actions, and that's nautical enough for me. Thanks, my friend, that's high praise--hopefully someday, if you find your way here to the Northwet where the moss grows between people's ears in addition to on the trees, we can check you out on the toybox. :) Truth be told, the top half is almost straight-from-the-box--BCM top halves alone sell for as much as some companies' complete rifles because of having one of the highest parts-rejection rates in the industry, all I did was install the handguards/foregrip, rear sight and replacement front sight post. (Which is actually better than milspec--US military spec is a square post .072" across, Canadian is a round one .052" in diameter, and since I couldn't get the latter I have a .040" match-grade round post installed.)

Someday if the damnable tremors settle down, I hope to do the kind of scenery that you and Julian do, but in the meantime I'm stuck working with hammers and screwdrivers.

EDIT: Temporary stock's on, while it waits for the final to get back from refinishing.

As you yourself can attest from experience with the lovely Miss Eileen, Rob, the things we do for the ones we intend to grow old with... :)

[Bligh]

Here is the latest progress on my Island fortress.



Fort gets its first top coat.


Whilst that is drying, I assemble and glue down the town walls.

Rob.