One less thing in my shop

[ogamiakira]

Michael the Tinker's kabuto (helmet) is finished. It's a damed pretty one. There are things I would like to change about it, of course, but that's the nature of life. I have to say that, for a change, I'm pleased and a little proud of it. The sixteen-plate bowl turned out very nicely, but the real showpieces of the kabuto are the tehen (the

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[baronalejandro]

Sir, would you be interested about now in taking up my jingasa project, since you're getting tired of kabuto? Let me know!

[ogamiakira]

You're on my list. Are you *sure* you want one of those things?

[mg4h]

What kind of jingasa are you going to make?

[ogamiakira]

A very nice one.
(I have no idea. I'll look at some books and try one that will look really cool.)

[ariannawyn]

Congratulations! I hope your sense of satisfaction at completing the kabuto well has helped lift your spirits.

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

[damedini]

You do beautiful work sir! And the worker is worthy of his hire. Seems an excellent price to me (and perhaps a bit of a bargain, given the level of work that you do).

[rani23]

I love Solvieg too. :)

And you too, Sir. you rock.

One last thing, you may (or may not) be a professional but you are most definitely an artist.

[unadesaintluc]

"450 for a commercially produced bascinet, unpolished?! With the right tools, I could crank out three or four of those a day! Well, at that point it was just a question of being fair. I'm not a professional, and I make these things in my garage."

Sir...I think they are probably making these things in their garages as well. Your stuff is professional in my book.

Have you ever thought about making one and putting it up on e-bay for a bidding war?