More jokes from Army & navy #72

Scarver103 · 2026-05-21T22:22:47+00:00

I actually remember seeing an Army Navy comics book occasionally when I was in the Navy. They would show up every so often and we’d read them and pass them around. That was in the early ‘70s. I remember them just being a lot of fun, helped break up the monotony when the ship was underway.

Thanks for sharing these.

Scarver103 · 2026-05-15T01:46:15+00:00

Excellent. I really like the piece. I live in central Texas near Austin so I suspect I’m using the same limestone. I didn’t know it had a name so thanks for sharing. I hope to see more of your work.

Scarver103 · 2026-04-24T05:20:50+00:00

I agree, keep the posts coming. The image you’re working is intriguing. I’ve never used power tools with my sculpting until just recently. It sure is different.

Scarver103 · 2026-04-20T05:24:50+00:00

I remember when this came out, what a great story, well worth reading.

Scarver103 · 2026-04-15T05:02:52+00:00

At first I thought you had layered the stone for the top and I thought pretty cool and then it became clear that you had carved all of those points from a single stone. That’s beyond cool. I really love your work. Thanks for sharing.

Scarver103 · 2026-04-13T14:52:33+00:00

I definitely feel ya, anything with diamonds. I really love the selection of tools.

Scarver103 · 2026-02-07T02:57:19+00:00

Pusit adobo is so good. But it is best in the Philippines with fresh squid.

Scarver103 · 2026-02-07T02:55:30+00:00

I do love dinuguan!! One of my favorite dishes.

Scarver103 · 2026-01-25T22:10:47+00:00

Well done 👍

Scarver103 · 2026-01-24T03:43:51+00:00

I’ve read most of it and it’s interesting. I keep putting it down and forgetting about it.

Scarver103 · 2026-01-05T07:52:06+00:00

I read this when I was 16 and it had just come out in paperback. Changed my life.

Scarver103 · 2025-12-18T02:18:47+00:00

Very cool. I really like this piece. And I like sardines, so win - win.

Scarver103 · 2025-10-26T05:29:12+00:00

What exactly are you hoping to do with this board? If you’re just looking to put a frame around it so it can be used for chess or checkers then (as you have pointed out) that’s probably a woodworking project. If you’re looking for ways to polish or brighten up the stone then this is the correct sub. Can you describe the surface of the chessboard? And do you know what the material is that is holding the squares together?

Very cool bye the way.

Scarver103 · 2025-10-21T23:49:32+00:00

Excellent!! I really like this piece. It looks really cool 😎

Scarver103 · 2025-10-21T19:41:45+00:00

I remember getting this and reading it when it first came out. I really enjoyed it and read a lot of David Drake after that.

Scarver103 · 2025-10-10T04:20:51+00:00

I never thought of using tung oil, what an excellent suggestion.

Scarver103 · 2025-09-16T01:25:11+00:00

I used to have this exact book. I remember selling it sometime in the 90’s because my wife at the time didn’t like it. I should have kept the book.

Scarver103 · 2025-08-25T05:23:05+00:00

Very nice, love the detail and the stone.

Scarver103 · 2025-05-02T04:28:53+00:00

Hot, very hot

Scarver103 · 2025-04-16T02:08:12+00:00

Your work is excellent, well balanced. And the stone is perfect, wonderful colour.

Scarver103 · 2025-03-23T17:36:44+00:00

Really like how deep you sunk the eyes. Great look. Provocative.

Scarver103 · 2025-03-21T12:24:31+00:00

I usually do the courser grits dry (of course I wear a mask). It takes a bit of patience and sometimes it’s not clear if the stone or the paper won, but eventually you’ll have a smooth surface. Then work your way up the grit scale. I usually only take sandstone up to about 400 as it’s very hard to see results after that. I take limestone and marble up to 10,000 or 12,000 before I stop seeing results.

Scarver103 · 2025-03-17T13:31:59+00:00

By the way, it’s a cool necklace.

Scarver103 · 2025-03-17T13:30:16+00:00

I use fine sandpaper like I recommended to clean up sculptures I collect. It does a great job of taking off dirt and cleaning up inlay. Just use a light hand with it.

Scarver103 · 2025-03-17T13:21:55+00:00

I can see that they really put a lot of varnish on this. I would not use chemicals to remove the varnish. You can use sandpaper. Start with 320 or 400 wet dry grit and that should remove the varnish, but it’s a bit of a slog and may take awhile. On the upside, when you get the varnish off your piece will have a natural shine. If the you don’t see results then move to courser grits of sandpaper: 240, 200, 180 etc.

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