work in progress 1931 model A Ford

[hornpout]

building a 1931 ford model A for a customer in Florida 2015_05300031.jpg2015_05300032.jpg2015_05300033.jpg

[Keith_1]

Nice looking Ford - well done - look forward to your next post.

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[bj383ss]

Good to see you back at it my friend.

Bret

[artme]

Sweet!!!

[crowie]

building a 1931 ford model A for a customer in Florida 2015_05300031.jpg2015_05300032.jpg2015_05300033.jpg

Now that does look just great "hornpout", you are certainly making up for lost shed time.....Keep the photos of the good work coming!!

How big is it please and who's plans are you using please, sir??
Thank you, Cheers, crowie

[Dalboy]

That is one nice build so far

[crowie]

Just as a side issue, I've been curious as to your forum name "hornpout"....well today I did a "google search" finding the following.....
I am still none the wiser, why a retired mechanic & saw miller would give himself a fish slanguage name, so there must be a good story behind it all.
All that aside, it doesn't take away for the excellent craftsmanship you share with us from the cold north of the USA...Cheers, crowie

New Hampshire Slanguage: Hornpout



No self-respecting New Hampshire fisherman (or woman) can ply their leisure pastime for long…

before they end up with a hornpout on their line. At this point if you are wondering what the heck it was that I caught–in New Hampshire “hornpout” is just our local name for a catfish, and it is also known as a bullhead, and horned pout.
These freshwater fish are native to eastern North America, and you identify them by their large head with barbels (sometimes called spines, that are actually their taste organs which they poke and probe the pond or lake floor to find food). When the spines penetrate your flesh, you can get a nasty cut that hurts something horrible.
Treatment for the pain is to immerse your wounded flesh into HOT water, then wash the wound. After the bleeding stops, the pain and swelling will go away on its own in anywhere from a couple of hours to a couple of days. Infections are not uncommon, so see a doctor.
Apparently these fish are utilized for sludge management. AND, if you are ever bucket-bathing in the Amazon, do it in daylight.

[hornpout]

using just a picture and it's 15 inches long

[hornpout]

I was fishing hornpout (that's what we call them up in N.H.) with my father and a friend of mine who i worked with was driving by in his truck and yelled at me hey hornpout and the name got around and people began calling me that .I used to do a lot of fishing with my father before he passed away .