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Billfish Trophy
paul b hill -
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 3:04pm
Detail  This is a closer view of the body plates and the working transmission.  Rick
paul b hill -
Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 8:10am
When I said working transmission, I mean that the gears inside the fish all spin independently. When I decided to make the cut-out opening for the gears, I thought it would be great fun to have them roll and spin. It seemed to me that the opening in the marlin would be one of the first areas people would want to touch...so i wanted to enrich the experience for the viewer...a more tactile element for the participant. So by saying "working transmission", for me, means it works to serve as a means to an end...hopefully adding some fun to the piece. There were a lot of little kids at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show and it was really exciting for them to be able to come up to the marlin and enjoy spinning the gears (most of the big kids liked it as well)...ie: "working transmission"! Thanx Rick, Paul » reply  Transmission?
Rick Crawford -
Friday, April 13, 2007 - 6:10am
That is really great! I like the work. Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge » reply  Congratulations Paul! Very
visitor -
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 7:48pm
Congratulations Paul! Very inspirational pieces.The industrial aspect fits perfectly into the fish anatomy.Grace,quality and beauty...Deluxe Fish Craftmanship. » reply |
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Transmission?
Hello Paul -
Nice work, I really like it, but what is the transmission for? Does it do something? You are saying 'working transmission'. Does that mean it just wasn't junk, or that it actually does something?
Just wondering,
Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge