fwiw... I haven't posted as much as usual this week because between errands, and work and sleep I have very little time each day to look for stuff to post.

And I had a notion to accomplish some brass polishing, because I have a couple things, that are made of brass that haven't been polished in forever. 

Not that I'm all spic an span, and into dusting and unnecessary labor and effort. Obviously I waste most of my spare time blogging... 

but, the brass for some reason had me motivated to get it cleaned up. A compass, and a dipping compass (neat thing I leaned of and picked up CHEAP as no one else bid on it) and a transit I got a couple years ago with an oak tripod, and a pair of wood and brass folding rulers (Stanley #62 and #32) and the middle of a great ol jackknife made by Western States Cutlery, it's an innovative design where the knife side and the fork side, slide apart so a cowboy (or Boy Scout) could use it as a knife and fork combo to eat with OR just use the knife when a knife is needed for cutting stuff. 

These are after the polishing (except the interior of the compass cover, those are still varnished) of course. 

Nope, nothing to do with cars, but, has a lot to do with why I haven't posted mush this week so far, and hell, I figure, most of you are regular readers, average age of 68, and might not mind seeing the brass stuff for a change. You can bet it won't happen again, as I'm not collecting brass stuff. I'm just out to do a boit of caring for the few brass things I happen to have. 

I'm also distracted by Clarkson's Farm season 5 on tonight