Tarnation poster

[Jack Cronkhite]

Hi. Travelling at moment. Can anyone give me the dimensions of the poster. I have it at home but I'm not there. Thanks

[Greg Baehman]

17" x 22" overall with an image size of 13 7/8" x 17 7/8".

[Jack Cronkhite]

Thanks for the info. Looking at some old barn boards to make a frame. They should complement the shed in the poster. They are all grey with some lichen growing. Will post a pic once completed. Cheers, Jack

[Jack Cronkhite]

Well, after a few years of scanning pheasant country for the right weathered wood, a friend and I found some fir boards used on a now rotted shelter fence. Three held some promise. After they came home and were examined closer, one was selected for a framing project for the Tarnation poster and another will become a wall display mount for the Borden Parker. The third one turns out to be not as good in the shop as it looked in the field.

Here is TARNATION !!!

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=716&pictureid=8365
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=716&pictureid=8364
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=716&pictureid=8363
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=716&pictureid=8362
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=716&pictureid=8361
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=716&pictureid=8360

[Robert Bork]

very nice, I LIKE IT

[Eric Eis]

You sure got that put together fast... Very nice

[Jack Kuzepski]

Very nicely done!

Jack Kuzepski

[charlie cleveland]

jack that is a right nice piece of wood for that poster..i do not have the poster but do have thesportsman magazine that had it on the front cover..thanks for posting the picture....charlie

[Dean Romig]

Pretty cool you used a piece that has 'critter' claw marks!





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[Jack Cronkhite]

Dean, not sure what critter but there must have been one some time ago. Could have been kit fox, red fox, porcupine, skunk and possibly coyote. The other thing I like is, when we were ripping the 12" board, that knot on the right side of the frame was raised a bit and the blade just bumped it up further. So the knot remained sticking out beyond the edge. Kept that, as thought it also was interesting. There are also several old white stains from bird droppings. The droppings are long gone but the stain remains. The decades long weathering, including lichen, made it quite irresistible to make something from it. The whole board was cupped, so the 45 degree corners were difficult to make work but close enough. It is rustic anyway. As I said, the Borden Parker will grace the wall with another one of these boards and some apple wood branches to make the support "dowels". The things we can find to do when there is nothing but time, until that is used up. Cheers, Jack

[Jack Cronkhite]

Charlie, I keep watching for that issue. Missed it once on ebay but one day, who knows. When I was a kid, somewhere, somehow, I did see the Tarnation artwork and it stuck in my mind forever. My Dad had VH 145522 which I still have. He used to use "Tarnation !! " for times like hitting a finger with a hammer or ..... well you get the idea. I couldn't believe my good fortune to grab Tarnation as a screen name when we could do that. All the best to you Charlie.
Cheers,
Jack

[Leighton Stallones]

Is the Tarnation poster available from somewhere?

[Jack Cronkhite]

I posted on the forum and asked if anyone had one to sell or a spare. I got lucky.

[Dean Romig]

Jack, is yours an original or a reproduction?






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[Jack Cronkhite]

It is the poster that PGCA had made up. An original would be nice :)