Chewbacca's original bowcaster found and restored

[lonepigeon]

I also feel the balls look a little smaller in ROTJ.
The Propstore bowcaster has High Bounce Pinkies because the ROTJ balls haven't been IDed.

 

[DarthWilder]

 

[thd9791]

I have this feeling those screw caps are furniture feet. I found some where the center bumps out until you nail them down then it dents inward.

You can even see marks from the original string wrap in ANH on the stock!

This is so very cool. I never realized the ROTJ side plates were much simpler.

 

[Darthmagpie]

I have this feeling those screw caps are furniture feet. I found some where the center bumps out until you nail them down then it dents inward.

You can even see marks from the original string wrap in ANH on the stock!

This is so very cool. I never realized the ROTJ side plates were much simpler.

Could they be a larger finishing washer and they had some scrap manufacturing parts that didn't get the center hole? Ya, I'm reaching here...

 

[Halliwax]

I have this feeling those screw caps are furniture feet. I found some where the center bumps out until you nail them down then it dents inward.

You can even see marks from the original string wrap in ANH on the stock!

This is so very cool. I never realized the ROTJ side plates were much simpler.

I can totally see that

 

[Halliwax]

More footage of this legendary prop

 

[Halliwax]

Today I helped a friend move a bed.. I did not have my phone with me so I don’t have a picture.

but the bed had metal donut caps where the bolts screw into the legs that hold the main rails attached

They were much smaller, but now I’ve been googling bed leg caps..

When I pulled the cap out of the hole, there was 4 sharp tiny triangle legs that grab the inside of the wood in the hole and kept it in place

These were far too small, but looked scary close

 

[Darthmagpie]

Today I helped a friend move a bed.. I did not have my phone with me so I don’t have a picture.

but the bed had metal donut caps where the bolts screw into the legs that hold the main rails attached

They were much smaller, but now I’ve been googling bed leg caps..

When I pulled the cap out of the hole, there was 4 sharp tiny triangle legs that grab the inside of the wood in the hole and kept it in place

These were far too small, but looked scary close

Something like these?

 

[Halliwax]

Something like these?
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You’re a wizard… yup! Like that but the dimple in the middle wasn’t as deep. I imagine it want as deep because it was a much smaller “donut”

But that’s basically the same exact thing that was on these legs of the bed frame

 

[Darthmagpie]

Found em surcharge for furniture glides for wooden legs...now to find the right model...

 

[thd9791]

The furniture caps I found, the ones you hammer the dent in the middle, we’re also too small but looked exactly the part

 

[Halliwax]

The furniture caps I found, the ones you hammer the dent in the middle, we’re also too small but looked exactly the part

Dang it!!

 

[Halliwax]

More footage of the bowcaster, and a bunch of familiar faces! Stick to the end for the Easter egg joke

I thought it was hilarious

 

[Scruffylooking]

Eethan, I need those stands made for the medal and bowcaster!

 

[JMSupp]

Cool to see the ROTJ Bunker Bomb Pieces on the stock.

Those look like bolt or screw cover caps. There a couple different styles, some once piece press on, and two piece snap on.

Here's an example of the two piece style: Bolt Caps

They even have the dimple! (Though the profile is different...)

 

[Halliwax]

I think the real part is in this ball park

 

[3251bimmer]

For whatever it’s worth, here’s a few shots of the vintage chair/furniture glide I have on my bunker build

 

[Halliwax]

I love it!

 

[Halliwax]

Any idea what time this item will be auctioned?

 

[CadetTK2386]

Any idea what time this item will be auctioned?

Absentee bids have already started and are ongoing I'm assuming until the auction ends. It looks like from the info on the website, the auction will begin at 10:30AM PDT and lots are sold sequentially via the live auctioneer. It looks like the lot number for this one is 358, of 452, so probably the live portion of for this item, and the ending, will be closer to the end of the day today, March 26th.