Gentry Gourds

Online Store Coming Soon!

September 24, 2011 by dgentry

After the Feast, we will catalog and photograph the remaining stock and offer it in the store. Check back in a few weeks!

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Feast 2011

October 1, 2011 by ksgentry

It was a little wet at the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, but we still had a great time. Plenty of people came by our tent and browsed the merchandise, and asked some great questions.

The rain on Saturday morning, and especially on Saturday night/Sunday morning made for soggy conditions in the park. Tow trucks were called in on Sunday to pull vehicles out of the mud in the pasture parking lot. The Sunday crowds were much smaller than Saturday’s.

Our new tent worked wonderfully! With the detachable sides, it was easy to open and close, and to change the configuration. Plus, it looked pretty sharp. With the rain keeping the canvas pretty damp, we have setup the tent in our front yard to dry.

Here are a few photos from the weekend.

Hope to see you all next year!

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Tent Poles – and a New Tent!

September 19, 2011 by ksgentry

Did I mention that we have a new tent for this year’s Feast? After several years of using the rectangular marquee model, we ordered a new square marquee from Tentsmiths. The only problem we had with the old tent was that the sides are attached. This means we had to wrangle a large and heavy roll of canvas during setup and tear down. It weighs 90 lbs! Detachable sides will make setup easier, and allow more options in the configuration. As a bonus, it comes with fancy scalloping along the top edge.

Unfortunately, our existing tent poles are not tall enough for the new tent. So we have spent much time and effort making new ones. We are not woodworkers, so there has been a lot of learning along the way. As shown here, the poles ended up with a very nice octagonal profile.

Come see our new setup at the Feast this weekend!