Christmas presents

[Powder Keg]

I have a couple guys that work for me in the machine shop where I work. We usually exchange small gifts. This year I made theirs. One fellow had a busted hammer. I bought him a new one and dressed it up a bit with the wood burner that I'm trying to learn how to use.



I turned several file handles out of Ash and made brass ferrals for them. I dressed them up a little also.

It was a fun project. The pattern on the hammer was on the hatchet in the movie "The Patriot" With Mel Gibson in it. I modified it a little for the file handles.

~Wes~

[krv3000]

HI and well dun

[sparky961]

It's always nice to see a hand touch on Christmas gifts in this world of extreme over-consumerism (not sure if that's a word, but you get the idea!).

-Sparky

[Bernd]

Nice work Wes. 

Never knew you were so artistic and a metal worker. Does that make you an artistic metal worker? 

Merry Christmas.

Bernd

[DaveH]

Nicely done Wes.
 
DaveH

[fixerup]

Hi Wes,
That was a great idea. Home made presents like that , give me a nice warm fuzzy feeling everytime I pick them up.
Cheers!
Phil 

[jcs0001]

Wes:

Very good - you are getting the wood burning down quite well.  Wonder if they will hang them or use them.

John.

[Powder Keg]

I told them to use the heck out of them That is what I made them for.

~Wes~

[jatt]

easier to identify your stuff from someone elses, especially if it grows legs.

[Brass_Machine]

Wes does have an artistic eye that's for sure.

Handmade gifts are always the coolest.

Eric

[Powder Keg]

I made these also. They are Zipper pulls. I saw some on another website and came up with this design. I'll try and get a better picture and show the tool that I made to cut these. I made a formed tool. I just plunged it to full depth, drilled the part, polished the outside with a bit of scotch brite, then parted the piece off. I made the tool out of tool steel and heat treated it with a torch.



Thanks for the compliments,

~Wes~