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Title: Christmas presents
Post by: Powder Keg on December 22, 2011, 07:56:00 PM

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.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/Powderkeg3418/Fileandhammer.jpg)

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~

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: krv3000 on December 22, 2011, 09:03:05 PM

HI and well dun

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: sparky961 on December 22, 2011, 09:29:46 PM

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

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: Bernd on December 23, 2011, 08:47:24 AM

Nice work Wes.  :clap:

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

Merry Christmas.

Bernd

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: DaveH on December 23, 2011, 08:52:36 AM

Nicely done Wes.
 :beer:
DaveH

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: fixerup on December 23, 2011, 10:55:21 AM

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 

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: jcs0001 on December 23, 2011, 02:46:40 PM

Wes:

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

John.

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: Powder Keg on December 23, 2011, 03:03:45 PM

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

~Wes~

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: jatt on December 23, 2011, 03:24:16 PM

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

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: Brass_Machine on December 23, 2011, 08:11:58 PM

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

Handmade gifts are always the coolest.

Eric

Title: Re: Christmas presents
Post by: Powder Keg on December 24, 2011, 12:56:54 AM

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.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/Powderkeg3418/Zipperpulls.jpg)

Thanks for the compliments,

~Wes~