Let's see the cool stuff you make! Official "show off thread"

[Frosty]

Too risky to place on the front lawn?





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You’ll be ok as long as you don’t live in Indy or Bloomington

 

[Lpherr]

You’ll be ok as long as you don’t live in Indy or Bloomington

I could execute a test run and put one in my neighbors yard.

 

[Frosty]

I could execute a test run and put one in my neighbors yard.

I have a check for $5 in the mailbox in the morning if you do

 

[W3s]

I make glass art, both functional and not

 

[Frosty]

My sister had me make her some knives for some friends of hers. These are new designs and I think the handles could be a tad longer but they are still comfortable to hold onto. All are 1084 with epoxy resin scales.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

Again not so much something physical, but still required some level of work and skill. This is the hand sculpt of the creature in my avatar. Not remotely finished, still have to finish the Subdivision Detail Pass before doing the Alpha pass (which is the pass where all the skin texture is sculpted). Started with a lower poly 3D scan of an actual hand that I mirrored and merged together, however the vast majority of the crevices were hand sculpted. Claws were merged and fused by hand. Currently the model is around 2.3 million vertices. The final Alpha Pass for the whole body will be just under 100 million vertices.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

My sister had me make her some knives for some friends of hers. These are new designs and I think the handles could be a tad longer but they are still comfortable to hold onto. All are 1084 with epoxy resin scales. View attachment 316908 View attachment 316909 View attachment 316910 View attachment 316911

Your stuff never fails to amaze me.

I look forward to all your posts in this thread.

I'd love to come out to your shop and forge with you one day. I'll bring the cigars and bourbon.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Got my first review on my Etsy shop today and feeling pretty good about it. Had to show it off.

 

[Itchytriggerfinger]

Finishing up my GWOT cookies.

 

[Frosty]

Your stuff never fails to amaze me.

I look forward to all your posts in this thread.

I'd love to come out to your shop and forge with you one day. I'll bring the cigars and bourbon.

Thanks man, that definitely meta lot! I’m sure you could teach me a thing or two about forging!

 

[66chevelle]

what kind of forge do you all use? I would like to get one and was thinking of building a 2 burner propane but was given 4 large tubes full of coal It’s all small stuff around a golf ball size or smaller. So now im not sure if I should build a coal forge or maybe a propane one.

 

[Frosty]

what kind of forge do you all use? I would like to get one and was thinking of building a 2 burner propane but was given 4 large tubes full of coal It’s all small stuff around a golf ball size or smaller. So now im not sure if I should build a coal forge or maybe a propane one.

I run a majestic forge 3 burner propane. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Mr. Volcano on Amazon from the people in the knife making group I’m in on facebook.

 

[66chevelle]

I run a majestic forge 3 burner propane. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Mr. Volcano on Amazon from the people in the knife making group I’m in on facebook.

Would you recommend a 3 burner over a 1 or 2 burner? If I make a knife it would probably be a 3-5” blade. Mostly I want to make latches and decorative stuff for a rat rod project I want to build.

 

[Frosty]

Would you recommend a 3 burner over a 1 or 2 burner? If I make a knife it would probably be a 3-5” blade. Mostly I want to make latches and decorative stuff for a rat rod project I want to build.

I would go with a 2 burner if I were to do it over again, honestly I’d probably go a totally different route and get an atlas mini forge with the pyrometer but if you’re going to be more focused on smithing versus blade work a two burner forge should work well for you.

 

[66chevelle]

I would go with a 2 burner if I were to do it over again, honestly I’d probably go a totally different route and get an atlas mini forge with the pyrometer but if you’re going to be more focused on smithing versus blade work a two burner forge should work well for you.

Thank you sir. I will look into the volcano. I check out the atlas a while back and was worried the opening may be a little small for larger projects.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

I haven't fired up my forge yet. I got mine for free. It's a handmade deal made from a propane tank. Soon I'll be acquiring a simple coal forge for free as well. For personal projects I work in my buddies shop. He has a coal forge and a two burner hells forge. When I'm at the actual blacksmith shop for class 99% of the time I use a coal forge.

 

[Frosty]

Thank you sir. I will look into the volcano. I check out the atlas a while back and was worried the opening may be a little small for larger projects.

Yeah the atlas is pretty small, it’s definitely geared towards knives.

 

[Frosty]

A Damascus San-Mai. I got my core off center, causing the difference in the sides.

 

[Lpherr]

I got a call yesterday, for a last minute Christmas gift.

There's a gentleman that has a trophy room/man cave, and it has a portal window that said gentleman likes to sit in front of, while drinking his morning coffee, and peer at the outdoors. This gentleman isn't in the shape he used to be, so he spends quite a lot of time looking out of this window.
His wife contacted me about making something to place in the window, that would bring back some of the good memories of the outdoors. I asked the dimension of the window, and their son took the measurements, so I scaled down by 1/2", hoping that will be enough wiggle room if the measurement was inaccurate, and then I'll cut trim to surround the window, and it will cover any gap. The spaces in the center, will be cut through, so as to be able to see out the window.
Their trim is from Cherry, so this will also be cut from Cherry to match.

After showing the rendering to the wife and son, they said this gentleman will love this.
It's on the machine and I'm hoping I can get it delivered tomorrow.

 

[GregD]

I really like that one, Lpherr !