Let's see your homemade crafts!

[68_Shortbox]

There has to be some other people on here that make their own stuff. Post up some pictures of anything you made such as furniture, knives, stained glass, pottery, etc. I will start with the knife I just finished making. The handles are mahogany and the steel came from our scrap pile so I am not sure what type it is but it is definitely some hard steel.

[flashed]

Thats a neat knife ,all I make is messes .

[woodwright]

A couple of my holsters.

[LockDoc]

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I have made quite a few things in my lifetime. It seems like I always choose the hardest things to make so I usually only make one of them. I never use kits because I like to build things from scratch... It started when I was young. I used to build Crystal radios and balsa wood model planes when I was in my teens.. Some of the things I have made are: a tooled leather holster and belt, clocks (quite a few of these), stained glass, metal toys, a dry washer (for prospecting), A Dulcimer, a knife, did some metal casting, and a couple of display cases. Oh, and the wife and I built our house, from the ground up...

Here are a couple of pictures of the dry washer and one of my grandson holding the Dulcimer. The Dulcimer was built from hand cut Cherry wood from my uncles farm in Indiana. The pictures are kind of small.

LockDoc

[CG]

Leon I think you are one of those guys that hates to take the time to sleep ... cool stuff!

[woodwright]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

A few years ago - I took some old growth western red cedar on my place ,,, had a friend who owned a portable sawmill/ cut them into boards 3/4" thick..then with my table saw /miter saw/sander and the gluing ,nailing and varathane wood stain.plus coating I made 52 of these types cedar chests ..

52??!! Wow. You got more patience than me. Those are really cool.

[CG]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

A few years ago - I took some old growth western red cedar on my place ,,, had a friend who owned a portable sawmill/ cut them into boards 3/4" thick..then with my table saw /miter saw/sander and the gluing ,nailing and varathane wood stain.plus coating I made 52 of these types cedar chests ..

Can I have the tracking number for mine? ... UPS must have lost it =)

[68_Shortbox]

Originally Posted by flashed

Thats a neat knife ,all I make is messes .

Thank You! It definitely wouldn't of turned out the way it did if I didn't make a jig to hold the blade still when I beveled it.

Originally Posted by woodwright

A couple of my holsters.

Very nice! Is that kydex on the top and leather on the bottom? I still need to find something that I can use to make a good sheath out of. For now I just made one out of cardboard and gorilla tape to keep me from stabbing myself in the leg haha.

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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I have made quite a few things in my lifetime. It seems like I always choose the hardest things to make so I usually only make one of them. I never use kits because I like to build things from scratch... It started when I was young. I used to build Crystal radios and balsa wood model planes when I was in my teens.. Some of the things I have made are: a tooled leather holster and belt, clocks (quite a few of these), stained glass, metal toys, a dry washer (for prospecting), A Dulcimer, a knife, did some metal casting, and a couple of display cases. Oh, and the wife and I built our house, from the ground up...

Here are a couple of pictures of the dry washer and one of my grandson holding the Dulcimer. The Dulcimer was built from hand cut Cherry wood from my uncles farm in Indiana. The pictures are kind of small.

LockDoc

Very nice work! Did ya find any gold? That Dulcimer is very cool, someday I want to try and build a guitar from scratch.

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

A few years ago - I took some old growth western red cedar on my place ,,, had a friend who owned a portable sawmill/ cut them into boards 3/4" thick..then with my table saw /miter saw/sander and the gluing ,nailing and varathane wood stain.plus coating I made 52 of these types cedar chests ..

Mighty fine work, they look great!

[68_Shortbox]

Keep'em coming! It is fun and amazing to see what people have made with their own hands.

[slomotion]

I've dubbed around in the shop for a lot of years. Built boats for a while, then furniture, currently RC models. Had to build the cradles and hope chests for the grandkids. The sleigh and rocking horse was by request.

[flashed]

All of you guys are very talented ,nice work.

[Indian113]

I just got orders for 2 doll beds for granddaughters Christmas Presents. I'll post pics when I get them done. I would rather make them out of metal than wood though!!!

[Ol Blue K20]

I tried to weld wood once, couldn't get an arc struck.......so much for my talents.....but you guys make awesome stuff......

[woodwright]

Originally Posted by 68_Shortbox

Thank You! It definitely wouldn't of turned out the way it did if I didn't make a jig to hold the blade still when I beveled it.

Very nice! Is that kydex on the top and leather on the bottom? I still need to find something that I can use to make a good sheath out of. For now I just made one out of cardboard and gorilla tape to keep me from stabbing myself in the leg haha.


Very nice work! Did ya find any gold? That Dulcimer is very cool, someday I want to try and build a guitar from scratch.


Mighty fine work, they look great!

Yeah, kydex and leather. What kind of knife do you need a sheath for?

[68_Shortbox]

Originally Posted by slomotion

I've dubbed around in the shop for a lot of years. Built boats for a while, then furniture, currently RC models. Had to build the cradles and hope chests for the grandkids. The sleigh and rocking horse was by request.

Very nice work! That boat is amazing!

Originally Posted by woodwright

Yeah, kydex and leather. What kind of knife do you need a sheath for?

I need to make one for the knife I made in my first post. As far as I know no one in my area sells leather because its too expensive and doesn't sell well around here. The only thing I can think of is to try and buy some deer hide from a taxidermist but I don't know if deer hide would be any good for making sheaths.

[woodwright]

Originally Posted by 68_Shortbox

Very nice work! That boat is amazing!

I need to make one for the knife I made in my first post. As far as I know no one in my area sells leather because its too expensive and doesn't sell well around here. The only thing I can think of is to try and buy some deer hide from a taxidermist but I don't know if deer hide would be any good for making sheaths.

I've got a chunk of 8-9oz weight. Its what my holster backs are made of. PM me some dimensions of what you need and I'll send you some for the cost of shipping.

[Sillyoldman]

Too tired to find pics right now but my partial list

Duck decoys
Boats
Furniture
Doors

Most of my (cough-cough) skill were acquired due to the lack of money.

[slomotion]

Thank you Shortbox. It was one of my favorites.

An interesting thing about the mahogany box in the '33 Ford pickup is except for the bottom and the light trim, all of the parts; front, back, ends, top, and dark trim came from one magnificent board.

[LockDoc]

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Man, you guys have made some excellent stuff...

Here are pictures of a couple more things I made. First is a firetruck made out of metal. First picture shows the parts and the second shows it put together. It is 26" long so it is pretty good size. Second is the first and only knife I ever made. The metal is from a 1964 Chevy II leaf spring because it is the thinnest one I could find at the salvage yard. My hands about fell off before I got it ground down. As you can see in the one picture I still haven't finished polishing it. The piece of antler is from a road kill buck. It weighs about one pound.

I'll dig out pictures of a couple more things later.

LockDoc

[flashed]

I love the fire truck but the knife is cool too.

[68_Shortbox]

Originally Posted by woodwright

I've got a chunk of 8-9oz weight. Its what my holster backs are made of. PM me some dimensions of what you need and I'll send you some for the cost of shipping.

Much appreciated! PM sent.

Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Most of my (cough-cough) skill were acquired due to the lack of money.

Ain't nothing wrong with that!

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Here are pictures of a couple more things I made. First is a firetruck made out of metal. First picture shows the parts and the second shows it put together. It is 26" long so it is pretty good size. Second is the first and only knife I ever made. The metal is from a 1964 Chevy II leaf spring because it is the thinnest one I could find at the salvage yard. My hands about fell off before I got it ground down. As you can see in the one picture I still haven't finished polishing it. The piece of antler is from a road kill buck. It weighs about one pound.

I'll dig out pictures of a couple more things later.

LockDoc

The fire truck looks sweet and you did a really good job on your knife too. I always did like knives with handles made out of antler.

[Ol Blue K20]

Love the fire truck and knife Leon...The rest of this stuff is awesome too...keep posting guys...

[slomotion]

Leon, the fire truck is excellent! Where did you source the wheels and tires? Did you build the truck around them, or were you able to find them after the build?

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by slomotion

Leon, the fire truck is excellent! Where did you source the wheels and tires? Did you build the truck around them, or were you able to find them after the build?

Thanks guys.

slomotion: I used an original 1920's Turner Toys fire truck as a pattern for mine. Replacement wheels were available for the Turner Toys truck so I used them on that one. The ladders were available too but I decided to make my own. The company I bought them from was called Thomas Toys, Inc.

Here are a couple of pictures of the first one I made and it is exactly like the original toy. I didn't know about the reproduction wheels and headlight buckets at that time so I used the wheels off of one of the kids small toy wagons on it...... You can also see that there are no headlights on them but there should be. This one doesn't have the brass radiator shell on it either.

LockDoc

[72BlckButy]

Great thread!

Lockdoc.... you need to include a picture of your house, and...