Let's see your homemade crafts!

[fun in dirt]

Super cool - I never even thought about model boat races!

[4u2nv]

Gas or electric ????
Nice work
Were they called sea-flee's at one time ?

[Ironhorse]

Some really cool and creative items in this thread. Not quite to the quality of some of the things shown here but made this shop clock from an old beat up hubcap a few years ago. Hangs on the barn siding wall of the wet bar, lets me know it's "five o'clock somewhere" and must be time for a small indulgence,

[Ken O.]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

Gas or electric ????
Nice work
Were they called sea-flee's at one time ?

These ae gas. 30.5cc motors, 55 inches long 65-70 mph.

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by Ken O.

These ae gas. 30.5cc motors, 55 inches long 65-70 mph.

That must be like a motor out of a weed eater .Those are impressive .

[joesscamaro]

Chevy nutcase: That is really cool. This seems to be one of those dying trades that would be beneficial to know how to do. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

[Chevy nutcase]

Originally Posted by joesscamaro

Chevy nutcase: That is really cool. This seems to be one of those dying trades that would be beneficial to know how to do. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Thanks for the nice compliment. I'm getting into carving and since the steering wheel in my 66 c10 has a crack or two I might make a leather wrap for it. I was also tossing around making door pockets because lacking a center console theres little room for storage in these trucks

[joesscamaro]

If you end up doing either of those that you mentioned, please be sure to post the pictures! I'd be interested in seeing some "in-process" pictures too, if you're able to capture any.

[Chevy nutcase]

Originally Posted by joesscamaro

If you end up doing either of those that you mentioned, please be sure to post the pictures! I'd be interested in seeing some "in-process" pictures too, if you're able to capture any.

I absolutely will post in process pics when I get back into it. Thx

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Chevy nutcase

I absolutely will post in process pics when I get back into it. Thx

Hand stitched? Thinnking about making some hood straps (think euro cars-or 20-30's cars)

[Chevy nutcase]

Originally Posted by NONHOG

Hand stitched? Thinnking about making some hood straps (think euro cars-or 20-30's cars)

Yup everything is hand stitched and hood straps would be easy to make. Just need an example or accurate dimensions

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Chevy nutcase

Yup everything is hand stitched and hood straps would be easy to make. Just need an example or accurate dimensions

Went on YouTube right after posting here. Learned a bunch!

[Ol Blue K20]

Very nice stuff!

[mongocanfly]

Very impressive leather work

[GOPAPA]

These are Cedar Chests I built back in the 80ies out of dark and light cedar with the dark being old gowth cedar

[joesscamaro]

That is really cool. That last knife picture...is the sheath made out of the same material that you made the handle with?

[72c20customcamper]

Yes it’s Black Walnut .

[joesscamaro]

That's really cool and diggin the truck.

[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!

[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.