/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1311100

>>1311100
Bump
Can’t post anything b/c I’m not good enough yet to make anything aesthetically pleasing

i get the feel dyie is kinda dead?

>>1311135
Probably just a slow day, not everyone being a neet maybe (can’t talk shit b/c unemployed)

>>1311142
what the hell??

>>1311145
It's a cupholder.

>>1311142

>>1311148
i thought you burned a hole in the table

>>1311152
nice what material you used for the scales?

>>1311166
Its black palm. Its a weird stringy hard wood. looks good but probably won't use it again as its a pain in the ass. It wouldnt take any oil.

>>1311152
>>1311166
Heres another I made cherrywood for the scales.

>>1311173
nice i got a piece of cherry wood, that has 2 colors, currently drying

hazelwood, and stone oak,

>>1311151
If I remember correctly, he did.

>>1311201
yeah looked at it again, why tho?

>>1311167
The fuck is that beautiful monstrosity?

>>1311203
I didn't have a hole saw.

>>1311214
good answer

>>1311186
Absolutely gorgeous. How hard was the metal to work? I'm going to have to make a dagger of my own, soon.

>>1311208
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/13/hackaday-prize-entry-zappotron-super-sequencer/

>>1311422
that was a ver easy blade very wide.
daggers are hard af currenty forging one
as a replica of historical dagger pic kinda related

Might as well bumb this thread!

White oak mugs i made for me and a couple friends.

>>1311581
Small oak and walnut bottle.

>>1311582
Cherry necklace

>>1311583
And a ring box.

Cmon anons I know you've got some nice thing to show

>>1311583
why would you invert the order of the second stave of runes? ya fucked up

amputation knifes

This is an O1 tool steel kitchen knife, about 200mm/8" using very thin 2mm stock with a convex grind. Got it to about 60HRC after 3 thermocycles to get the grain size extremely fine and treated with a hot vinegar patina.
Made a low-level mokume gane bolster using copper, nickel silver and brass, quite a fair bit of fiddling to get that bonded to the steel (high temp silver solder) and actually stay there when it was heat treated. Handle is done in a keyhole-style, basically layers of F4 and G10 squished together with a burl laminate on the outside.
Has nice balance and managed to keep the weight down ok.

>>1311605
Are they for butchery?

>>1311100
Not great photos or sealed but.

Rebated maple niche I made for the WC

>>1311640

>>1311621
>papyrus font

>>1311634
Na i made them for a mate who teaches medieval history. students love them.

>>1311581
>wooden mug

wait, what?

I made everything in it from bare materials and pirocarved the wood myself(have no idea how it's called in English)
It's a cat toy, there is an arduino in it that controls the servo bracket therefore moves the laser

>>1311641
What am I seeing here?

>>1311186
wow

>>1311605
selfmade blades? stunning they are

>>1311621
amazing knife realy good

>>1311582
cool thing is it tight for long time?

also have knife pick scabbard set

Selfmade knife thread?

>>1311135
It's always been a slow board.

>>1311699
good knifes are aethetic anyways.
i don't like most animal horn grips, but that's a personal thing

>>1311714
I made that knife when I was 15 and the horn seemed like a good idea. It wasn't.
Never use that one.
The slim knife ist just a 10mm steel rod hammered and filed . Plain S235Jr. No heat treatment whatsoever but I use the crap out of it.

>>1311725
I also started forgin and knifemaking with 15
pic related
>my first knife
>mystery steel from the basement
>no real heat treatment
>hilt is wood worked with heat and some high numbers of finishes
>still cut

Do I have potential /diy/?

>>1311806
depends for what purpose you made this?
if it fulfills the purpose it's beautiful in its own special way of being an Axe with downsyndrom

>>1311809

can be useful to have a point you can stick into difficult to reach places to cut something, a disposable knife so it does not matter if you chip, damage or dull the blade

ITT: mediocre creations at best. keep it up guys but this is far from true aesthetics. just spend some more time on your work guys, you'll get it so much better then

inb4 autistic screeching

>>1311697
Is that top one made from a huge drill bit or was it just normal metal that was twisted?

>>1311909
i just twisted it as i didn't had time to do a propper handle i planned first,

>>1311605
>>1311646
That is pretty cool, I've only seen them in museums or collections, funny thing is they didn't really change all that much until the very late 19th century... people still needed limbs lopped off in 30sec or less. Some of the old timey bone saws also range from the hilariously agricultural hack saws to really beautiful, silver plated bread knives.

>>1311694
Thanks mate

>>1311621
that is a work of art

>>1311468
Thanks man, love to see jury-rigged stuff like that. I always think current tech is hampered aesthetically by the minimalism trend.

>>1311816
How'd I do? Coffee table Xmas gift to me ma

>>1312109
awful rug. neat concept. is it resin? id imagine glass would be pretty hard to get to stay together.

Built a floating bed frame and placed some cheapo leds that I got off of Amazon, gonna upload a webm in a sec. Need to tone down the brightness

>>1312109
Sitting anywhere but the center of the sides must be really annoying

>>1312109
Damn, thats really well done

>>1312109
Very sharp, what wood?

>>1312109
Very nice. The resin should have been the same thickness as the wood and the legs are a bit awkward IF people are meant to sit around it. I'll give it 8/10

>>1312114
Yea, epoxy resin. I'm just the table guy, got nothing to do with the rest of the decor

>>1312125
It's a coffee table, so there's not much need for people to put their legs underneath

>>1312222
Parota, pretty economical for the size slabs you can get and its grain pattern

>>1312248
2 reasons I didn't go full thickness on the resin. Weight, the epoxy in the table as is weighs almost as much as the slab. And the second was that I only had enough to go like 3/4 of the woods thickness, and didn't want to wait for another batch of resin, so I figured 1/2 the thickness of the tabletop would be the best solution

Appreciate the kind words and critiques, I'm always surprised by how civil(relatively) and constructive this board is compared to the rest

>>1311103
>>1311100
eh, I guess it's be a nice gift, nothing I'd want to show off.

>>1311100
>boss says NO RADIO
>goes full reee
>rips out every fm radio in all equipment
>no idea why
>contemplate quitting but no jobs
>Descides fuckit i WILL have fm radio and rock the fuck out 14 hours a day and if i get caught and fired i get underemployment a few months till i find a job.

>Build cd player, car speaker, 12ah 12v gel battery, detatchable fm antenea, cig lighter to equipment for charge / run.


Was a hit. Break down and hide boombox nearby. Crank jams until boss shows up. Remote kill from pocket thanks to "wireless offroad lighting kit."

100% fuck the rules

>>1311149
Fucking 4chan...

I fixed it XD

>>1311581
Dude! How to make waterproof?

>>1311806
Behold zues, the prison king

>>1312109
Epoxy resin wood /10

I think i saved this from google. Nice work

I see a lot of beautifully crafted stuff on this board, so I'm always a bit nervous of posting what I do

I made dis

>>1312498
looks good.

>>1312423
nice

>>1312413
well , elaborate,

first one wasn't my choice in composition it was costumor rodered , i still very much like the finish even tho i wanted a straight handle

with the second i never had any problem

>>1312117
Attempt 1

>>1312557
What is it, anon?

>>1312556
That is so fucking rad, I'm about to move into a new house and think I found my new bed idea

>>1312557
I really wouldnt post your work here.

It'll just get panned...

>>1312562
When I get home I'll post a simplified version of how I built it/materials

>>1312557
Would fry eggs on your pan, good job.

>>1312566
>>1312562
Here's an album I made. Sorry about the lack of exact details.
https://imgur.com/a/oYdbB

Not sure if this makes the cut. I find it aesthetically pleasing.

I can do better, but this is it for now

Made this whilst at a furniture making school.

>>1312695
Take the flag off the ground. Don't care if it's a scarf or what, don't put it on the ground.

>>1312702

good point! dude should at least wrap it around is dick and asshole to show appreciation for his freedumbs.

>>1312709
I don't like people wearing the flag for fashion either but at least don't throw it on the ground if you're such an asshole you bought clothes with it on there.

>>1312725

>>1312725
Here in Britain our flag is widely seen as a racist symbol (especially the English one) therefore I don't understand how you can take so much pride in your national flag.

>>1312109
How strong is the joint between resin and wood? Curious why resin is half the thickness of the wood as well. Looks cool, and craftsmanship is sharp, but I saw a similar project, called “waterfall” table, but the artisan had a lot of trouble reinforcing enough to keep the resin from separating from the wood.

>>1311148
Is that an aircraft switch panel?

>>1311605
Post a video of these in use please.

>>1312498
I like how the clitoris looks like a real cherry.

>>1311167
im fully erect

>>1312506
nice

>>1312557
underrated af

>>1312699
underrated af x20 thats a real feat

>>1312428
White oak is already waterproof, they age rhum in oak barrels (dont mix it up with red oak, water will flow right through it). You just need to have a really tight seal and some glue that can handle water. The whole thing is sanded really smooth and burned a little inside (like they do with barrels). It's then finished with a food safe wax.

>>1311696
It was quite tight when I made it, dont know now since someone bought it.
I glued a piece of cork on the cap and cut it to fit inside by hand.
>dont look at the measures they dont make sense

>>1311658
If treated well they can last a long time, I've been using them for more than 2 years and they still look new.

Here's some cutting boards I made for family gifts this christmas

>>1312699
That's a beauty, I'd respect anybody who can make something like that.

I think I still need a bit of practice.

>>1312737
Consider that there are people out there that are not into advanced interracial cuckoldry. In other parts of the world, you are even allowed to carry a pistol if you are a cop.

>>1312752
Yep.

>>1312737
i also don't like my countrys current flag, it reminds me of the racist oppression we suffer but you can surely find more about such things on /pol/

>>1312737
I'm german btw

>>1312699
fucking mad man, what wood? this is true beauty love it

>>1312702
flags should only touch the ground when the last man of the troop bearing it breathed for the last time.
and even then a good flagbearer would ramt it through hin own body to keep it up in the air.

>>1312833
>all that shit everywhere
This is why none of you have GF.

>>1312699
That's pretty fucking spectacular. Is that walnut burl veneer for the doors?

>>1312751
Ive made a handful of these before this one, some with pieces of wood floating in the center of the 'river' and haven't had any issues of separation of the resin and epoxy. The joint is strong enough to support a person standing on the river part

>>1312919
>the virgin neat'n'tidy
>>1312833
>the chad slob

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>>1312930
Thanks anons. I was pretty pleased with myself after I finished it.

The darker brown looking wood used for the table and carcase of the cabinet is black walnut, the doors and all the little little inlays are made from redwood burl veneer. The light wood used for the stringing and banding is Holly.

The cabinet doors are coopered, meaning they're made in a similar fashion to a wine barrel, though, as their serpentine, it's a little trickier.

The legs are were turned on a late, then using an index ring and a router fixed on a special jig I added the grooves for the reading, they get cleaned up my hand using purpose made little profiled card scrapers.

I've been woodworking for almost 10 years now, tis a fun way to make a living.

This chair is made from Holly, with a piano black finish (black leather dye and shellac), I learned how to use gold leaf for the embellishments and I cheated and used pre woven caning for the seat (I've since learnt how to cane preperly). The 6 beads run from the very top of the stiles to the bottom of the front legs, tapering as they go.

>>1312702
Lol, kill your self amerifat

>>1312974
Meant to say the chair is made from Cherry, not Holly.

>>1312974
Another nice piece.

As a working woodworker, what would you charge for that chair and how much time would you say you put into it

Not sure if this counts as /diy as I do try to sell these, but here is a kitchen knife I made

>>1312996
I was a student back then, so at the time this took me around 3 weeks.
If I made it now it'd take me around a week and I'd want at least $1600, if it was an order of several, the price would drop to $1400 for each additional chair.

Not a huge market for this kind of work though, most of the things I've made since then aren't reproductions. Lots of mid century modern stuff and industrial stuff, though I am in the west coast atm. On the east coast there's more of a demand for reproductions.

>>1313002
Beautiful blade, I love the bolster too, looks kinda collonial. I think it'd look great if it had a brass pommel too, but I don't know if that would mess the balance up.
Beautiful work.

>>1311658
Wooden cups were common throughout history.

>>1313002
IMO anything you make is /diy/ unless you're an employee working in someone else's shop. It's not a professional/amatur distinction.

>>1312731
>flag on the ground
>sitting on the flag
>BEER WITH A STRAW

what the fuck, man? how does this happen

>>1312849
Fucking americans

>>1312556
Looks like a good way to burn down your house and yourself if you accidentally leave that on while sleeping

>>1312680
wth is this?
looks a bit like a portable rail gun? idk somewhat with electro magnetism?

>>1313108
I am german
but the us a military tradition actualy stems from the prussian military tradition,
so there might be a similiar thing

>>1313118
Fucking germans

>>1312737
This has to be a joke. Go away /pol/.

>>1313425
in the netherlands we get fined for showing our own flag and you are seen as a neonazi

>>1313425
In Australia our flag is seen as racist if worn as a cape.

It's a symbol that you want to bash brown people.

>>1313433
you're full of shit. every fuckwit wears the flag as a cape on Australia day, doesn't mean they want to bash brown people

>>1313431
>>1313433
I>>1312737
I would say this is a joke but I have seen enough stupid articles to kinda believe it's somewhat truth, not in the Netherlands case but the English flag is definitely seen as racist and has a connotation with football far right hools. Anglo countries have lost its ways.

>>1312680
I can't find this on your site, so I assume you actually are behind the site. I thought it was a real sort of generator, but is it based on some electromagnetically powered Fallout gun?

>>1311668
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Like this but for a toilet not a shower have not installed it yet.

I made another one of these for my doktor.

made with my CNC co2 laser

>>1313425
perhaps 75% /pol/ bullshit.

The union flag certainly isnt racist, but the St George cross flag of england has been co-opted by the skinhead rightwing fringe like the BNP and worse, the EDL, who have a habit of marching about yelling about Muslamic rayguns and Shakira Law. (and complaining because "them immigrant muslamics dont speak england proper" )

In a similar vein, St Andrews' saltire in scotland, the Baner Cymru of Wales, and the Cornish Baner Peran are all associated with the independence movements there, though they tend not to be overtly racist - some like the scottish nationalists are firmly pro-immigration while being anti-english, in a bizarre reversal of prejudices.


Generally, however, the UK has a bit of a "WTF" reaction to flag waving, really. the sheer predeposition of the average American to get all teary-eyed, with a hand on heart sobbing about gawd "bless amurricah" at sporting events is a bit weird to us. We really dont do that sort of thing at all. Unless its a national sports event (think Superbowl/Daytona500 style big event), the Last night of the Proms (music event where people leave all common sense at the door) or something like that, the very idea of flag-waving and all that, yet alone wearing the flag is all considered a bit gauche.

Celebrating the coronation and "god save the queen" and all that sort of nonsense ended in the 70's or 80's, really.

>>1313524
Nice. post pic of laser setup, for science.

>>1313538
>some like the scottish nationalists are firmly pro-immigration while being anti-english, in a bizarre reversal of prejudices.
You mean posers/retards? Here in Spain we have refugee loving catalonian separatists that are too retarded to realize that once catalonia is 90% arab there will be no catalonia anymore.
And by the tone of your words you sound like a cuckoldry aficionado too.
>muh rayyyyyyyyycisss skinheads
Maybe if your neighborhood became a no-go zone like in sweden you'd snap out of it pretty fast.

>Generally, however, the UK has a bit of a "WTF" reaction to flag waving, really. the sheer predeposition of the average American to get all teary-eyed, with a hand on heart sobbing about gawd "bless amurricah" at sporting events is a bit weird to us. We really dont do that sort of thing at all. Unless its a national sports event (think Superbowl/Daytona500 style big event), the Last night of the Proms (music event where people leave all common sense at the door) or something like that, the very idea of flag-waving and all that, yet alone wearing the flag is all considered a bit gauche.

Could it be because there is nothing to be proud about living in an indian colony where you need to be over the age of 18 to buy cutlery, where cops paint their nails in solidarity with tumblr wymmyn, where white women and children get raped continually by le oppressed migrants, where you are not allowed to defend your own home and have no effective means to do so, where not even the cops can protect you because they don't have guns themselves, et cetera? I mean, I wouldn't wave that flag either, you know?

We have it bad here, but oh boy, I've seen some gifs from britain with a pack of niggers bullying a white female cop that couldn't do anything about it, some soyboy cops that couldn't take down a rabid nigger 2 vs 1 (one cop was grabbing his leg and the nigger was sweeping the floor with him walking as if nothing was happening, the cop looked like
>cont

>>1313546
it;s just a normal industrial 130w laser, I'm at home right now not at the shop

>>131354 btw the pic is a simple cheap homemade version that also works great for wood

>>1313538
>>1313548
>cont'd
a little girl grabbing a leg helpless) and many more stuff. I mean, I wouldn't wave that flag, I'd burn everything on that island and start over at this point.

Americans have it bad too with all the shitskins and pedros, but maybe americans wave their flag because they can actually buy a gun, and defend their house and families from rabid niggers? Dunno man, just a guess. I'd get teary eyed too if I could own a firearm for self-defense.

>>1313548
>>1313552

>>1313574
>muslamic rayguns
>shakira law
>bernie fag
Checks out.

>>1313574
Quality reply as expected from a dumb cuckold.

>>1313538
>diy
>making it /pol/
stop
i like /pol/ but this isn't /pol/
also fuck, a flag measn what people think it measn and the sint gearge cross is an aold symbol and no matter who tries to "corrupt it" if other people still use it and i think the majority does it is englands flag so fuck

the german tricolore flag wasn't corrupted by the DDR regime, and its inumanitys
so fuck off

>>1313574
>sanders
>thinking other people are dumb
sorry but this is a /pol/lacks /diy/ threat and i actualy wanted to do something without insane political bs so fuck off
and stop ruining OPs feel good threat,
go to /pol/ god damn

>>1313616
>i like /pol/
confirmed retard

>>1312788
I made some too.
First time making something like this so it was a good source of learning.

Can't wait to get out of where I am living now, so I don't have to drive a distance to get anything done.

>>1313548
>2k18
>still believing in the Swedish No-Go Zone meme
Maybe you should leave your apartment one day, and try to see what the real world looks like

>>1313658
>addreses only one point with some vague claim "is da raycisssss lies"
If the current situation keeps going, you'll be soon reminded of what the real world is like.

Mohammed is itching to cut you open and put sharia once and for all in europe.

>>1313658
>Dude stop browsing /pol/ and see what the real world looks lik-

https://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/merkels-shame-germanys-muslim-rape-map-revealed/

"THE terrifying scale of migrant sex attacks in Germany has been laid bare in a new map detailing the thousands of locations where women and children have been raped and abused in 2016 alone."

"Shocking figures show 2,125 people were sexually assaulted, 199 were raped and and 380 were molested in swimming baths by a combination of refugees or non-German nationals this year.

There were also 319 murders and attempted murders committed by foreign nationals and migrants in 2016, 14 of which were committed against children.

Migrants were responsible for 59 terror offences in Angela Merkel’s country since the start of the year and 112 incidents of arson."
"Thousands of sex attacks and murders have been committed by non German nationals in 2016
The map shows the volume of depraved sex attacks spreads the length and breadth of Germany, prompting calls for the Government to prevent the same happening in Britain by making sure migrants adhere to British laws and values.

Sickeningly, children are often the target of foreign sexual deviants across Germany, with 26 minors raped, 633 assaulted and 286 molested at swimming pools in 2016.

The revealing data, compiled by a German group called XYEinzelfall, also includes an incident of a 10-year-old boy being raped by an Iraqi man in the Theresienbad public swimming baths in Austria.
"

"XYEinzelfall is attempting to expose “the covering up and keeping secret of these attacks” in the wake of the staggering volume of sexual assaults reported on New Year’s Eve in places such as Cologne.

A spokesperson for XYEinelfall told Express.co.uk: “There is a problem for sure. Women are harassed on the streets everyday."

>>1313668
"XYEinzelfall is attempting to expose “the covering up and keeping secret of these attacks” in the wake of the staggering volume of sexual assaults reported on New Year’s Eve in places such as Cologne.

A spokesperson for XYEinelfall told Express.co.uk: “There is a problem for sure. Women are harassed on the streets everyday.

“Women are forced to put their eyes on the ground when they encounter groups of migrants, in order to avoid harassment, but they get harassed anyway.

“Some old ladies have been attacked in their own homes.”"

"This map shows the extent of sexual assaults and rapes across Germany
In Cologne on New Year’s Eve alone 1,222 women reported being sexually assaulted or robbed but 211 of these cases have been suspended by police due to a lack of evidence.

It has prompted German authorities to increase the number of police tenfold to 1,500 in Cologne in a bid to avoid a repeat of the sheer volume of sex crimes during end of year celebrations.
"
"The swimming pool in Austria where a 10-year-old boy was allegedly raped by an Iraqi man
There are fears that if Germany’s open door migration policy is adopted in Britain it could lead to a similar hike in offences.

John Bickley, Ukip immigration spokesman, told Express.co.uk: “It’s important that migrants who come to the UK realise that they must obey our laws & respect our values.


“However, unless the authorities ruthlessly apply the law of the land, ignoring the failed mantras of multiculturalism and political correctness then what happened last New Year’s Eve in Cologne could be replicate here."

>>1313658
Yikes, I wonder if if this happened to your family you'd stop being a cuckold to other races or if the brainwash is stronger.

>>1313658
Found the mudslime

>>1313671
to be fair
a huge amount of migrant violence aims at other migrants

>>1311148
Or, you know, just put the cup on the table

>>1313692
Holy fuck, how out of touch with reality do you have to be to say that unironically?

Yes, the mass gang rapes in sweden and germany are directed towards burka wearing arab women.

Disgusting lying cuckold piece of shit. You should be hanged from a lightpost just for saying that.

>>1313658
>still believing in the Swedish No-Go Zone meme
i don't live in sweden, i live in scotland.
vocal majority here are pro immigration to a fault.
where i live is in a row of terraced flats on a main street in a large city.
while there are some brown people living in my close they are in the absolute minority, perhaps one in ten the rest are a diverse mix of 'locals' and some easterns.
Every shop on the road since in the past 10 years has changed hands and are now run by brown people.
there are 3 barber shops who won't cut my hair without giving me an afro or a fade. there were two convenience stores who changed hands an now sell only rice and spice, keepers don't speak english at all. the butchers is now halal. antique shop now sells weaves for black women. pubs are boarded over. charity shop has closed recently, interesting to see what it turns into.

its certainly not a no go zone by any stretch, no problem walking even at night, there is a surprisingly tiny number of brown inhabitants, however interestingly i feel absolutely unwelcome in any commercial premises i could walk to.

>>1313756
I'm saddened to hear places in scotland are already like that. Condolences from a fellow European.

>>1313658
French car burnings and "zones sensitives" were a thing years before american media got wind of it, and everyone screeched at fox for calling them islamic no-go zones or whatever.
Closer to the truth: that they are drug and crime-ridden ghettos filled with upstanding french-african youths who've burnt tens of thousands of cars, not just on new years, but all year round, for decades.

fuck yo all this is NOT /POL/+kys

>>1313549
>130W
>diode laser
Uh ...

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what fucking board am i on again?

>>1313885
What the fuck happened in this thread

>>1313902
the effluent pipe from /pol/ has overflowed again.

>>1313907
Someone mentioned something tangentially related to politics, it was only a matter of time.

>>1313902
it was all good and nice and then someone talked about flags,
i histopried a bit around and then autism hit someone right in the veins

Damn, go away for a day or two and this is all over the place like a mad womans shit

>>1312102
>that is a work of art
Yeah, pretty much! Its all completely functional, but sort of a ways down the line of experiments to see how far I can push my own skill/comfort zone... so after about 3 complete disasters and 3 'successes' that actually hang together solid enough to be comfortable. Then some further evolution in terms of the blade and handle shape, so its the one I'm happiest with so far.
Those ones that really blew apart where quite hard for me to mentally bounce back from, losing a huge amount of time, the materials cost a lot and I actually swore off it for a while to go make some comparatively simple blades.

Course, showed it to someone and they immediately put in an order for 3 knives sort of in that style- one of which will have a pattern welded, san-mai blade which I absolutely fucking hate doing (its summer here and about 30-40C so pattern welding anything is a nightmare) but they where just going 'nope', open book, take your time and its really kind of hard to say no to that.
So I'm really in for some suffering over the next month.

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>>1311148
i thought the cup was floating in the air

>>1313637
realy like the wood patterns

Little cherry wood knife for carving, marking, and has a thick back for opening solvent cans, the crude goblin knife of horse bone and forged file is for utility, shape is very good for leather and fabric work as well as holding hilariously sharp edge, made it as a joke, but surprised at how much I use it.

>>1313115
Yeah its a replica Fallout 4 Tesla Rifle

>>1313489
Yeah my website isn't regularly updated, I'm more active on my FB page.
it's a replica of the Fallout 4 Tesla rifle

Might as well post my fins here. They're my greatest diy achievement of all time.

>>1314665
>They're my greatest diy achievement of all time.

Some of us consider them to be THE greatest diy achievement of all time.

I do a lot of flowers and stuff.

>>1314745
Wow that online collage maker is shit. Wrench hatchets are always fun to make and they sell the instant I put them up on social media

>>1314665
>the king of rice

>>1314665
Batman?

Pseudoacacia table for mum as x-mas gift.

>>1314746
that's hideous

>>1311581
>they're not round they're angled

fuckin a that's good shit

>>1314974
To you maybe. It still sold for $100 without me even trying to or putting a price on it.

>>1314745
Enamel?

Lil sterling stacking rings

Made everything including the shitty beat https://youtu.be/j6o_C8Y4wjE

>>1313002
What kind of metal is that?

>>1315050
alternating twist and ripple pattern-welding, probably 1084 or 1090 carbon steel and 15n20 carbon-nickel steel, with a ferric chloride etch for contrast.

relatively simple pattern-weld compared to some of the multibar herringbone or serpents in steel type PW / damascus steels, but its distinctive and effective.

>>1315052
It reminds me of a really cool jewelry technique called mokume gane, I wonder how similar the process is

>>1313100

He also has a shirt that reads "I STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM"

>>1313885

One of the ones where a lot of sane people like to point out flaws in other peoples "logic" by showing them the cold hard facts to refute the core of the thinking process.

>>1315045
>rattlecan

>>1315053
There's some mokume up there- >>1311621

>>1313020
Ooga booga!

>>1312109
Cool, but too much contrast in the different wood shades. It reminds me of an old, crusty mom with a "kinderegg" hair cut

Lot of fantastic shit in this thread. I hardly believe it at all.

Any tips on easy but sturdy knife handles? Im a bit afraid of dowels since I dont have a decent drill at the moment and for some reason I lack patience for wood in general.

>>1314746
Seems like a pain in the ass to make use of a wrench head. I was thinking of doing this with a cheap hammer instead. Do you cut the O in two and turn one side into a point or do you just lob it and work with the handle?

Little pot i made. Cut a template out of card with raised bits on, pressed into clay to make the pattern, then folded it up and joined. Fired the terracotta at stoneware temps to make it go that dark brown.

>>1311621
nice knife i want to grab a 2x72 and get into making knives but currently getting more poor every day from crypto and waiting to get out what type of steel are mower blades usually i have access to unlimited blades to practice with

>>1315677
I still use files and smaller hand sanders, but by the same account I rarely work with anything thicker than 3-4mm
Generally* mower blades are 1045+ a shitload manganese in them and as-quenched 820-840C (1500F in oil) they're about 55HRC. You can knock that down with 2 tempering cycles of about 180C and think thats around 360-380F

*Your mileage and manufacturer may vary a lot, but most of the ones I've come across around the 1045-50, some people say they also come in 5160 but I reckon that's more into the slasher type blades you see being run off a PTO behind a tractor. I'd also run them through at least 3 thermocycles once you've walloped on them for a while to help normalise the steel. Aim for a 900C, then 800C and maybe a 700C cycle, letting it air cool to room temp each time.

>>1315700
>knock that down with 2 tempering cycles
meant to say, knock it down to about 53HRC, you'd have to do some digging to find the exact specs
It makes great machetes and bill hooks

>>1315702
you can change the tempering at that low of a temperature? cant a regular oven hit a little over 400f

>>1315704
Yeah you can try for the low 50hrc's with higher temps, most ovens will crank to about 250-260C which is like about 490-500burger units

>>1315053
It's essentially the same

>>1314665
I bet they keep you lined up straight when you're pulling your trailer, right?

>>1315677
> what type of steel are mower blades usually i have access to unlimited blades to practice with

Scrap.
Scrap metal is what they are usually.
Dont learn on mystery metal, its just adding extra layers of variables to your work, when you need it least. Spent $5 to get some 1084, so you know exactly what your material is. its a no-brainer.

>>1311100
First lost foam aluminum casting, as cast, straight from the sand.

>>1313002
Do you sell online?

>>1314810
I like it, simple and understated, but looks like a comfy eating area.

>>1314665
I broke up with my girlfriend today and this made me laugh. Thank you anon

>>1312792
Raised panel tombstone door, nice job anon, that's tricky to do.

Made this at my mums house,

West australian jarrah hardwood decking, had some leftover from the floating deck i built over the paved patio area.

Slating and gates as well. Alot of it was warped, so i borrowed her neighbors decking clamps.

Absolute pain in the arse to do, as the bench was built over the existing open grill with tiled benches either side. The chimney is still there but outdoor open bbqs are illega where i live now, so made sense to turn it into cupboard space.

>>1316223
Thanks
She wanted it simple, it fits to the rest of dining area and kitchen.

>>1316358
i was so confused at what i was looking at there for a second, thought it was like a suspended cabinet with a magic coffee cup

>>1314745


Those look pretty cool. I like them more without the paint.

>>1315304
i like this

>>1316837
Is that historically accurate as far as you know?
What's the purpose of the two leather things on the back?

>>1316857
Sort of.
Size and weight is right.
Rawhide for the edges.
Everything is riveted.
The leather bits are for a strap.
I did cheat by making it from ply and carved lines in to look like boards.
Does taper from centre to edge.

Just finished stitching the sheath, still need to oil the handle and sand the blade, first knife I've finished in almost 2 years, feels good man

Not the finest grind lines but it's sharp and holds a good edge.

>>1313511
kek'd

>>1316826
Thanks. I made this Jewelry box for my mum's birthday. I havent made anything for a while and i'm hoping to get back into pottery soon.

>>1312709
LAUGHS IN AMERICAN

>>1311100
I like it

>>1312737
Because we aint a country ran by and full of cucks and rapefugees.

Your flag isnt rascist youre just sensitive

>>1312979
You first faggot.

Fat faggot

>>1313020
YABOI! you still making these?

>>1314665
Sweet! Fuck the haters and losers

>>1315677
Shit for knives. Fine for decorative or practice tho

>>1315881
Mu railroad spike knife....

>>1316309
Should find the archived threads. Nothing but flaming. Fucking faggots so butthurt the poor kid was having fun.

They are really gonna lose their mind when i get my shit done and take pics

wool felt slippers

>>1317049
Not anymore man, i make tables now

>>1316951
Is that a marlinspike you have there?

>>1312498
medieval gazelle pussy necklace, 10/10

Ok I'll post some of my knives. These were all made by hand, some forged, some stock removal. But left to right are older to newest. I do have closeups if anyone wants to see them better. Ps, the last 2 are the only ones made of known steel, dont let anyone tell you you can't learn on scraps. But i will say, whats not pictured is the equal or greater number of failed blades that cracked.

>>1318294
Pic

Guys I need help, I am not a hardcore DIY guy nor am I really good at any of that thing, but I wanted to make something for my gf.
She has OCD regarding wooden stuff, like whenever she feels scared or is afraid she likes to knock on wood, so she carries pencils with her.
My friend has a laser so I learned a bit of illustrator to make a wooden bracelet thing for her but I've no idea how to tie it up and connect it properly.
Any suggestions on how to complete this thing?

>>1318303
I got these two cords but I am a bit lost on how to tie them up and make an adjustable knot or something.
I don't have one long cord and I'm leaving to another country soon, and she will fly there in couple of days so I don't think I will have time to find more materials, basically if there is a way to make a nice knot or something like that with what I have already I would be really glad, but any suggestion would be nice.

>>1312968
>>>/facebook/

>>1318294
Failure is part of making knives, long as you learn the hows and whys it happens there's a small amount to gain from it. Though for me it still involves shrieking like a chimp and hurling stuff.
The bowie on the left is really good, normally I don't like them (bowie knives) but the rough aesthetic really has that frontier era look.

>>1318305
It looks lovely, anon! You just have to make two knots; you tie the end of one of the two in the middle of the other one, then repeat on the other side, and you should be able to make them slide and adjust the lenght of the bracelet to get it on and tighten it. I don't know if I explained it well, sorry.

>>1318300
They all look like they were used to murder someone.

>>1316894
Fooled me, looks like 4 boards.
Would be fun to take out a home invader with a shield,sword and helmet, butt naked, screaming about how you're going to burn them alive.

>>1312423
What a dickhole. I design radar equipment while listening to music.

skynyrd makes the day go smoother man

I've got a couple

>>1318437
I think I sort of get it, but I am not completely sure.
Do you think you have a video or an image that explains it?
From what I understand what you are basically saying is that I should make knot of one cord on the other cord and the other cord on the first one, right?
What kind of knot? Anything works?

>>1318455
Found a tutorial! ( http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/adjustable-sliding-knot-necklace-tutorial/ )
I use a simple overhand knot, though.

>>1313885
On the diy board of polchan

>>1313110
LEDs don't put out that much heat

>>1311100
It is pretty. Cant imagine using it though

>>1318526
Fuck. Thought i was still on /ck/.
Very nice knife.

>>1318428
Glad you say that about the knife, it was made to be one of those "that's not a knife, now THIS is a knife." crocodile Dundee style. I wanted a nice looking, shiny, eye catching, pig sticker, And I made it for my dad who wanted a belt knife for civil war reenactments.(Yes I do know the civil war happened (ended) before the battle of the Alamo where Jim bowie, namesake of this style of knife died. But the sandbar fight where his famous blade was first used happen several years before the start. So it's possible that a soldier could have been carrying around this style of knife in battle. Plus I'm the blacksmith so what I say goes.(is anyone still reading this rant at this point? No, just me? To hell with it all.))

>>1318446
>>1318456

>>1317161
>>1317158
>>1317157
>>1317155

Nice

>>1318590
>Yes I do know the civil war happened (ended) before the battle of the Alamo where Jim bowie, namesake of this style of knife died.


errr. I'm no historian of american military history (my field is european medieval and renaissance), but you are talking about the Alamo, from 1836, and the US civil war of 1861-65?

because unless you're living time backwards (and in that case, tell me what next week's lottery was, or is.) I'm not entirely convinced you've really looked at a history book....

>>1314365
i like them both, and i would feel cool using that mutant white one

Here's.. something I've made.

>>1318978
And here's that same.. something from the back.

>>1317162
nice! I wouldn't know where to start...

>>1311605
>"Dont talk to me or my wifes son ever again"

>>1314665
fuck

Godspeed

>>1318590
Pre-civil war and the colonisation era in the US had the vast majority of knives come from the UK, France and Germany, where they'd generally be a re-purposed butcher knives of various shapes and sizes, commonly called the 'Trade Knife'. Which is an era of cutlery I'm interested in, despite not being american, those there sold all over the world on the rise of industrialisation in Europe.
Bowie's where a mix of Sheffield kitchen/butcher knives re purposed to make them a bit more stabby and borrowed a bit of their designs off the Spanish navaja blades- some made locally of course in the US when they could get steel of decent quality and they remained very popular for a long time.

So much so the Sheffield factories tooled up to make Bowies and shipped them out en-masse to meet the demand for big ol pig beater type knives that where picked up by anyone heading west. Another knife style which arrived after the Bowie was the Arkansas Toothpick, which is sometimes double edged, sometimes a single edge clip point and generally has larger guard to stop your fingers being chopped off (as much) when you're fighting bears, mexicans, drunks, poor losers in cards and indians.

Both the Bowie an Toothpick had a long old popularity in the military and militias of the civil war, never officially issued, but sometimes they'd run with what you brung

>>1318978
Cool, did you make the laminate yourself?

>>1318992
I did. It's micarta out of colored paper

>>1311470
Are you going to do the scabbard too? That would be awesome.

>>1313574
sup bernout?

>>1315308
wait what is this

This is an awesome thread. Please ignore the posters who pick on the color choice of yer mum's carpet.

I have forged blades, I have built crossbows, I am an enthusiastic selfbow archer. I once welded a mantis out of a railroad spike and huge-ass nails. I built a 10' long medieval trestle table so that I could sit and share home-brewed mead with 11 of my alcoholic friends at a time.
All of this is trivial background notes.

What I wish to discuss is visual presentation.

>>1317158 is a perfect example.
A delightful knife that I would be proud to have made or to own.
The creator worked hard to make a nice picture of it.
Unfortunately, the backdrop is so nice that the viewer is distracted from the true subject of the picture.
This is similar to the 4chan 'rule' of "Don't ever post an image in your Opening Post that is more interesting than your topic."

>>1317161
>>1317162
>>1318300

These are more successful photographs but the backgrounds are still distracting. The viewers' eye is pulled away from what is truly important, which is the work of art that you made.
You want the viewer to not remember the background. This is different from regular photography.

Look at 'studio photography'.

I mention this because I think you all have done some amazing work, and I want the world to to see it presented in an amazing way.
Thank you very much for sharing what you have done.

>>1312702
Imagine being this much of a boot licking faggot

>>1312506
Noice

Seems like the thread to ask: What's a good, low priced mini lathe to turn pens and handles for puukkos?