Various Craft Ideas

[Bonzi]

Terra Cotta Pot Cow

 

[Iceweasel]

Too much pot.

 

[Bonzi]

It's funny I hate stuff like that. Most women I know are REALLY into this stuff.
Especially living out here in the country - WOW!

Of course I have ZERO creativity, but I do think it's neat what people do.....

 

[tyroneweaver]

I used to have to milk a 120 head of my dad's holsteins everyday.

 

[Bonzi]

I think the hardest work I have ever done was yesterday (physically) - I would pay big money for a massage right about now!

 

[Divine Wind]

I'm making gun display boards for my Mosin Nagant and a blank firing 1911A1. They're made from cedar picket fencing and used shell casings. The Mosin-Nagant fires a 7.62X54mm round and I used those shell casings for the mount. The .45 shell casings are too short for this, so I used 7.62x39mm shell casings for the 1911A1. Once the epoxy dries, I'll spray the boards and casings with matte finish clear coat.

 

[Bonzi]

 

[anotherlife]

Does painting tattoos on people count as arts and crafts? Or even if just sticky tattoos?

 

[anotherlife]

I'm making gun display boards for my Mosin Nagant and a blank firing 1911A1. They're made from cedar picket fencing and used shell casings. The Mosin-Nagant fires a 7.62X54mm round and I used those shell casings for the mount. The .45 shell casings are too short for this, so I used 7.62x39mm shell casings for the 1911A1. Once the epoxy dries, I'll spray the boards and casings with matte finish clear coat.

This is waaay cool.

 

[Divine Wind]

I'm making gun display boards for my Mosin Nagant and a blank firing 1911A1. They're made from cedar picket fencing and used shell casings. The Mosin-Nagant fires a 7.62X54mm round and I used those shell casings for the mount. The .45 shell casings are too short for this, so I used 7.62x39mm shell casings for the 1911A1. Once the epoxy dries, I'll spray the boards and casings with matte finish clear coat.

This is waaay cool.

I'd made a couple a few years ago for my Mameluke sword and a commemorative Ka-bar. The 1911A1 will hang up there with them, the Mosin in another room where it will eventually be accompanied by a Yugo M48 Mauser.

 

[Divine Wind]

My current major "hobby"/retirement job is welding. I'd like to specialize in aircraft TIG welding (home business only) but have spend most of the past 5+ years on stick and MIG welding. One of my latest projects is a trailer (built from a derelict flatbed) for my wife's home business. She likes pink so this will eventually be a pink camo trailer. The "camo" will be brown and grey hearts over the pink frame. The last picture is of the stencils I'm making.

What I have so far:

Behind the hearts you can see some squarish printouts. I used similar stencils to paint my truck:

 

[Divine Wind]

Current status of my projects:

1) The gun displays are finished.

2) The trailer painting is coming along bit by bit: