What do you make with your own two hands?

[Crixus]

I love sausage but never made my own. I also can't eat it anymore. Too fatty.

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By itself, venison is way too lean. I usually have to add pork to it bring the fat content up.

Bleck. Folks always add to much. Sure deer are lean, but a little fat gos along way.

 

[Ringel05]

I make semi-automatic flintlocks..........

 

[Ringel05]

In reality I make quite a few things some of which are already posted in this sub-forum.

 

[karpenter]

WelfareQueen plays guitar and sings too. Maybe we can get him to post a sample song?

Thought You Meant THIS Welfare Queen

Video:
Beach BUM lives off of FOODSTAMPS and is PROUD of IT!

Plays In A Working Bar Band

 

[karpenter]

I Bought Some Wyoming Jade On Vacation Way-Back
Black And Olive. The Green Has Some Blue In It Too
So Iv'e Been Making These For The Boys In The Family
One Is A Circle Hook, The Other Is An Adz Head Called A Pounamu Hei Toki

I Make The Usual Baubles & Dangles For The Gals In The Family

My Wife Likes South-West
So I Got Turquoise To Make Her Those Bear & Bison Fetishes
She'll Like To Wear Those Around
All It Takes Is A Bowl Of Water, Diamond Bits For Your Dremel
And Some Wet/Dry Sand Paper For Polishing

Again
These Aren't Photos Of My Work
I Don't Have A Digital Camera Yet

 

[Ringel05]

Here's my latest creation made from a Mexican blanket with buckskin collar and pocket facing.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I make semi-automatic flintlocks..........

Yeah....but is it a full semi automatic?

 

[Care4all]

Hand crocheted, thick cotton bath rugs... they are all my own creations, my own crochet patterns... inspired by other things I've seen or through necessity!

 

[petro]

The images are from a 22k sq ft home we framed a couple years ago. Many arches, large beams and hand framing involved besides the installation of engineered products. Most massive and complex framing job I was ever on.

Working as a carpenter comes in handy for my own projects. Built a secondary garage, all remodeling on my home. Electrical, painting, trim, windows, roof,etc...
Have a knack for mechanical repairs. Do most of my own vehicle maintenance, rebuild of snowmobiles, boat maintenance. Small engine repair.
Rarely is a machine of mine in any shop. I take better care of my machines than myself.

My hands are rough and calloused.

 

[petro]

Pictures were asked for, it took a while to dig this oldie up.

I make my own ammo with my own hands. Here is a picture of many 9mm bullets I put together one day a few years back. I still reload but I dot take pictures anymore.
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A friend just helped me with a few hundred rounds for my Rugar American Liberty 41mag. Hard to find caliber.
Made several differing loads from target loads to man killer.

 

[Care4all]

I make cute storage baskets too...

 

[beautress]

Hand crocheted, thick cotton bath rugs... they are all my own creations, my own crochet patterns... inspired by other things I've seen or through necessity!

Good Job, Care4all! I crochet popcorn stitches in hexagonal shape for small areas in the bathroom and enlongated in front of the kitchen sink. Yours are especially pretty and you designed them, too! I know exactly how fabulous and creative that is. You are acquainted with putting a boatload of time into something nobody else has and works like nothing else. Kudos!

 

[beautress]

I make cute storage baskets too...

Cute city! I'll have to try that sometime after I finish my charity quilt phase, which has gone on for about 35 years now, and I can't seem to stop.

 

[Oddball]

Build rather cool model airplanes...Been working with some lacquers that mimic polished aluminum surfaces and it has been deriving me nuts.

 

[Skylar]

Photography? Paintings? Quilts? Carpentry i.e. furniture or toys, etc etc?

And, care to share pics?

Wood and stained glass scuptures, usually installation art that I sell to galleries, private collectors and occasionally businesses.

And recently, jewelry. Because I think its pretty and it ships much easier than an installation piece.

The art installations are distinctive and I enjoy anonimoty. But the jewelry is newer and I sell it under completely different branding. Here's a recent pendant necklace prototype.

 

[Coloradomtnman]

Photography? Paintings? Quilts? Carpentry i.e. furniture or toys, etc etc?

And, care to share pics?

Clapping sounds.

 

[buttercup]

Videos and websites. And things like that.

 

[Tresha91203]

I don't have a creative bone in my body. Still, I make a lot of things rather than buy them: detergents, disinfectants, infusions, tinctures, toothpaste, mascara, lotion, lip balm, flea treatment. Some things aren't worth making, or I haven't gotten it right yet (so I gave up, my time is full now), like dishwasher gel, bar soap and foundation (makeup).

 

[FatBack]

Recumbent bikes, trailers, anything made of steel.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Recumbent bikes, trailers, anything made of steel.

Yep.
Since I retired as a machinist I've bought a welder,sandblast cabinet and all the other things ya need to fabricat things out of steel.
I bought the welder to rebuild our bridge that crossed the creek so we could drive the truck to the river to load our yaks and bring down firewood and of course beer.
That was a six day project as the bridge was sixty foot long.
Used eight in. wide C purlins in 8 gauge steel,there were over 4000 welds....above my head. Sucked like a mofo!!!
While welding from the bottom is bad enough the worst part is the shit falling in your shirt and generally burning the crap out of ya!


It's handy as hell to be able to make shit that wont friggin break!!!