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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19263551 - 12/11/13 11:34 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I got my brother a kalimba last year and a kaleidoscope this year. I thought they were quite good. I'm totally out of ideas for next year.
http://shop.kalimbamagic.com/main.sc;jsessionid=19F68C42C0432564076DA32BA8554146.m1plqscsfapp06
http://www.kaleidoscopestoyou.com/
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shLong



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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19264495 - 12/12/13 06:49 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Bambi said: how did you make that cutting board? that thing is sweet
It was a lot of work, but I'm a woodworker, so I have access to ballin' machinery  Thanks
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19264716 - 12/12/13 08:14 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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shLong said:
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Bambi said: how did you make that cutting board? that thing is sweet
It was a lot of work, but I'm a woodworker, so I have access to ballin' machinery  Thanks
What kinda machines did you have to use? i guess i wouldnt be able to do it, since i really only have a lathe. none the less. that board is legit as fuck and one day i want to be able to make that kinda thing. What woods did you usse?
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19264802 - 12/12/13 08:34 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's walnut and cherry for the body, oak eyes and walnut pupils...
Glued it up with Titebond3 glue, drew a program on the computer for a CNC router, recessed holes for the eyes using a . 250 inside offset with a half inch cutter. Did the opposite for the eyes (.250 outside offset). Glued the eyes, hammered them in and used the same cutter to drill holes in the eyes and then inserted 1/2 inch walnut dowels for the pupils, sanded them smooth, sanded everything smooth, finished with mineral oil to protect it...
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19264825 - 12/12/13 08:41 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Shit... With access to a lathe you have a ton of possibilities...
You can actually make more with that than you can with a router. (including cutting boards if you're feeling saucy). Use 1" cubes or something, glue em together all baller - like, make a big dumbass beautiful bowl or something.Plate, cutting board, bat, shit... Almost anything with symmetry.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19265089 - 12/12/13 10:03 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Cutting board is really awesome! Nice work!
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: JohnnieYen]
#19265932 - 12/12/13 01:57 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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how did you get the pieces of wood like that? buy them locally? or did you cut them into strips yourself?
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19266271 - 12/12/13 03:04 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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They come in long boards (at work) and then are cut to length and then in to the strip you see on a rip saw (remember my baller machinery comment?) I'm working on a few more now... Will post pics for you tonight....
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19266301 - 12/12/13 03:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Here are the raw panels I made and am about to fuck with... At least, the one that's dry and not clamped...
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19266310 - 12/12/13 03:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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OP, you could take her grandmother's ashes, send it to Europe, pay 28k and have the ashes made into a diamond that you put on a ring.
Mixed reactions are to be expected.
Most likely gonna end up in an awkward blowjob.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Patlal]
#19266889 - 12/12/13 05:28 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Finished with that one... One is oiled, one isn't yet
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19266933 - 12/12/13 05:37 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Looks good !
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Mike_yy]
#19266979 - 12/12/13 05:51 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks.. They're all gifts though... I don't even have one.
Maybe I should get a member here to digitally draw me a line drawing mushroom to make the pattern...
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19268262 - 12/12/13 09:57 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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wait, so you were kidding about the ballin machinery? a rip saw is just a regular saw pretty much from what i saw. either way, sounds like you have put some serious effort into these and they look fantastic! mad props. might make one sometime next week myself
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: Bambi]
#19268501 - 12/12/13 10:51 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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 No, I wasn't kidding Straight line rip saw
Thanks so much for the kind words. It means a lot... Fuck yeah, bud... Go make one and show me. I'd love to see it!
If you have access to a bandsaw you can open a whole new area of ideas... Shapes
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19268955 - 12/13/13 01:00 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Just gonna be that guy and throw this out there... http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Natural-Water-Based-Lubricant-Gallon/dp/B005MR3IVO
but seriously. Books....but then I fucking love reading so my opinion may be a bit biased...
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19268964 - 12/13/13 01:02 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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So they just let you use whatever you want after work?
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: LordSenate]
#19268977 - 12/13/13 01:08 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm part owner, so they better
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: shLong]
#19268984 - 12/13/13 01:11 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice.. I couldn't saw a log in half but if I was handy with the equipment it would be nice to have it available.
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Re: Awesome gift ideas.... [Re: LordSenate]
#19268998 - 12/13/13 01:15 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Every decent piece I've ever made has been posted in this thread, so this type of work at least is fairly new to me as of this week... I have a background in woodworking, but nothing like that.
But anyhow, I've come to notice I really enjoy making things as presents. The blanket was just fleece cost and scissors, then tie it all together... The card I improvised.
I just need shit to keep my mind occupied otherwise I stress dumb shit, so I find all this therapeutic, hence why I bumped the thread... Hoping to reach people before Christmas so they may be inspired to make their own cheap gifts and shit...
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