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Old 09-07-2008, 05:21 PM
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I've been making these off & on for about a year. Made only 5 to date. All hand cut, heated, shaped, twisted, hammered and TIG welded.

first one I made, got an idea and went with it:







2nd one:







did this one a month ago, wanted to challenge myself. Was harder to shape than it looks:





and I made these this weekend. My wife wanted straight & simple ones. The taller one I made yesterday, the smaller one today. She wants to make them rusty, so the tall one spend a few hours in the rain.







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This one is a bit pornographic.
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Old 09-07-2008, 05:35 PM
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This one is a bit pornographic.
yes, it is! And I like it that way!!!!
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Old 09-07-2008, 06:04 PM
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Nice work...gotta website or something?
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it looks like a candlestick holder made of chocolate in a few pictures. I wanna eat dat ****.
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Old 09-07-2008, 06:21 PM
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I love your tagline under your avatar. Which begs to ask a question. Shouldn't that be our collective goal as bassists? You've now made me a more driven and goal-oriented bassist!

Oh, your work is awesome!
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Wonderful mad skills you have there, sir.
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Very nice!! what are you using to twist the bar stock?? I know that guys who make damascus steel often use a pipe threader for twisting.
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Was it Eastcoasteddie in the kitchen with a candlestick?
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Old 09-07-2008, 08:19 PM
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That 2nd one is awesome!
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Old 09-07-2008, 09:13 PM
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Was it Eastcoasteddie in the kitchen with a candlestick?
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?
it wasn't me!!!!
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Very nice!! what are you using to twist the bar stock?? I know that guys who make damascus steel often use a pipe threader for twisting.
I made my own tool to grab then end of the bar & twist it while heating with a torch; one section (about 1"-2" long) at a time.
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Nice work...gotta website or something?
no, I don't....I don't have the means, really to set one up...or I'm too lazy.
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