Hand Crafted Skull Beads in Wood, Acrylic, Brass and Other Custom Work v.2

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I will be using this thread as the sales thread and the original bead thread found here can be used for discussions. I hope this will have keep things organized. I suggest if you haven't already, please review the original thread for additional details. I'll include a brief summary below.

Wood Carvings
All wood carvings will be rough sanded. The face will be fine sanded. Linseed Oil will be added (unless noted) to enhance/deepen/darken color.

Acrylic Carvings
Acrylics with be rough sanded. The face will be fine sanded to 12000 grit leaving a high gloss (glass like) finish.

Metal Carvings
All metals (brass, copper, bronze) are made to order. I have two sizes for metal. They are 3/4 inch stock and 5/8 inch. The 3/4 is better suited for knives and the 5/8 for flashlights. I currently have both sizes available to make copper. I think brass and bronze are available in 3/4 only at the moment. Also, I'm willing to give aluminum another shot, but only in 5/8 size. There is a Ti in 5/8 floating around. This was already sold and extremely difficult to make. There will be no other Ti versions. I suppose money talks, but it wouldn't be worth it! :D

For reference purposes, generally Villain beads in acrylic and wood start with a base 3/4 inch stock.
3/4 Villain : $90.
5/8 Villain : $70.

Here are size pics.
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These prices include shipping CONUS. See below for International orders.

The entire piece will be high polished and the face with be mirror polished. Be aware that these are soft metals so they can scratch easily. Also, being a base copper metal, they will patina quickly. They are totally awesome though! :D

Pricing
Prices will be listed below relative to the piece. There is some flexibility dependent on material cost and difficulty in production.

Shipping
CONUS only and cost is included in the price. PayPal is preferred, HOWEVER, if you don't have PayPal and would like to order, I will accept checks. You must mail in advance and I will have to wait until the check clears before shipping.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
I will ship International but there are a few conditions.

1. Shipping may be delayed since I have to go the Post Office.
2. The cost will be another $7 dollars to cover the International shipping.
3. The buyer has to assume all risk.
4. Absolutely NO EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. I've mailed two packages this way and had nothing but trouble. First Class or Registered Mail only.

Contact Info
My email is willydigger AT comcast DOT net.
Please start a convo or email me if you'd like order and payment info.

:D Available Products as of March 9, 2013::D

Orange Villains! $30 each. From Left (paracord color): Bengal Dot (black), SOLD Solar Flare (ROY), Lava (Orange You Happy), Pumpkin (black), Sunrise (purple).
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Big Easy Spartan. $30. Comes with purple paracord.
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Mineral Sea Villain. $30. Comes with foliage paracord.
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Brimstone Villain. $30. Comes with black paracord.
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Desert Camo Villain. $30. Comes with coyote brown paracord.
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Rosewood Samurai Villain. $60. The classic Villain with a Samurai helmet! :eek: Comes with hunter paracord.
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Green Maple Gnome. $50. Comes with coyote tan paracord.
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Zebra wood Villain. $30. Comes with black paracord.
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Gnome. $50. I decided to keep the first gnome, but I've replaced it with my new version. Made of premium cocobolo wood. Comes with bright orange paracord.
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Bolivian Rose Villain. $30. Comes with bright orange paracord.
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Cocobolo Villain. $30. Comes with burnt orange paracord.
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Cylon Commander in Brass with Red Trit. $90. Comes with black paracord.
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GITD Assortment. Each is $35. Paracord color listed in parenthesis. Available from left to right, Blue Nova (blue), SOLD Moon Rock (grey), SOLD Firefly (turquoise) , SOLD Kryptonite (neon green).
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NEW Old Glory (or for you GB folks, Union Jack!). $30. Comes with RWB paracord.
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Silver Bells Villain. $30. Silver and glittery specks highlight this piece. Comes with foliage paracord.
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Christmas Present Villain. $30. Comes with hunter paracord. Red acrylic base with "presents" throughout. This could also work as a New Years with "confetti" instead. :D
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Marble wood Villain. $30. Comes with coyote brown paracord. Great for those coyote Striders. ;)
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Bocote Villain. $30. This has a lot of cool wavy stripes. Very nice piece. Comes with burnt orange paracord.
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Confetti Spartan Topper. $35. Comes with bit of black paracord. TEC-S3 NOT Included. NOT Compatible with cerekoted fobs. If you have a cerekoted fob, please let me know before ordering. The coating is thicker than the uncoated and may break the topper.
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Red eyes!
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Bocote TEC-S3 Topper. $30. This DOES NOT included the TEC-S3. They can be purchased separately at the forum store. The Topper will come shipped with a piece of digicam paracord and a 10mm SS split ring. NOT Compatible with cerekoted fobs. If you have a cerekoted fob, please let me know before ordering. The coating is thicker than the uncoated and may break the topper.
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Curly Red Maple. $20. Comes with red paracord.
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Traditional Beads. $20. This will include all polished acrylic, and rough metal. Polished metal extra. Wood versions, $15. All beads can be make with all shown stock (confetti, brass, ghost opal, etc). Show below (Purple Rain, Aqua, Black & Red) is a sample only. These beads are approx. 1/2 diameter x 1/2 wide.

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Here are a variety of alternate images. This post and the above will be updated as cool images become available.

New Packaging! Made in the USA! :cool:
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****Here are some SOLD models****

SOLD Green Maple Spartan. $30. Comes with coyote tan paracord.
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SOLD Antique Silver Villain. $30. Tarnished silver metallic ACRYLIC. Comes with reflective black paracord.
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SOLD Custom Cocobolo Wolf. $60. Comes with burnt orange paracord.
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SOLD Polished Aluminum Cylon. $140. Single red 2x6mm trit. Comes with black reflective paracord.
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SOLD Sunrise Villain. $30. Orange, yellow, purple. Comes with purple paracord.
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SOLD NEW Nuclear Villain. $35. GITD Acrylic. GITD Green with dark green and black streaks. Comes with neon green reflective paracord.
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SOLD Palm Villain. $30. This is like a lighter version of the Wenge. High texture. Comes with coyote brown paracord.
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SOLD Bloody Murder Villain. $30. Comes with red paracord.
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SOLD 5/8" 360 Brass Villain. $70. This is the 5/8 size perfect for small knives or flashlights. Comes with a piece of black paracord.
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SOLD Joker Villain. $30. This is another member of the new acrylics. Hunter green, purple,and white highlight this model. Comes with purple paracord.
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SOLD SPECIAL EDITION Cow Hide Moo Cow. $40. Comes with black paracord. Special editions are atypical beads that I may make from time to time. This is a larger sized version of the cow topper I made for 2%. This one has eyebrows.
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SOLD Toxic Villain. $30. Comes with neon green paracord.
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SOLD **Aluminum** 3/4 Villain. First for sale aluminum Villain! $100. Comes with traditional black paracord. This model is carved from 3/4 stock and the entire piece is high polished. Mirror finish on the face, rough on the head. Stunning piece.
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SOLD Earth Villain. $30. Comes with green paracord.
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SOLD 5/8 Copper Spartan Mini. $120. Oh boy! :eek:. Polished. Comes with hunter paracord.
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SOLD Curly Natural Maple Villain. $30. Comes with coyote tan paracord.
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SOLD Blue Nova GITD Villain. $35. Comes with blue paracord.
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SOLD Moon Rock GITD Villain. $35. Comes with neon green paracord.
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SOLD Mineral Sea Villain. $30. Comes with coyote tan paracord. This thing POPS with color. Slight iridescence. Swirls of blue, teal, copper, with ribbons of white. AMAZING!
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SOLD Snowy Christmas Villain. $30. Comes with hunter green paracord.
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SOLD Cocobolo Spartan. $35. Comes with burnt orange paracord.
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SOLD Purple Marble $30. Comes with purple paracord.
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SOLD Curly Teal Maple Villain. $30. The lines are the HIGH chatoyance curls. The stock wood this model was carved from is high curl. Comes with foliage paracord.
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SOLD Wenge Villain. $30. Those of you who know and work with Wenge know how difficult it can be to work with. The reward is the texture and deep dark brown color. Comes with Coyote Brown paracord.
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SOLD 3/4 Copper Villain. $90. This is the same size as the wood and acrylic versions. Great for knives. Comes with hunter paracord.
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SOLD Curly Koa Spartan. $35. Comes with coyote brown paracord.
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SOLD GITD Green Kryptonite!! $35. :eek: :D Comes with neon green paracord.
During the day, mild mannered bone white with brown freckles.
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But at night,
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SOLD Premium Curly Koa. $30. Not really a Stretch or a traditional Villain. I think this is the new design I'm going with. Call it a Villain 2. Comes with a piece of Coyote Brown paracord.
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SOLD Bolivian Rosewood Villain. $30. Comes with coyote brown paracord.
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SOLD Lava Orange Villain. $30. Comes with burnt orange paracord.
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SOLD Smoke Villain. $30. Comes with foliage paracord.
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SOLD Everdeen Green. $30. Comes with a piece of green paracord.
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SOLD Everdeen Green HAZMAT. First piece available for sale. $50. Comes with Neon Green paracord. Introduction post is here.
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SOLD Zebra wood Villain. $30. Comes with coyote brown paracord.
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SOLD Marble Wood. $30. Dark and light brown with streaks of black marbling. Comes with a piece of OD Green paracord.
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SOLD Psychedelic Acrylic Villain. $30. WOW! Comes with neon green paracord.
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SOLD Bengal Dot Orange TEC-S3 Topper. $30. This DOES NOT included the TEC-S3. They can be purchased separately at the forum store. The Topper will come shipped with a piece of Safety Orange paracord and a 10mm SS split ring.
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SOLD Aqua Blue. $30. Comes with blue paracord.
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SOLD Jade/Natural G10 Villain. $50. Comes with a piece of neon green paracord.
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SOLD Everdeen Green Cthulhu. $60. Comes with a piece of neon green paracord.
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SOLD Curly Green Maple Villain. $30. Comes with a piece of green paracord.
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SOLD Bengal Dot Orange. $30. Modeled with orange Spyderco PM2 (not included :p). Comes with a piece of orange paracord.
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SOLD Ghost Opal TEC-S3 Topper. $30. This DOES NOT included the TEC-S3. They can be purchased separately at the forum store. The Topper will come shipped with a piece of reflective black paracord and a 10mm SS split ring.
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SOLD Piggy Pink Villain. $30. Comes with hot pink paracord.
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SOLD Natural/Tan Micarta Mini. $25. Material free on this one too. Comes with coyote brown paracord.
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SOLD Osage Orange. $25.Got the material for free for this one so I'm passing the savings to you. Comes with black paracord.
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SOLD Confetti Stretch. $30. With RED face. Comes with yellow paracord.
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SOLD Zebra Villain. $30. This is an older model using black and white acrylic. It is shown with a Confetti Laminate Villain for comparison. This model will come with a black reflective piece of paracord.
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SOLD Cocobolo. $30. Gorgeous! Comes with Burnt Orange paracord.
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SOLD M3 Silver. $40. Comes with Reflective Black paracord.
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SOLD Aqua Blue ~MEATHEAD~! Keyfob. $35 USD. Comes with blue reflective and white wall knot fob. McGizmo clip shown in pic is not included. Add $3 for clip.
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One is going to hang on a custom Paul Long Khukuri Sheath for one of these Knight pieces

The handle has black and white

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Also my hunting recurve and slingshot is black and white

The second will hang on the slingshot lanyard


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You do great work
 
These are awesome, but those Cylons and Spartans rock! You sir are one talented individual!
 
The Cylon with the trit visor is sweet, well they all are, but the glowing eye is my favorite. Great work on these, added to my wish list for sure.
 
I got them and they are great

You have a new customer

Here is the one on a custom slingshot

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The other one is going on a custom Khukuri sheath and I will post that when it comes. It should be soon :)
 
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