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

willydigger · Sep 26, 2012

Here is a new one. Well kind of. It's a Bengal Dot mini TEC-S3 topper.

mykel m · Sep 28, 2012

I'll take the Micarta Villian.
PP on the way.

willydigger · Sep 28, 2012

Cool. It is a mini so it will be about half the size. Also it said black paracord, it should have been coyote brown. If you want the black I'll make the change.

mykel m · Sep 28, 2012

Thanks,coyote is a better match so I'l stick with it.
PP sent & I'm glad to see the Osage sold.

willydigger · Sep 28, 2012

Got it on the coyote. The Osage sold last night. I tried to cut it up to maximize the available options. I think I have enough to do one more villain.

mykel m · Sep 28, 2012

Sorry I sent the money to dot com,not dot net.
Canceled it & now have to wait 30 mins. to retry.

mykel m · Sep 28, 2012

OK,PP sent.
Thanks man.

willydigger · Sep 28, 2012

mykel m said:
OK,PP sent.
Thanks man.

Got it. It will go out tomorrow. I may have a chance to get it out today. I'll let you know.

willydigger · Sep 30, 2012

First post updated with new pieces!

mykel m · Oct 2, 2012

mykel m said:
I'll take the Micarta Villian.
PP on the way.

Got it,thanks again willy.

Diggin' the medallion btw,how much are they? (for future reference)

willydigger · Oct 3, 2012

mykel m said:
Got it,thanks again willy.

Diggin' the medallion btw,how much are they? (for future reference)

Actually the medallion was a blem. I made the one shown out of some scrap and someone bought it. I have a copper medallion blem that I would sell for $20. If I actually took the time to build one it would be $50-60.

willydigger · Oct 3, 2012

Added a confetti stretch and a piggy pink to the first post.

willydigger · Oct 5, 2012

Went ahead and carved a 5/8 sized Villain in Brass. Normally these are custom made to order. This one is available. $70 CONUS. $75 International. Perfect for small knives or flashlights!

Tixx · Oct 5, 2012

Hey WillyDigger,

Great stuff and seen your work here and there through different forums. I'm looking for something to fit on a chain and sit on one of Kuku's 40DD or 44DDs.
Thanks!

willydigger · Oct 5, 2012

Tixx said:
Hey WillyDigger,

Great stuff and seen your work here and there through different forums. I'm looking for something to fit on a chain and sit on one of Kuku's 40DD or 44DDs.
Thanks!

I have a necklace that I where was a Streamlight Nano. It locks in place using the tension from the paracord through the hole. The Nano is relatively easy to twist.

I assume you'd like something similar. There are a couple issues. First I don't have a 44 to measure from. Second, the 40 I have it pretty stiff to twist. You'll need a good hold of the top. If you have a "topper" sitting there there could be some slack making it difficult to turn.

I have made a loose topper that slides off when you want to turn the light on.

I guess what I'm saying is, I can do it, but I'm not certain how effective it will be.

Tixx · Oct 8, 2012

willydigger said:
I have a necklace that I where was a Streamlight Nano. It locks in place using the tension from the paracord through the hole. The Nano is relatively easy to twist.

I assume you'd like something similar. There are a couple issues. First I don't have a 44 to measure from. Second, the 40 I have it pretty stiff to twist. You'll need a good hold of the top. If you have a "topper" sitting there there could be some slack making it difficult to turn.

I have made a loose topper that slides off when you want to turn the light on.

I guess what I'm saying is, I can do it, but I'm not certain how effective it will be.

I definitely like the one similar to the nano example. If you want to use less pressure twisting, throw in a second QTC pill. Will make it so much easier to twist and get somewhere fast. Not sure the process, but let me know, materials, design, cost...thanks!

willydigger · Oct 8, 2012

Tixx said:
I definitely like the one similar to the nano example. If you want to use less pressure twisting, throw in a second QTC pill. Will make it so much easier to twist and get somewhere fast. Not sure the process, but let me know, materials, design, cost...thanks!

Here are a couple more necklace examples. These have less beads.

Generally speaking a Villain necklace with 6 matching beads (3 on each side) is $60. You would need to ship me the 40 or the DD to fit.

For just the Villain cut out to fit the 40/DD and with side holes cut it would be $35. I would include the paracord and break-away fastener also.

For a full necklace like the one originally pictured with paracord covered in beads, you're talking $150. It was surprisingly difficult and time consuming to cut up the beads, sand, coat, and tie the spacer noose knots. I would need the 40/DD for this version too.

Thanks for the interest!

willydigger · Oct 9, 2012

Ghost Opal TEC topper is sold!

Added 5/8 brass mini Villain. First page is updated.

willydigger · Oct 10, 2012

Added a new design, the HAZMAT, to the first page.

willydigger · Oct 11, 2012

I had a request for a cocobolo Hazmat. Here are some pics of the carving session.

Complete with red paracord and boiled linseed oil treatment. So so SWEET!