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I made a copper Menuki, check it out!
What's a Menuki? handle ornament under cord wrap. It goes under the palm swell side of the grip, they are made for looks and purpose.
I have made a few from dinosaur bone, I thought hammered copper with a patina would be cool...
Saw out a chunk of copper

I cleaned up and beveled the edges on the grinder.
Sanded flat - I was having fun with the sanding, next time I want to make some fittings with a directional "cat scratch" pattern.

I put a burr in the flex-shaft (Foredom style... mine is a Grobet brand though) and did some basic carving

roughed out a bit...

more grinding

filework - this takes the most time

More filing was done - I did a lot of sanding too but more for shaping than finishing, this gets beaten with a hammer next!

What's a Menuki? handle ornament under cord wrap. It goes under the palm swell side of the grip, they are made for looks and purpose.
I have made a few from dinosaur bone, I thought hammered copper with a patina would be cool...
Saw out a chunk of copper

I cleaned up and beveled the edges on the grinder.
Sanded flat - I was having fun with the sanding, next time I want to make some fittings with a directional "cat scratch" pattern.

I put a burr in the flex-shaft (Foredom style... mine is a Grobet brand though) and did some basic carving

roughed out a bit...

more grinding

filework - this takes the most time

More filing was done - I did a lot of sanding too but more for shaping than finishing, this gets beaten with a hammer next!
