The Club and Improvised weapons thread (Post your Handy work!)

I'mSoSharp said:
In that case it's called a Priest ;)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest_(tool)
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Yeah, that's why I had a minister at my wedding, not a priest.
Adding some content, this is a Kamagong walking stick shaft I got from Kris Cutlery with a head I made out of, and I quote, "Desert Ironwood" from Rockler that matched the color and grain well. I have no clue what it really is, but the smell sanding it was so bad I put on a respirator and it STILL came through. It's epoxied and pinned, so it ought to be on there fairly solid. It's pretty dressy, too.
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I'mSoSharp said:
In post #555 I posted an image of this that I'd try & straighten-

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Well with some linseed oil & a hot air blower to straighten it, then cutting, sanding & coating it with epoxy it has ended up like this, an almost impossible to photograph 52" long staff...

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Wow that thing is awesome.

Btw I have no clue why, but the top of that thing looks like a Chewbacca head to me.
 
I have been refurbishing an old gas can,
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and I wanted to pound out a small dent from the inside. None of my actual hammers fit through the small opening, so I came up with an "in-line ball mount".
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Just an old trailer hitch ball and some square tubing. (I didn't have any round pipe that size.)
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The balance is horrible, no forward weight at all.
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I think it could keep more than a gas can "in-line" though. :D
 
So it's been a while since we've had a post here, and it's time we do something about it.

Some folks might remember a while back I made the Thunderball from Watchdogs 2, and while it turned out alright, I'd like to try and do better. Instead of eyeballing my angle of approach, I'd like to make a jig for holding an 8-ball in place so it can be properly centered and drilled. Unfortunately the only jig idea I have is a wooden box built around the 8-ball.

Any suggestions?
 
Charlie_K said:
So it's been a while since we've had a post here, and it's time we do something about it.

Some folks might remember a while back I made the Thunderball from Watchdogs 2, and while it turned out alright, I'd like to try and do better. Instead of eyeballing my angle of approach, I'd like to make a jig for holding an 8-ball in place so it can be properly centered and drilled. Unfortunately the only jig idea I have is a wooden box built around the 8-ball.

Any suggestions?
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Drill press? Center the drill in the hole in the table, then the ball will self center in the hole:thumbsup:

~Chip
 
Or use a drill press vise. They typically have vertical and horizontal grooves that you could center the ball in.
 
WValtakis said:
Drill press? Center the drill in the hole in the table, then the ball will self center in the hole:thumbsup:

~Chip
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If only it were that simple. My drill press is quite old, and centering it is quite difficult to properly pull off. Some have a rotary turn crank system where you just turn a handle to lower the tray/plate/whatever down to the desired height, but mine has a friction lock, and you have to rotate it to break it loose and lower it, thus losing whatever centering you established previously.l
 
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The banner and lettering are scribed into the wood. The club was made from a pickax handle. It is 28” long.
 
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