Reply to: Stuff I Made

[mos]

Its beautiful and I like the belt1.

[Zippy]

Hey Halo - f***ing A!

[darmstadt]

It's the sort of thing I wouldn't mind commissioning someone to make for me if I thought of a particularly interesting design i'd like.
What I really want is an 8 foot predator made out of scrap metal (motorbike chains for dreads etc), but my other half is having none of it.

There's a shop in Heidelberg that has one for sale and there used to be a place in Frankfurt that had many similar artifacts but has either shut or moved. You might want to look here: Giganten aus Stahl - Skulpturen aus Altmetall und Schrott and look at their galleries Giganten aus Stahl - Galerien

[vetran]

really excellent.

for Mugs Beeswax & Walnut Oil seem to be the recommendations.

Wooden beer mug

[Pogle]

Wow!
Those are amazing, very high quality. I love the steampunk bags, and people WILL pay for quality and origionality.
Thanks for sharing

[Halo Jones]

^^ Absolutely this. Very impressive indeed. The steam punk stuff is great. Loving bag 1 and 2!! Are you a steam punk fan then or just a spot in the market you are aiming at? How do you sell this stuff? Just out of interest how much do you charge for bag 2? That has to be a pretty profitable plan B surely. IMO that stuff is waaaaay beyond a hobbyist.

I love a bit of steam punk, I don’t actually go out & sell the stuff, most of what you see are gifts for friends, I have done the odd commission if the project appeals to me, but I can’t make it a full time plan B as I need financial security, bag B I guess would be c.£100 I guess

Can I just add a bit of constructive criticism though... All of the stuff is amazing.. except for the bracelet saying Aaliyah on it. The letters are not straight and kinda detracts from the rest of it.

Damn you noticed , letter stamps are tricky & yes I need more practice

and I'm impressed by how well hoovered your stairs are too!

I shall pass your compliments on to the cleaner

Can you make cups/goblets?

Hmmmm no reason why not, I would have to look in to waterproofing: I don’t pitch or pine resin to hand


But thanks all for the positive comments x

[DaveB]

I was asked about the things I make in leather, well I have finally got round to getting some photos & a flickr site.

Linky

The shots themselves are pants: I am not & never will be a photographer, they are more a guide / personal portfolio for me

Constructive criticism is welcome: I am only a hobbyist & this is not a plan B

& yes that is BGG in the Anubis mask

May not be a plan B now but it could be. The LARP scene has grown up a lot (well the players have) and people are willing to pay for good stuff for costume.

This guy is probably one of the best known, but plenty of others are doing well with it. Welcome

Etsy and other sites are good places to sell stuff like this. This Facebook group is worth a look as well (assuming you don't know it already) https://www.facebook.com/groups/289666864462656/

[MyUserName]

Wow - awesome!!!

Can you make cups/goblets?

[alreadypacked]

Really good, you can get tips on how to photo stuff from ebay.

BetterPhotos by ebay - YouTube

[doodab]

Very impressive crafts(wo)manship.

[mudskipper]

There's a few about - seen a couple in a yard up the road from me.

Hmmm, ms#3's a welder...

[doodab]

It's the sort of thing I wouldn't mind commissioning someone to make for me if I thought of a particularly interesting design i'd like.
What I really want is an 8 foot predator made out of scrap metal (motorbike chains for dreads etc), but my other half is having none of it.

I saw one of those for sale in Dubai.

[ctdctd]

Brilliant stuff, love the bags - and I'm impressed by how well hoovered your stairs are too!

+ another 1. Impressive stuff - however, I just assumed new carpets

[mudskipper]

Brilliant stuff, love the bags - and I'm impressed by how well hoovered your stairs are too!

[northernladuk]

Holy sh!t, what a fantastic bunch of stuff. It's very rare that any of the people in IT or on CUK impress me (I know you are not in IT)
But that stuff is brilliant

there are not enough people in this country these days who make stuff. impressed

^^ Absolutely this. Very impressive indeed. The steam punk stuff is great. Loving bag 1 and 2!! Are you a steam punk fan then or just a spot in the market you are aiming at? How do you sell this stuff? Just out of interest how much do you charge for bag 2? That has to be a pretty profitable plan B surely. IMO that stuff is waaaaay beyond a hobbyist.

Can I just add a bit of constructive criticism though... All of the stuff is amazing.. except for the bracelet saying Aaliyah on it. The letters are not straight and kinda detracts from the rest of it.