Carved Acorn Button and Deer Pendant

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I thought that I would show you a couple of pics of two items I finished... I have started working with Deer Antler Bone again.....Thank goodness my Wife is tolerable with it....It really smells bad when I carve on it... I put these on Ebay. I really like carving on bone. It holds the detail really well...I will be carving more items......So stay tuned...

Custom Firestarter and Letter Openers

Christmas Morning

How To Make A Buddy Burner

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I came across this neat idea on the Internet, and I thought that I would share it with you.....These can be used as a Survival heater or stove...The First thing you need to do is order a pizza......save the boxes.....Have some soup the next time and save the cans......Cut strips of the pizza box, so that it is even with the soup can...I cut my soup cans down to about 1 inch......Then wrap the strips together as tight as you can so that they fit snugly inside the soup can.......Take a old cotton shoe lace and cut it as a wick...and cram in down the center of the cardboard. Now melt some wax, and pour the wax on the cardboard even with the soup can edge.....Fill it in as full as you can get it.......Let the wax harden and you will have yourself a great little stove or heater!!! They get extremely hot!!!!!....And Last for a long time...I am taking out the Wick alcohol stove idea with my little stove I made.....The reason for this, is that alcohol has a hard time in the cold weather, and I think this would be more portable and easier to use...Alcohol stoves are a great feature, and a lot of people use them....But for me, I think this would work for my kits.....

Custom Fire Starters

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I thought that I would show you a couple of new Fire Starters I have Made....The first one is for my Son-In-Law for his Birthday...He likes Palm trees, so I thought I would carve a small tree on the end of a deer antler...The second two pictures are for my Niece. She wanted me to make her one for her Husband. He is a Avid fisherman, so I thought why not a Brown trout. My Wife has Painted these and they really turned out beautiful. The Orange container holds cotton balls that have been dipped in Vaseline. This ignites instantly with just a spark...Great for starting fires....The Striker is made from a tip of a deer antler and the blade is from a jig saw. Great Carbon Steel....That's the Key to a good striker. The pouches were made from one of my Mom's coats....They are 100% wool and will protect them when not in use...Soooo....Carson!!!! If you are reading this!!! Then your art piece is ready for your Christmas Present......Luv Your Unk...

Wood and Wick Alcohol Survival Camp Stove

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Here is a Video of The New Stove all Completed....I decided to make it a optional Wick Alcohol Burning Stove too....Because it gives you another option to cook with if your fuel (twigs) are wet.....

Woodburning Gasification Stove

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I thought I would show you a project I have been working on.....It is a compact camp stove that burns small finger size twigs...There are many designs out there on the Internet. Here is my version. It is made out of a 1 pint empty paint can and a Progresso soup can. Why it is called a gasification stove is because the air is drawn in from the bottom and then flows through the inner chamber and produces a efficient burning stove converting it to gas. Then it comes through the jet ports and your ready to start cooking. Once the twigs are added to the stove, it is lighted from the top, So the stove burns downward instead of the traditional lighting from the bottom. The pot stand is just made out of a tomato can. This acts as a windshield and is very sturdy to place your frying pan on. This is the second attempt. I made the holes to small on the first one. I will have a video of this when it gets lighter to show you how it works.....I am presently working on a alcohol stove that will fit inside this one. I was thinking that in the early mornings, while camping, most of the ground has dew on the twigs, so for us die hards that need that cup of "Joe" first thing, a person could use the alcohol stove to heat up that cup of coffee or cook breakfast......The alcohol and burner will be designed to fit inside the stove making it very compact and portable to use anywhere. I love camp fires, but sometimes I want a stove that will cook using a fry pan. The cool thing about this stove is that the fuel is free and you don't have to worry about having your fuel run low......There are usually always twigs on the ground, and it doesn't take much to fill this little stove to cook a full meal.

Helping Grandpa

Many Years Ago, I met the most beautiful person inside and out. I was blessed to have a family....Now I've been a Grandpa for a while, and really enjoy the little things in life that make us complete. I asked Kasen if he would like to help Grandpa blow leaves tomorrow.....And of course he said yes...He was up early the next day, and his mommy got him all bundled up....I took him by the hand and we went to the shed where I keep all the fun yard work toys...I really didn't know how he would react by the blower, so I knelt down and started telling him what was going to happen....and what we were going to do with the leaves....I will never forget the expression on his face when I fired the gas blower up.....I held out my hand, and said come on and help hold the blower.......Little Kasen said.....No Way Grandpa.....Toooo Heavy!!!.......As he started to walk up the house stairs backwards in fright......I turned the blower off and sat on the stairs with him, and said....There is nothing to be afraid of.....How about you just sit right here and watch Grandpa....Little Kasen jumped at the chance, and said OK!!!!! So....I started to blow the leaves out into the street, when I felt a tug on my shirt. As I turned around, Kasen said I want to help Grandpa....He stayed right by my side and started helping me blow the leaves......This is one special little boy.....And I felt really proud that he trusted me enough to help me. After a short time, I looked at him and said....Time for a break?.....He said yeah Grandpa!!!......And there was Grandma with a big cup of Hot Chocolate for this little man......:)

Making Halloween Cookies and Carving Pumpkins

Artistic Halloween Queens

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I just won one of the artwork pieces from the Halloween Queens Bootique. http://artisticthalloweenqueens.blogspot.com/2010/09/queen-for-day-giveaway.html

You will have to check out this site!!! Filled with incredible artwork from gifted artists!!!! If you like Halloween this site is a must!!!

This artist does awesome Halloween art pieces and can be found on this link: http://paintmisbehavin.blogspot.com/

I am very lucky to have won one of her creations!!!!

Diane and Mandy Shooting My Ruger SR9 9mm Handgun

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Diane and I go out and practice shooting handguns for one of our dates....Diane is a very good shot...She has made some really nice targets.....I wish you could see them in the video's...They are Zombies...In this Video she is shooting the 9mm....But she prefers my 45 caliber Ruger.....Our daughter, Amanda wanted to go out with us....It is the first time she has ever shot a Handgun....She did really good for her first time....I bet it won't be her last.....Now, she wants a gun.....:)

Making A Sling Shot Rifle

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Well it's almost done.....After many, and I mean many, bugs worked out of this rifle.....I would like to show you what has been done so far.... I have attached all the this and that's to it......The trigger mechanism works really smooth......I used a professional Walnut stain to the stock...The Fork glides to the front of the barrel and locks into place at the end.....Tony my son did a fantastic job welding the fork handle for me...With these bands it is very hard to pull back. It fires a 50 Caliber Muzzleloader ball through the air at a very good speed. I attached a scope that was given to me for my Birthday from the Luv Of My Life...It's a 3 X 9 power and the Cross Hairs light up with a push of a button....I have shot glass marbles through it with no problem....My only change to it now is that I ordered new Thera tubes. These are thinner and will increase the speed of the projectile and should make it easier to cock it... I am proud to say that there are many dents in my steel door to the storage shed....Hopefully Diane won't notice.....This blows threw a tin coffee can with no problem at some distance away. :) Time for a New Project.......

Making A Sling Shot Rifle

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I wanted to show a couple of pics of how my Sling Shot Rifle is coming along.

The Trigger mechanism is made from an idea from Eingesellt Von from Germany. I changed it around a bit to match up with the stock I made from White Pine. The Rollers hold the ball or ammo securely until you pull the trigger. I decided to use a metal barrel, due to the extreme pressure from the bands that will be put on.....I will be working on the sling shot next. It will glide along the barrel and will stop at the end and lock securely until you are ready to fire. It will shoot 50 Caliber Muzzle loader balls I hope this idea works, time will tell.........More to Come!!!!

Making A Sling Shot Rifle

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Well...There comes a time when you look back, when you were just a young pup, and remember the fun things you played with......My dad made me a rubber band gun......It had a long barrel, and shot those old red tire tubes made into elastic bands......When you shot them, you could here them cutting through the air, knocking over your target...Or mom's priceless figurines....Well, I am going to make me a Sling Shot Rifle. Its gonna be a lot more powerful then a rubber band gun!!!! I used my favorite Ruger Pellet Rifle as a pattern. I went to Home Depot and picked me up some nice White Pine.....After cutting the pattern out with my band saw, I glued two pieces together with clamps... Stay tuned on the progress of this powerful adult toy!!!!

A Fire Starter Out Of A Deer Antler

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I thought that I would show you my latest creation...It's a Fire Starter Kit. I made the bag out of Lamb Skin, and is sewn up with Elk Leather. The Fire Rod, is protected in a wooden case. I laminated matching deer antler to the top and bottom to match the handle. The third pic is the Fire Steel out of the case....These Fire Rods will start 2 or 3 thousand fires. The Striker is made from a high carbon jig saw blade embedded in a Antler Tip. It really throws the sparks. Each spark is roughly 5600 degrees. Inside the orange container, which I got from "Wally World", holds many cotton balls coated with Vaseline. They will grab a spark very quickly and instantly ignite the cotton ball. No more crumpled up newspaper and blowing to get the fire going!!! I thought that I would make this for my Brother-in-Law Barney, for his Birthday coming up!!! Maybe he can use it on our annual day camp in the mountains on our Birthdays.....Which are both in September.....This is the third one I have made and I think that I might have to make them as presents...great little tool to have handy......