Hosmonovitchcasualmillionaire
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Dec 3, 2022 6:05 PM
Hosmonovitchcasualmillionaire
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PerpetuityPhoto
I mean, to be fair, leaf springs are useful for making tools. Folks used to make Kukri blades out of them.
GroumphLePreux
Were they caught when trying to rescue Han Solo ?
jansenart
@OP always upvote bending nature to one's will.
bekindtoanimals
That is a super cool piece of art!
speakeasiez
Wow, definitely deserved!
MrRee000
Ohh wow, following the grain of the wood was a really nice touch. ?
KiteFlyingPianist
That's...holy shit!
mannycheeks420
What a fuckin legend mate! Good on ya and ya pops.
zeacorzeppelin10
Otterly beautiful.
treboresque
i DON'T think we should be putting otters in carbonite!
michiyl
I can totally see this as a table - one hand can hold a bottle of wine, the other a nice fruit basket!
Bonchoman
Good thing he isn't using Land Rover electric components
chansuke
Why do the Brits like warm beer? Because Lucas made fridges too.
DethKap
Magnificent.
Fnarrrr
Stoatally brilliant! Weaselly one of the best carvings i've seen
ArgJargon
The artistic eye to incorporate/accentuate the grain as whirls and eddies of the water.... just absolutely next level.
Grimmrog
on the one hand, it loosk amazing, on the otter it feels difficult to clean
Gilgamech
Imagine having that as your dinner table, with a built-in centerpiece. Add a trout and it could be House Tully's banquet hall main table.
AnToByn
Totally beautiful… but definitely a rubbish dinner table.
beAbetterperson7
I’d be spilling my glass everytime i put it down in one of those grooves. Easily avoidable i’m sure, i’m just a clutz.
Colopty
I'd feel bad using that as a table.
MalePerson
Couldn't think of an otter piece of furniture if I tried
katwilmb
That piece is freaking awesome, I love it !
sowasvonsowas
Wow!
cheetledusted
Your dad is an incredibly amazing woodworker. It would a most difficult decision on which of his pieces to purchase. Cheers!
silverfoxxflame
okay that's just flat out amazing.
Asadsadsadclown
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11266589/Stunning-carvings-craft-items-showcase-Britains-best-woodcarving.html
CenturyBot
I thought I was looking at Han Solo in carbonite
DesdemonaMoor
Wow! That's Carrara-level woodworking right there!
DesdemonaMoor
Interleaver11111111
Missed an opportunity for “Back by ‘poplar’ demand.”
customcartoons
The judges: “HAH! Never heard that one before …” *eyeroll*
boyneutron3
Titmouse
JustitiaetFortitudo
Poplar is trash wood and I will die on this hill
ilikepie897
But it's elm...
Interleaver11111111
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
He otter be winning with skills like that
hesaidsarcastically
What an otterly amazing comment.
SerBlackfyre
I thought those were bears...
SendMeYourBeautifulActsOfKindness
You got your wood bearings right.
GovernorOdious
He bearer be winning with skills like that
thegelatoking
They’re hippos ?
aubricus2
Wotter bears?
faeros
Leave the tardigrades out of this!
M1ssPlace
Sharpened Land Rover springs‽
Tedster59
Spring steel makes a good base for blades and tools, it's the right type of metal IIRC.
Iputthebestinbestiality
Yup! Sami knives are made from them. Good knives!
blinkie79
Making knives from vehicle springs is pretty common among blacksmiths and metal artisans because it's cheap yet high quality material.
M1ssPlace
So to use the springs you'd need some metal working equipment to reforge them. I guess I was picturing curved tools.
blinkie79
Not an expert but they'd need to be annealed to make them soft for sharpening, then tempered again. The curve would likely be ok for carving
Daraanel
I’m guessing the metal is not too brittle, yet not too soft - or they couldn’t be springs. Straightened and sharpened into chisels. Genius.
TheWonderfulWizardOfOs
Spring steel makes good tools
Ja5per
Were they spring rolls?
necrojoe
If I had to guess, they were more likely left springs (easier to cut into tools than rolled/coil springs.
toodrunktoeatthischicken
Started off shiving people in the forest; knicked a tree and discovered a new talent
M1ssPlace
That's how most new hobbies begin.
toodrunktoeatthischicken
Tried to shiv next to a campfire; shanked instead; now I’m a blacksmith
M1ssPlace
This has been some quality nonsense.
toodrunktoeatthischicken
Incidentally, that’s my other hobby