Trinkets for Christmas?

[KevinD]

I have been trying to come up with something I can make 15 or 20 of to give family and friends for Christmas and I'm not coming up with much.

I thought about the crosses that Pete asked about but I don't have a band saw. I thought about using a hacksaw but I'm not looking forward to doing that.

I thought about trolls from RR spikes but I don't have any punches or chisels to make them with and they are probably over my head anyway...

S hooks? Wall hooks? Leaves? Any other ideas?

[hdwarner]

forged leaf key fobs ?
i made business card holders before

[Pault17]

Kevin,
I just gave a friend of mine a little horseshoe keychain made from 1/4 square. I punched the little nail slits using a #10 cut nail that I forged a thin chisel edge onto and quenched in water, and included a split-ring style key ring. She instantly asked me to make a dozen more that she would buy from me to give to her "barn-friends" (she's a horse rider) as Christmas gifts.

I will find a picture and post it when I can. The thing is about 2.5-3 inches long when staightened out. I am not overly experienced and did it in about 20 minutes - including wire-wheeling down to silver and heat coloring, then treating with plain old beeswax

as for the cross, it is possible to chisel cut one out.

[hdwarner]

perhaps a handcrafted signed anvil christmas tree ornament

[hdwarner]

i know someone that made letter openers out of railroad spikes , he gave me one but i
kept damaging my computer when i tried opening my email
so i gave it back

[fat pete]

i hack sawed mine and it wasnt too terrible....i just had trouble keepin the saw straight.....so now i went up to my neighbor and he works at a fab shop and i talked him into letting me come up after hrs and cut a bunch of blanks...I will also get him to cut me some flat stock so's I can make bells too.....jingle bells...ha I used to play santa clause now I got a real set of Bells...ha

[hdwarner]

hey Pete have you made any bells yet?
bill clemens from bgcm makes a pretty nice one about the size of a grapefruit
i will give it a shot one day

[whitebear]

i'm maknig some courting candles. maybe some fobs. ornaments...
random things.

Son

[KevinD]

Originally Posted by whitebear

i'm maknig some courting candles. maybe some fobs. ornaments...
random things.

Son

What sort of ornaments?

[fat pete]

I havent made one yet but tues i am going to a shop to cut some pieces up ...I have a pattern for the shape of the bell....by th eweekend I will have plenty of do dads....