Dan Crabtree Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 This is a jewelry tree I made for my little sister for Christmas. The trunk is made of 1" Solid sq. the branches are made of various sizes round stock. Shes probally a little too young to appriciate it now but hopefully she will in the future. Its textured with a wood grain tool that I made for the powerhammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 What a great gift, I don't know the age of your sister... but I would think that this will be put to good use for years to come... James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Crabtree Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Shes only 12. But its a gift that will last for generations. Also its titled "The Crabtree" our last name so I'm sure it will become a family heirloom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 A couple questions if you don't mind... How are the branches attached? Any hints on the making of your wood grain tool? And if my 12 year old daughter is any indication, that would be a perfect gift and well received... James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very nice Dan. It won't be long before she's filling it up. I see a marketable item, darned marketable. Well done. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Crabtree Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Im glad you asked about the wood grain tool, good luck trying to duplicate it. It was simply luck that I made it. One day I was making some powerhammer tools and I came across a piece of steel that was cut with an Oxy/act torch that looked exactly like wood grain. I welded a handle on and whala! The branches are TIG welded on. I'm not much of a traditional smith, but I guess TIG welders have been around long before I was born. btw. the wood grain tool has a flat face, if someone cut a rounded notch for round stock it may make the job alot easier. I was fighting the 1 inch bar after i rounded it up trying to make the flat tool give a round surface an even texture. Thank you frosty, its always nice to hear that I can create something worth buying. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilwarblacksmith Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 That is a wonderful gift. I am sure she will enjoy it for a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Great tree Dan, My daughter wanted something like that for Christmas but I ran out of time. I like the texture tool idea. I have some flame cut steel laying about. I have made a variety of trees and have not been happy with the texture I could give them(but no one complained). It would be easy to cut half rounds of various sizes with a torch. I have been attaching branches with an O/A torch and have thought about using a TIG. I need the torch practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK-Buckwheat Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yep, that looks very good. I was thinking about a similar item like that too after I made my daughter a simple little stand one night to hang a ring of her's on that another smith made for her back in the summer. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Awesome job! My wife has been wanting me to make her a jewelry holder of some type. I'm not going to show her this one because I can't replicate that! What a great big brother you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acier Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Cool piece of work Dan, great idea. I really love the texture on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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