PryDaddy Jrs with Burnished Patina Finish

Hi again my friends!

Another lovely day is brewing out there today with a mix of clouds and sun. I will make sure to get outside this afternoon and tend to some gardening tasks. Gotta enjoy it while it lasts.

I've been continuing to explore finishes for titanium. For years I have been looking for ways to create finishes that are resistant to fingerprints and dulling of the colors. I have tried sealers, oils and spray lacquers but generally have found those methods to be messy or inferior. When I hit upon the two tone finishes I was much happier with the outcome because I could start with high voltage colors and after partially removing them through various methods I could then reanodize to a lesser voltage and create finishes that were much more resistant to use and abuse while maintaining their integrity. Well, now I have added another burnishing step and it just might be my favorite so far. The buttery finish and depth of effect on these latest tools is really nice and is probably what I will be sticking to going forward.  

These PryDaddy Jr tools with Burnished Patina Finish have a wide variety of stamps as well as color combinations, including some with C-51 neutral coloration. I varied the grinds a little bit as well, so between all these factors no two are exactly alike. And there are a couple of lefties available as well if anyone wishes to request them.

Prydaddy Jrs will run $75 plus shipping and the link is below. As always, I thank you for coming by today and I'm wishing you all the best in these waning summer days.

All gone for today, thanks so much! 

 

 

G1F Ghosts!

Howdy Folks!

Summer is already starting to wind down here in the Northeast, and there is a hint of fall in the early morning air this week. There has been a lot more rain than the beginning of the summer, so the leaves are all looking much greener than they did last year. Hopefully we will have a brighter leaf season this year.

Well today I have a little surprise for you. I have had several sheets of thin flat S30v steel stored away for years, and I decided that it was time to use some of it up. This is the first of a series of ultralight tools using this material.

The G1 Ghost is one of my most popular and requested designs ever and so it seemed fitting to make some in S30v. Because the steel is only about .075 thick I didn't want to have it surface ground and lose any thickness. So these ultralight tools have a light Raw Bar (mill scale) texture with a light bead blasted finish. There are lots of character marks and minor imperfections but they still look quite good and retain a reasonable strength considering their geometry...there are a few dozen here today, and I did make a couple of lefties if anyone wishes to request them. No stamps other than the Atwood name stamp. 

G1F Ghosts will run $60 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks for swinging by and I hope your summer has been fantastic.

These are sold out, thank you so much!

 

 

  

Mugs Round Two

I'm back again with three more...Two purple with voluptuous Mermaid Vixens and undersea themes, and one more with pretty cowgirls and rodeo cowboys. The glaze is a little thin in areas on the rodeo one so I will discount it. This is the trouble with pottery...a ton of work, you only really get one chance to fire them and it's so easy to have minor imperfections. 

Mug #1: Sexy Mermaids: Three different mermaids and elaborate octopus inside. $65 plus shipping:

 All three gone in a flash, thank you once again!

 

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Mug#2: Under Sea World: Mermaid, Octopus and vintage Diving Helmet, Mermaid inside a jar on the inside of the mug. $65 plus shipping:

 

Mug #3: Rodeo Theme, second with minor glaze blem: Pretty Cowgirls, bucking bronco and handsome cowboy inside. $55 plus shipping:

 

 

Three Mugs!

Hello my friends! 

It's a miserably warm and humid August day out there after a pouring rain storm last night, so a good day to stay indoors, at least for the morning.  

I finally managed to get a few mugs done for you. There are some new ones underway as well, so more will be coming this fall. I've been having a blast as usual playing around with various themes and experimenting with cool textures. Some of the images I have collected are just amazing and range from sexy mermaids, menacing mobsters, mythical beasts, weapons, monsters, dinosaurs, sexy pinup cowgirls, old cars, aliens and many beautiful examples from the natural world. So much fun, and not the usual subject matter for pottery. 

Mug #1: Classic Western Theme with pretty cowgirl, handsome cowboy, lasso and galloping horse inside. Amber Glaze. $65 plus shipping:

All three gone in a flash, thank you so much!  

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Mug #2: Wanted Dead or Alive: Amber glaze with horse, wanted poster, sheriff badge and Colt Peace Maker inside. $65 plus shipping:

  

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Mug #3 John Dillinger: Model A Coupe, John Dillinger, Bank Roll, and .38 pistol inside. $65 plus shipping:

  

 

Bronze KingPins

Happy Tuesday Folks!

We've got a warm and humid start to the month of August. After more than seven inches of rain in the past week I think we can safely say that our semi drought conditions have ended and that is a good thing.

Today I have a handful of Bronze KingPins for you. Such a handy tool which I find myself using frequently for numerous tasks like knot work and mixing epoxy. My wife loves hers too and she uses it all the time for building her cool miniatures. I have always liked how the fluted design helps with the grip and prevents the tool from rolling away when you set it down.

This group was all stamped with the Atwood name stamp years ago. There are lots more KingPins in other materials still to be finished (Ti, Cu and Zr), but these are the last of the bronze pieces. I will keep hand grinding batches of pins as time goes on, so lots more KingPins will be coming soon.

Bronze KingPins will run $75 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks for popping in today and I hope your week is unfolding nicely.

All gone, thank you guys! 

 

More Timascus Mini 5 Flutes

Howdy folks,

It's a rainy one here today with about 2 inches in the forecast. We had an inch last night already, so we're definitely getting a good drenching.

I'm getting ready to grind more KingPins and will have those very soon, maybe later this week or early next week. I have another round of PryDaddy Jr's on the bench right now and have started grinding them, so those will be coming very soon as well. There are more Pryons to finish too... I also have two flat steel projects underway and they are currently at S&W awaiting heat treat.  

Today I have a few dozen more Timascus Mini 5 Flutes for you. These have a wide variety of wild colors and a mix of finishes. This is such an interesting material and it's been a lot of fun trying out all kinds of ideas for arriving at the different color effects and finishes, some of which are very hard to duplicate, hehe... 

Timascus Mini 5 Flutes will run $48 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks so much for coming by today, and I hope your week has been a good one so far.

All gone for now, thanks so much! 

 

A51 Zirconium Keytons

Howdy all, and Happy Wednesday,

Looks like we are shaping up for a nice day today. The hottest part of the summer may be behind us and we are settling into a nice stretch of reasonable temps for a few days. And we have gotten a little rain this week so the plants are pretty happy right now.

Today I have the last handful of Zirconium Keytons for you, and these all have A51 grinds! These are all stamped with a variety of images and there are two lefties available as well if anyone wants to email me for them. 

A51 Zr Keytons will run $85 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks for coming by today and I hope your summer is going great.

All gone, thank you so much! 

 

More Zirconium Minis

Howdy All! It's a warm day here with a great deal of haze. The wild fires in Canada are sending a lot of smoke down our way and even though I can't smell it, the sun is giving off a weird orange light this morning because of all the particulates in the air.  

I've been busy grinding some new steel tools this week and will have some nifty light weight summer items soon. I took a little break from grinding pins, but will have some more KingPins coming up soon too.

Today I have another batch of Zirconium Mini 5 Flutes for you. The torch hardened, blackened and burnished finish really makes these shine and the durability will be extremely good. Just the thing for bags, tools and knives. This is a pretty big group so I will no doubt have plenty of these for the foreseeable future.

Zr Mini 5 Flutes will run $35 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks for popping in, as always, and hope your summer is going great!