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Posted: 10/2/2005 10:46:27 AM EDT
As in, craft, like machining, woodworking, paint, etc.

For me, an electric ukulele. I don't know why, but I think that would be awesome.

(pee ess anybody know where I can buy a big block of maple?)
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:01:09 AM EDT
[#1]
Trebuchet
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:01:42 AM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
Trebuchet



+1
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:02:38 AM EDT
[#3]
Fully enclosed battle mech.

Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:03:56 AM EDT
[#4]
I want to make my very own Bulgarian Krinkov pistol.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:08:12 AM EDT
[#5]
I want to make a Million (dollars).
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:08:25 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Trebuchet



+1



I have one with a 15 foot beam and 10 feet tall at the top of the A-arm. It uses 500 pounds of counterweight.

I'd love to completely craft a dug out canoe with hand tools.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:11:16 AM EDT
[#7]
I'de like to make myself a log cabin.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:26:40 AM EDT
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Quoted:
I want to make a Million (dollars).



Hmmm... counterfeiting's difficult, you know. Oh well, therein lies the challenge, right?
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:34:56 AM EDT
[#9]
... an operational thermonuclear device
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:37:34 AM EDT
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... an operational thermonuclear device



For sale to the highest bidder, right?
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:38:42 AM EDT
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Quoted:
... an operational thermonuclear device



Link Posted: 10/2/2005 11:44:43 AM EDT
[#12]
love not war...man
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 12:34:24 PM EDT
[#13]
Log home.
A nice knife.
Homebuilt aircraft (working on that one already).
Some heirloom furniture (don't even have the slightest idea how).
A homebuilt cedar-strip canoe.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 12:36:59 PM EDT
[#14]
45acp Ak that uses Thompsom mags. Not a conversion, milled 45acp reciever.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 12:57:04 PM EDT
[#15]
+2 for the Trebuchet. I have also always wanted my own blacksmith shop and to be able to make knives and swords the old fashioned way.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 1:52:32 PM EDT
[#16]
I want to chose the most cost effective, marketable design for my invention....The Pet Protector!
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 1:54:44 PM EDT
[#17]
I've always wanted to learn sword smithing...

(Trebuchet would be nice too!)
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 1:59:51 PM EDT
[#18]
A Space Shuttle from ordinary household appliances.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 2:06:45 PM EDT
[#19]
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 3:09:34 PM EDT
[#20]
Submachinegun that uses Sten mags.

The hard part is the rifling, everything else is pretty doable without much effort. Rifling is very difficult though, and if you ask someone to do that for you there's only one thing you're doing.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 3:38:49 PM EDT
[#21]
I want to make historically accurate, both in appearance and function, fittings for my Chinese sword blade.  

For all you aspiring swordsmiths out there I will say that smiths who have a good reputation in the sword collecting communities can't keep up with the demand for custom swords.

Waiting lists of YEARS are not uncommon.  

The downside is that people have made the statement that it takes a LONG time to get really good at the craft.  
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 3:42:50 PM EDT
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Quoted:
I want to make historically accurate, both in appearance and function, fittings for my Chinese sword blade.  

For all you aspiring swordsmiths out there I will say that smiths who have a good reputation in the sword collecting communities can't keep up with the demand for custom swords.

Waiting lists of YEARS are not uncommon.  

The downside is that people have made the statement that it takes a LONG time to get really good at the craft.  



What do you think of Paul Chen's work?
I've admired his shops swords for a while.
Any other smiths you would recommend for a quality reproduction of Chinese blades?
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 3:55:51 PM EDT
[#23]
a multi tiered church steeple out of wood.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 3:57:59 PM EDT
[#24]
recumbent bike
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 4:39:46 PM EDT
[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I want to make historically accurate, both in appearance and function, fittings for my Chinese sword blade.  

For all you aspiring swordsmiths out there I will say that smiths who have a good reputation in the sword collecting communities can't keep up with the demand for custom swords.

Waiting lists of YEARS are not uncommon.  

The downside is that people have made the statement that it takes a LONG time to get really good at the craft.  



What do you think of Paul Chen's work?
I've admired his shops swords for a while.
Any other smiths you would recommend for a quality reproduction of Chinese blades?



I have a quite lengthy response but your IM and e-mail are both disabled.  
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 7:05:09 PM EDT
[#26]
Babies
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 7:13:14 PM EDT
[#27]

Quoted:
A Space Shuttle from ordinary household appliances.



Can I be the door gunner?
I'll bring the 1919A4 which is next on the list to be built.
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 7:20:49 PM EDT
[#28]
A time machine
Link Posted: 10/2/2005 7:28:27 PM EDT
[#29]
Flame-thrower that uses napalm.
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