James Combs
10-08-2016, 8:09 PM
Made this for a lady customer in memory of last-year's Thanksgiving Turkey. It helped the lady get a nice Turkey and it was Her first.
20ga shot shell primer end mounted in a 95fine sterling silver setting. It's not a spindle or even a pen but there was turning related activity and the material, the pink camo, was left over from making a pen.
345442345441 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155003d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-13-.jpg)
Not sure what shot she had in the load but apparently it did the job.
We originally talked about removing the primer and installing a faux jewel of some kind like a birthstone or something.
I convinced her that the fired primer was somewhat of and evidence of the hunt so I suggested leaving it and adding the pink camo to the back.
345446 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155004d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-2-.jpg)345443 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155003d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-13-.jpg) 345444 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155003d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-13-.jpg)
Forgot to take a before shot so had to reassemble the casing for this shot.
345445 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155004d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-2-.jpg)
Edit: The chain and loop do not go with the pendant, she has her own chain. Mine is just there for the photo and is dime-store stuff. Also note that although the primer end appears to be brass, it is not, it is steel with just a flash plating of brass. It took very little polishing to expose some of the steel substrate. It has a heavy coat of lacquer on it to prevent/delay any tarnishing of the little bit of brass or rusting of the steel. Hopefully she will only be wearing it... I don't know... hunting maybe. ;-)
All comments and critiques appreciated and acknowledged.
Thanks for looking.
20ga shot shell primer end mounted in a 95fine sterling silver setting. It's not a spindle or even a pen but there was turning related activity and the material, the pink camo, was left over from making a pen.
345442345441 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155003d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-13-.jpg)
Not sure what shot she had in the load but apparently it did the job.
We originally talked about removing the primer and installing a faux jewel of some kind like a birthstone or something.
I convinced her that the fired primer was somewhat of and evidence of the hunt so I suggested leaving it and adding the pink camo to the back.
345446 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155004d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-2-.jpg)345443 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155003d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-13-.jpg) 345444 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155003d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-13-.jpg)
Forgot to take a before shot so had to reassemble the casing for this shot.
345445 (http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f45/155004d1475970221-thanksgiving-turkey-memorial-kkingshotshl-2-.jpg)
Edit: The chain and loop do not go with the pendant, she has her own chain. Mine is just there for the photo and is dime-store stuff. Also note that although the primer end appears to be brass, it is not, it is steel with just a flash plating of brass. It took very little polishing to expose some of the steel substrate. It has a heavy coat of lacquer on it to prevent/delay any tarnishing of the little bit of brass or rusting of the steel. Hopefully she will only be wearing it... I don't know... hunting maybe. ;-)
All comments and critiques appreciated and acknowledged.
Thanks for looking.