handles for cattle branding irons

[chuck1]

picked up a little / Big job, I was asked to make 19 handles for branding irons which has blown out to 49 in total.
the handles are spotted Gum with a Water pipe furrel and I had to engrave the end of handle with number on the end so the user knows what they are grabbing and I also painted the engraving so it stands out more.
after cutting blanks to size I predrilled in the lathe then turned them in my other lathe! 30 more to go and I'm finished!

[chuck1]

forgot to mention the brands are placed in liquid nitrogen before branding the cattle these days

[Scott]

Nice work Chuck, well done. :2tsup:

[turnerted]

Thats a nice easy job.I like the setup you used to drill the holes too.
Ted

[chuck1]

it's all about being lazy! and safe! only cost 10 dollars to make! but get a good welder to weld it it's just bright bar and 100 by 100 flat on top, and craft wood!

[rsser]

Nice work chuck1.

Spotty can be a sod to turn.

Liquid nitrogen eh? Very civilised. I reckon my GP uses that to cool his Martini at the end of surgery.

[chuck1]

I had these spinning at 3200 and didn't turn the lathe off to speed up turning time! note don't try this at home there is a nack to doing it! wouldn't surprise me if all doctors did that! ;)

[Paul39]

forgot to mention the brands are placed in liquid nitrogen before branding the cattle these days

If anyone is curious: Freeze Branding Cattle

http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2005/ANSI-3250web.pdf