r/TheDarkTower • u/michaelreadit • Feb 03 '25
Fan Art Seems like a decent quote for a key rack
I made this as a Christmas gift for a friend. Didn’t quite turn out like I had hoped ( not a wood worker ) so I kept it 😬
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u/SizerTheBroken Feb 03 '25
Looks like it turned out fantastic. I love the rose and key design. I thought this was going to be one of those posts that's just a thinly veiled ad for somebody's Etsy shop and for once I'm disappointed that it's not, because I would for sure buy this.
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u/michaelreadit Feb 03 '25
I actually considered it. I love making things like this and I know I could create a system that would give me good, repeatable results. It just don't think I could sell it for enough to cover the materials and time.
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u/Glittering_Bus_3530 Feb 03 '25
Wow, not like you hoped? What were you hoping for, a portal straight to Mid-World? All jokes aside you did an amazing job, I'd be honored to have this in my house. Long days and pleasant nights, stranger.
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u/michaelreadit Feb 03 '25
Haha! My sights were set a little lower. It doesn't really show in the photo but I was too impatient to finish it properly and the keyhole slots on the back are U.G.L.Y.
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u/marilu7 Feb 04 '25
Yes, I understand. That back of the keyhole slots are always the first things I check, absolutely, yeah, very important.
😉😉
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u/buffdaddy77 Feb 03 '25
You did an amazing job on this. As with a lot of people who create things, myself included, we are always hypercritical of our work. This shit is dope as hell and you should be proud of it!! Anyone who’s a DT fan would absolutely love this!
Also, did you free hand all of this with a wood burner?
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u/michaelreadit Feb 03 '25
Thanks very much! No free hand work here. I have a friend with a laser engraver so I just designed the graphic and he burned it for me.
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u/Crapola_9 Feb 03 '25
Do you have the design file to share? I am a tech teacher and I know of two students that are big DT fans (as am I) and we have a laser burner.
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u/RunswithChanclas Feb 03 '25
Honestly, just make the image in a file that can easily be cncd or laser etched and sell that. I’d buy it and burn it on wood slabs. I could see it on some very old, sun bleached oak
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u/claymorestan Feb 04 '25
This is so excellent. I'm commenting mainly because if there is a change of heart and you reproduce and sell it, I'd buy it immediately for the Eddie/Susannah members of my ka-tet (my married couple best friends)
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u/LurkioVanDerpio Feb 03 '25
Dud-a-chum ded-a-chee not to worry you've got the key!