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The Ugly Machine

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Blacksmith, Armorer, Machinist, Metal Artist, Rust Witch, operating out of Vermont. I make scrap metal sculptures and smith junkyard swords and armor.
Commission me: TheUglyMachine@Gmail.com
Donate or shop: ko-fi.com/theuglymachine

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This is how you weather a storm.

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If I could draw i would just draw my friends all day. Nothing turns my mood around like when one of my friends hands me a doodle of me yelling machines at work with chapter snoozing on the shop floor near me

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Surely a new fullering die for my guillotine tool will fix me

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A lot of people don't know if you don't snuggle your anvil it doesn't work the same

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Vouch

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my most cancellable take is I'd like to be addressed like an adult human fucking being when you speak to me

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omg i love her

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We're not enemies, but we're also both adults. You can be straight up with me and just ask things.

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I would absolutely not mind reposting this later with the text in the description or under it, thank you for laying down an actual ask. I will never be chummy when being passively scolded by a stranger who has never interacted with me before and I wouldn't expect anyone else to enjoy that either.

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and even here! you've proven what I said earlier! I do add alt text NOW because I can NOW, I couldn't THEN when this post was made.

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handle a "gentle callout" over and over for months because this fuckin app wouldn't let you post alt text from your phone. Maybe their crusade should be to DM me about it? Help others by posting the alt text themselves? No, scolding is much more fun for them and especially in public. Cop behavior.

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She works in a shop that makes weapons for HEMA, I'm very jealous of their equipment

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My friend and swordsmith Katie has one ready to go, just sayin'

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This was posted before they fixed the glitch that prevented that in android phones, but have a great day officer

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Just a reminder, as a forever DM, if you ask me to include item descriptions with your commissions I'm happy to do so. They are legally binding and your DM has to honor them.

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ℭ𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔒, 𝔒𝔲𝔯 π”π”žπ”‘π”Ά 𝔬𝔣 π”Žπ”«π”¦π”³π”’π”°'s avatar ℭ𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔒, 𝔒𝔲𝔯 π”π”žπ”‘π”Ά 𝔬𝔣 π”Žπ”«π”¦π”³π”’π”° @clove.bsky.social
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Hi #PortfolioDay! It's Clove!!

I mostly do pin-up and dark fantasy work, i love tattoos and take a lot of inspiration from them.

I'm available for commissions or bigger projects!

πŸ›οΈ cloveshop.bigcartel.com
πŸ–ΌοΈ www.inprnt.com/gallery/itsc...
βœ‰οΈ hey@itsclove.art

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Heya #PortfolioDay I'm Xeni! I make body horror art featuring a lot of hands, hair, and horses.

Licensing is available for most work on my site. If it's not listed in my Ko-Fi shop, feel free to email me with any requests or questions!

β‹„ Website & Contact
β‹„ Quick Buy Licenses
β‹„ Prints

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My ugly little practice bodkins, I think I need to make a few dozen before I can make that socket perfect every time. At least with these I won't feel bad if I miss and they hit a rock or something.

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Will work for a length of annealed 2xΒΎ" 4140

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It's really hard to capture this whole thing on camera, also it would help if I rigged up the 0-10v dimmer so I could dim the central light element, kinda washed things out

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bet if I had time to practice, I'd be good at art by now

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Jessie is an absolute gem and you should commission her

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It's #portfolioday! I'm Jessie and I'm a multimedia artist with a particular love of painting and embroidery. Currently taking pet portrait commissions!
Find all my links here: jpeugh.carrd.co
#art 🎨

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I would like to practice and get better at making arrowheads but it needs to not be 95⁰ in my forge :(

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It's not an illusion, it's how this glass refracts the light on to the wall behind it

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That one may actually be doable, cut the shape flattened, file in the details and fold it around. I wouldn't want to make a bunch but one....hmmmm....

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No, that's the light projected on the wall. No vapors here

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In order of ease to make Rainbow Snek Grabidy Snake ones could be fun to make from brass or bronze tho, but that's a lot of sculpting.

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I might make one eventually, I don't like giving money to the blood hungry gun stores around here

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What Elden ring arrows should I foolishly try to make?

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why am I on an arrow making kick? I don't even own a bow

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Happy blacksmithing tools being delivered to my house but I have to wait until the workday is done to play with them day to me

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I have found lots of pretty songbird feathers lately and I think I want to try to make a tiny bodkin and fletch it with those

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Stake anvils and especially sheet metal anvils have small horns like that too, this one is less for fullering or rounding a piece as it is for truing the socket to the head

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Also, he makes these so quickly and perfectly. Its some serious skill

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My coworker was just fuckin around with scraps and made this dope light

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