Hammerhand Workshop

@hammerhandworkshop.com

163 Followers 162 Following

He/Him Cosplayer and maker. Winner of Dragon Con FNCC Journeyman 2022. https://linktr.ee/hammerhandworkshop

Photo of a brass medallion with a raised cloud and lightning bolt design, mounted to dark brown leather. The photo is at an extreme angle from the top right.
Photo of the left side of a brass and copper elf crown, with features resembling stylized butterfly wings.
Low angle photo of six metal belt buckles on a wooden workbench.
Photo of a work table upon which there are several shapes cut from 1-inch upholstery foam.
Photo of a larger-than-life mascot-type character head. It is blue with a pink nose, big smile, yellow hat, and two black antennae. It is sitting on a messy workbench.
Photo of 5 small metal TARDIS keys with various patinas ranging from silvery metal to brass and dark bronze.
Photo of two cosplayers in front of a marble tile wall and several potted plants. The cosplayers are portraying Belinda and Mister Ring-a-Ding from the Doctor Who episode "Lux".
A screenshot from my panel presentation entitled "Don't forget the flux! How to keep cosplay metalwork from becoming a nightmare in silver."
Photo of a small piece of brass that has been etched with a skull design, aged, and polished, but not cut out.
Photo of a wooden church warden style pipe and 5 small buttons with acorns on them.
Photo of two shallow dome shaped steel discs with the tree of Gondor and seven stars etched into them, and a chain attached to one. They are about 2 inches in diameter.
Photo of a round steel dome, about 2 inches across with the tree of Gondor and seven stars etched onto the face. It is sitting on four toothpicks so a clear coat can dry.
Photo of my fingers holding a brass colored metal piece about three by 2 and a half inches. It has a central square portion decorated with leaved and horse heads, and three large rings on the sides and bottom. Then there are two smaller holes on the bottom left and bottom right.
Side-by-side screenshot comparison of my 3D model and the original brass or bronze piece from The Two Towers.
Photo of two vambraces, made of polished steel and brass riveted to black leather.
Screenshot of a world map, with blue markers indicating all the places I have shipped costume accessories. North America has the most, with markers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. There are also markers in the UK, Norway, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand.
Photo of a zucchini being held up by the unseen photographer. The vegetable is of a normal shape until it gets to the far end away from the stem, where it curves upwards in a suggestive fashion.
Photo of a work table with one completed Aragorn coronation vambrace, and one that has yet to be assembled. They consist of a black leather base with three steel and brass arrowhead-shaped plates mounted with rivets.
Photo of 30 small metal hexagonal tiles. There is a pyramid shape protruding from the center of each, and a raised border of fake stitches. Each tile also has two holes drilled on either side of the pyramid.
Photo of a two-part tan-colored resin printed mold for a belt buckle.
An infographic showing my running progress so far this year, including dots of color on a calendar to show which days I was active. The total distance for the year is at 258 miles.
Photo of a vintage plastic sign that reads "Bar Opens at SIX O'Clock." There is a representation of a clock with "12" at the top, and "6" in place of all the other numerals. The small hand on the clock is fixed in place at 12, and the big hand is movable.
Screenshot of my tiktok profile page, showing 420 followers.
Photo of a tan and white medium sized wearing a harness and standing on a trail in the woods.
Two photos side by side, the left showing a closeup of the original costume vambrace from Return of the King, and the right showing the same area on my reproduction. Near the center bottom of both vambraces is a small tab of black leather that has been embossed with a star inside of a diamond.
Photo of an arrowhead shaped black leather vambrace that is about halfway through being stitched together around the edge. The leather stitching tool is also visible in the photo.
Photo of two stacked pieces of vegetable-tanned leather that have been cut to an arrowhead-like shape about 10.5 inches tall, with the bottom layer having two straps coming out of each side. The paper pattern is also sitting on the work surface.
A split-screen video showing my replica steel bracer work-in-progress on the left, and the original costume detail on the right.
A collage of three photos. The first, largest photo shows 4 steel buckles, about 1.25 inches by 1.75 inches, sitting on a gray cutting mat. The other two are screen captures from The Fellowship of the Ring, showing the buckle that I replicated.
Photo of six curved and embossed steel plates, some with a thin border of brass, sitting on a workbench. There are three main plates and three extension plates. The main plates are arrowhead shaped, with an embossed feather or wing pattern, and they each have another plate that sits under them and extends the bottom of the arrowhead a couple of inches.
Photo of a steel flint striker from the internet. It is a bar that has been curved into an oval shape with an opening on one of the long sides. It s roughly 3-4 inches long.
Panorama photo of a basement workshop with wood grain pegboard walls. From left to right we see a drum sander, a scroll saw, a belt grinder, a workbench with vise and miniature anvil attached, a wood lathe, and a microwave. Mounted on the wall are various hand tools and PPE.
Photo of a cluttered workbench and pegboard wall in a basement.
Photo of 3 embossed steel plates sitting on a workbench. One is larger than the other two, and all three are sort of arrowhead shaped with raised details resembling feathers.
Painting of a young man standing atop a hill, holding a sword, surrounded by menacing inhuman creatures.
Photo of me standing in a stone pavilion wearing green and brass armor and holding a sword.
Photo of three sets of 3D printed forms, along with the metal shapes they produced. From left to right the first 3 are aluminum, and the last one is steel. The steel does not show as much crisp detail as the aluminum.
Screenshot of a 3D model of Aragorn's coronation bracers next to a photo of the original armor.
Photo of the back of a silvery metal butterfly crown.
Photo of the back side of a brass and copper butterfly crown.
Right side photo of a white styrofoam head wearing a brown wig and a brass and copper butterfly crown.
Screenshot from Goodreads showing that I am currently reading Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson, and that I am 69% complete.
Photo of a tan and white medium sized dog on a leash, standing on a snow covered trail through the woods, gazing into the distance.
A screenshot from an auto dealership's website, where the preferred contact method is listed as (mat) the - wagi.
Photo of me in my Théodred costume standing next to Adam Savage.
Photo of a gray base helmet with masking tape applied to a portion of it and decorations drawn onto the tape.