I plan to make a nice one- here’s a prototype I started from a solid block as proof of concept. The next one should be easier. Has anyone tried it?

I had an uncle who used to carve them but that's been a few years.

I want to know your secret to 40 hours in a day

I think I’m ADHD or whatever the equivalent is
Finished the pop up downspouts yesterday, They’re pouring cement now- onto the next project

know a gentleman that has hundreds of feet of woodchain on display in his living room draped over everything he has made over the yrs. also he carves tiny little replicas of hunting rifles an shotguns. never seen him sell anything or openly talk about his stuff. his detail on the guns is unreal

I have the ADHD but with work and family stuff I still seem to be perpetually short on time to do things I want to do after I do all the things I have to do

I see part of your secret in the way you said that "They're pouring cement " I bet if I had someone besides Me ,Myself and I doing the work I might get more other stuff done.

I am a little jealous of the clean garage I may be the only person who knows a bomb didn't go off in my garage


I did take yesterday afternoon off and go hunting leaving all the other work to sit

I call it Therapy and no one has questioned it yet.

Have one stored away my Father made with a swivel and balls carved inside a sq. wooden box on the end.
White Cedar was his preferred wood for this.
He said easier to carve / whittle ?
My sister has one about 4-5 ft long with a singe chain top and three chains connected below .
Everything is one pc except the base that holds a planter shelve.
He spent many days carving / whittling at his workbench.
He talked often about doing this while working in the CCC camps of his Era.
Thx for the memories of that.

Whay kind of wood are you using?

It was a scrap piece of Cocobolo from some duck calls I had made

Where is the trapperman fella that carved lonspring traps with chain connected, etc.. I can't remember his handle but he made amazing stuff!

That would be cool to see

I did one about 4 ' long in the 'Nam, some dirty rat B stole it.

I have to ask, how many hours would 3 feet of that take to carve?

No idea, never kept track. Was something to keep myself occupied while sitting on a sand bag bunker, sweating my butt off!

Man that looks good. How long did it take?

I was working on it off and on for I bet 15 hours, I put a coat of poly on other projects and just carve while it was drying... it takes a touch to separate the chains from each other- the next one will be a lot better

I've made a couple large chains from a log with my chain saw ..

Newhouse 114 used to carve traps in Ivory if that is who are thinking about. There was one that did I think a jump trap using wood as well

I have one now that is half of a five foot chain I made for a friend. The chain was too long so I cut it in half. I made a spring clip for one end and a carabineer for the other, and now it is completely useless.
Zookeeper. If I knew how to post a pic, I would, or send the pic to someone else to post.