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I know it's not Frank, but...

Not enough swearing to be Frank, clearly.

Good doggie.

That is the best possible version of that meme.

Zane Wylie over at http://realhumanskull.com - where he carves and sells real human skulls, as well as human bone rings, walking canes, etc. - is working on this decorative (and decadent!) wallhanger, with a handle carved from a human femur. Definitely a sword-like-object, but a spiffy-looking one - he hasn't posted pictures of the blade itself yet, but that's obviously being outsourced. The original (and possibly others - he's thinking of doing three more) are going to be sold on his site for about US$3,500 each, but if there's demand he might do more reasonably-priced versions with replica handles. Still not anything I'd want to actually swing, but damn that's pretty in a "hardcore metal cover" sort of way.

Just . . why . .

For a moment I thought those semi-spherical things were some kind of weird bras.

Stahlseele wrote:Just . . why . .

Why not? It's not like the owners need those skulls now.

Longes wrote:

Stahlseele wrote:Just . . why . .

Why not? It's not like the owners need those skulls now.

I am talking mainly about the sword hilt / handle part thing.
I mean, bones break even in top condition while inside the body.
Dry bones (read outside a body keeping them alive) can and will get pretty brittle over time, so why the hell use them as parts for weapons or stuff like that of all things?

Stahlseele wrote: I am talking mainly about the sword hilt / handle part thing.
I mean, bones break even in top condition while inside the body.
Dry bones (read outside a body keeping them alive) can and will get pretty brittle over time, so why the hell use them as parts for weapons or stuff like that of all things?

I would assume they are for display purposes and not for use.

... Oh ...
never mind then . . .

Actually tried my hand at a graphic design character sheet.



Not bad for a first fucking try, I think.

It's a bit hard to read, especially the racial abilities field.

Oh, I see ~17 things to do better next time. Still pretty happy.

Stahlseele wrote:

Longes wrote:

Stahlseele wrote:Just . . why . .

Why not? It's not like the owners need those skulls now.

I am talking mainly about the sword hilt / handle part thing.
I mean, bones break even in top condition while inside the body.
Dry bones (read outside a body keeping them alive) can and will get pretty brittle over time, so why the hell use them as parts for weapons or stuff like that of all things?

Intimidation factor. You charge at someone wielding a sword with a human femur hilt, they'll probably shit themselves. It also completely you're skull-helmeted barbarian ensemble.

angelfromanotherpin wrote:Not bad for a first fucking try, I think.

I like it.

I got to field-test my halloween costume early this year. After much consideration, I felt the cheapest option would be to buy a fake beard and be a ZZ Top member.

The sunglasses were also cheap. So cheap they were free.

angelfromanotherpin wrote:Actually tried my hand at a graphic design character sheet.

I don't see the ability to search out a forest.

Looks cool though.

Isn't it illegal to own human skulls? I'm reasonably sure it is where I live.

Occluded Sun wrote:Isn't it illegal to own human skulls? I'm reasonably sure it is where I live.

You mean you aren't Davis Aurini? Could have fooled me.

Occluded Sun wrote:Isn't it illegal to own human skulls? I'm reasonably sure it is where I live.

Nah, some US states have restrictions on buying and selling human bones, but that's about it. The artist gets most of his material from damaged medical displays.