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Welcome! I'm new as well by a few days. I think you'll enjoy this forum as everyone's been kind and helpful.

You are correct. It was only one thread yesterday. I'm guessing because it had pictures added an admin moved it to the photo gallery?

Well this is weird. Looks like all posts after my pictures post, including the pictures post, disappeared overnight...

It's a small world, eh? :) No, I don't have a shop. I used to sell those bracelets to people at my various jobs over the years as people requested them. Thanks Susie! I had another one just like it, same inlay, but the rings were titanium. But I gave it to a friend for Christmas. At...

So far my most enduring hobby, and one that's made me some money, has been making chainmail jewelry, pouches, belts, and other assorted non-armor items. Below are just two examples. I even ended up writing 3 Kindle books on how to chainmail. Here's the first Kindle book on chainmailling I...

Thanks! Oh, it does, it does smell amazing. I just hope after curing that it's still quite fragrant.

lol! Thanks, I think :) But I guess you're correct as I'm already pondering what to make next...

Thanks! It turned out better than I expected. I thought I had distilled water but I didn't so I had to use Brita-filtered water instead. Then during the mixing process the stick blender slightly popped above the mixture a couple times introducing air into the mixer. After pouring into the mold...

I used "almond pastries" from Peak Candles. I love the smell of almonds. One thing I forgot to add in my first post especially for anyone starting out like me. There are two essential pieces of equipment that'll make your life much, much easier: a stick blender (~$25 US) and a digital laser IR...

Ha, I like the way you think. Here you go, a few pics though crappy as they were taken with my cell phone. Soap after cutting loaf into 1" thick slices then cutting those in half A slice after cut in half The top of the soap after cutting into 1" square columns This was a test batch for...

Hello from Texas. I made my first batch of soap yesterday while at lunch from work. I work from home so that made it a bit easier. A friend last Christmas had given my wife and I a couple small muffin-shaped blocks of soap she made that included shea butter. It was so much better than...