Dex89 Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 I'm looking for some advice from anyone who may have made cufflinks from used cartridges and buttonholes using cartridges and feathers. There doesn't appear to be any guides online that I can find. I want to make these for my wedding and thought it would be nice to use cartridges and feathers that I have shot rather than to buy them. I'm assuming you must by cufflink blanks, use epoxy to fill the space in the brass and glue the blanks on? And similar to attach a pin for a buttonhole. Not sure how to secure the feathers together though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 If using cartridge brass ends you will have to drill them first then put feathers in then tip epoxy in the back of cartridge i solder the pins on the back proper button hole pins of eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dex89 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Thanks snow white. Where/why do you still them? Do you arrange and secure the feathers together first then glue them onto brass ends or do it as you go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Drill about a quarter round the case with small drill to arrange the feathers then glue in place 1 minute ago, snow white said: Drill about a quarter round the case with small drill to arrange the feathers then glue in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 hours ago, snow white said: Drill about a quarter round the case with small drill to arrange the feathers then glue in place It may be the photo, but that looks like an unfired primer ! Like the jay feathers though. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 It’s not the photo I deactivated the primer to make it look different and a talking point for people that now about shooting and reloading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dex89 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 👍 thanks again for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 17 hours ago, snow white said: It’s not the photo I deactivated the primer to make it look different and a talking point for people that now about shooting and reloading That’s a novel idea and certainly a talking point. 👍 Thanks for clarifying that. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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