Western New Mexico on my way to Texas

truly beautiful primary setup

Sweet Chevy

New shirt designs about to hit the press

As some of you may know, the whole impetus of Rusty Knuckles was to create a merch company in which ideas could be released away from the restraint of client demands. So much of my time and energy goes to my clients. This is great and a hard fought victory, but at the end of the day I want to produce graphics that I can release whenever I enjoy. Whether they end up on t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, patches or stickers, that will be determined by me and those who might want to purchase them. These are just a few of the ideas that I am cooking on now.

Cutting down a trailer fender

In my pursuit of making the honda 650 cooler, I needed to create a custom rear fender. With lots o' measurements I figured that some labor and a $30 blank fender from Northern Tool could do the trick. I opted on a 32" inch long fender by 9" wide. With the longer fender I would be able to cut off the section I did't need and still allow for the correct radius and arc to get the style I am after.

Not having a plasma cutter I also had to devise a no budget jig to cut a straight line on a radius. I made a quick little jig out of scrap wood and it worked out great with my 4.5" grinder and cut off wheel. Once I got the fender cut and sized to the dimensions needed I tig welded the two sections together and pounded out a few areas on the anvil to give it a bit more curve. After I smooth out the fender a bit more on the top with some grinding and sanding, I need to add a few curved side panels. They will act as my fend struts and fill in some the negative space between the tire and the back of the top panel of the fender. Then the fender will be mounted to the swing arm. Not sure how I am going to mount the fender just yet. Weighing a few options and seeing how the final fender will look at first.

Volbeat - The Garden's Tale

These guys are great. Huge vocal presence and a great hard rock sound. Please come to the states!

Its all about the seat

Check out the seat, looks straight off a lawn mower and that squeeze horn from a bicycle.