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re: Need ideas for a personalized gift for Dad

Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:33 pm to
Posted by HeadyMurphey
Los Santos
Member since Jan 2008
17283 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:33 pm to
If I am reading this right, the bracelet is a new gift for your late mom? Why force this new thing to be something for him. Use what she loved to be meaningful to him. Maybe it was shoes, a hat, favorite necklace, whatever it was. Why introduce something new when there has to be another object that has meaning
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
13602 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:39 pm to
quote:

ou could likely find a jeweler or metalsmith who would be able to work with that.

Except bronze is pretty soft, isn't it? Even if you put it in the handle of a knife, hatchet, or keychain, it's going to get dinged up fast. Maybe OP could get it cast in lucite or acrylic for his dad to carry with him while he hunts, or put above the mantle?
Posted by LAblue
Member since Sep 2017
110 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:44 pm to
You certainly have a good point. All things to ponder. If I get it incorporated into something for him, it will be a while before we gift that item to him.
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
19280 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:50 pm to
I think that’s very thoughtful of you, but when my kids asked what they should get for their grandmother I suggested they pick up the phone on a regular basis and call and talk to her and tell her you love her, she just doesn’t really need any things at this point.
Posted by pussywillows
Member since Dec 2009
6500 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:59 pm to
bronze is very durable, but it can be brittle...that's why i suggested using it as a decorative inlay rather than on its own...
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120318 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:15 pm to
I asked ChatGPT.

A keychain with the bracelet metal woven in.

Watch band replacement

Wallet or card holder with embedded pieces

Custom pen

Frame a tiny piece in something he will see daily

Bottle opener
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
40012 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:56 pm to
Letter opener??

A coaster??

Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120318 posts
Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:58 pm to
I just posted what ChatGPT suggested.
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