Constructing a Brass Gavel in SolidWorks

I made this video just for fun. In this video I measure and sketch a brass gavel and then model and assemble it in SolidWorks. I do not recommend actually modeling the knurled surface in SolidWorks as this eats up computational resources and wastes time. Just applying a knurled texture to the face would be faster and easier. Although, there is no default knurled brass texture (only steel). The gavel itself I machined in high school shop class back in 2002 on all manual equipment. As far as I know credit for the design goes to Terry Coss at NHS. For more pictures, 2D drawings, and SolidWorks files: mschutter05.blogspot.com Video & Editing: Mark Schutter Music: Bigger on the Inside by Anima-Theory Software: SolidWorks CamStudio Any Video Converter Paint.NET Windows Movie Maker Windows Vista Business Hardware: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz 6GB DDR3 1600 PNY Quadro FX 580