Father's Day is on Sunday, June 20
For the dad who says he does not want anything: something for the hobby he already has, with his name on it, is the gift he uses every week instead of the one in the drawer.
Make it yourself
Each idea opens the tool that makes it, with a ready design to start from where there is one.
For the dad with a board in the garage: his name round the case, a dart in every wedge.
Open the Dart holder tool Ready-made: Dad's Darts dart holderFor the dad who loses three a round: a cap that marks the same initials on every ball.
Open the Golf ball stencil tool Ready-made: DADS BALL golf ball stencilFor his rocks glass: one big cube melts slowly, so the drink stays cold and strong.
Open the Tray mold tool Ready-made: Large ice cube tray, 2 inch whiskey cubesFor the barbecue: one photo of him becomes a head that holds a can.
Open the Head generator tool Ready-made: Beer buddy can holder, full colourFor the desk he works at: a pen cup, a phone slot and a card slot in one heavy block.
Open the Silicone mold maker tool Ready-made: Concrete desk organizer mold, pen, phone and card holderFor the keys he carries every day, in black, white and red from one nozzle.
Open the I love you keychain tool Ready-made: I love Dad keychainFor the shed, the garage or the man cave he calls an office.
Open the Name sign toolFor the dad who makes belts and wallets: four tooling stamps on one handle.
Open the Custom stamps tool Ready-made: Leather tooling stamp set17 designs · print times from 34 min
A dartboard stand with DAD'S DARTS round the case: a Father's Day or birthday gift you can print tonight.
A printed cap that marks DADS BALL on a golf ball, so everyone in the family knows whose ball it is.
An "I heart DAD" keychain in black, white and red, for Father's Day or any day.
A grinning, bearded cartoon head in full colour that holds a 12 oz can. The drinking buddy that never goes home.
Ice
Six 2 inch whiskey ice cubes per tray. A food-safe silicone mold you make yourself.
Concrete
A concrete desk organizer with a pen cup, a phone slot and a business card slot in one block. A silicone mold kit from printed parts.
A dartboard stand with PAPA'S DARTS round the case: a grandpa or dad gift you can print in an afternoon.
Leather
Four leather stamps, basket weave, a rope border, a seeder and a pear shader, with one screw-on handle. Pressed into cased leather with a clamp.
Concrete
A twisted hexagon pen holder, 95 mm tall, to cast in concrete or Jesmonite, as a silicone mold from printed parts.
A dartboard stand with MAN CAVE round the case, for the shelf next to the board in a garage, bar or games room.
A furious cartoon head that holds your beer, with a printed axe for a handle. Viking energy for every can.
Concrete
A heavy concrete phone and tablet stand, 80 mm wide, as a silicone mold from printed parts.
A printed cap that marks a beer mug over ME on a golf ball. BEER ME, as a picture.
Concrete
A modern concrete business card holder, 110 mm wide with a chamfered front, cast from a silicone mold kit.
A printed cap that marks 19TH HOLE on a golf ball, the only hole where everyone plays to their handicap.
Concrete
A 100 mm hexagon coaster with three nested grooves, as an open-face silicone mold.
A printed cap that marks I (heart) BEER on a golf ball. The souvenir-ball look, with the real reason you play.
Timing
Father's Day is on Sunday, June 20, 2027. Start by Thursday, June 10 and every step below fits, with a spare evening for a second pour.
Short on time? These are printed and done the same day: A dart holder with his name, Golf balls marked with his initials, A can holder with his own face.
From under an hour for a cookie cutter to overnight for a palm-sized mold.
Only if the design is a silicone mold kit. Pour it once and let it cure: 4 to 24 hours.
Wax cools right through in 4 to 6 hours. Plaster opens in 30 to 60 minutes and dries in a day or two. Concrete wants at least 24 hours in the mold.
Paint, seal, scent or pack it, and keep one spare evening for a second pour.
Questions
In the US, the UK, Canada, France, Mexico and Argentina, Father's Day 2027 is on Sunday, June 20. Spain, Italy and Portugal: Friday, March 19. Germany (Vatertag, on Ascension Day): Thursday, May 6. Switzerland: Sunday, June 6. Austria: Sunday, June 13. Brazil: Sunday, August 8.
Something for the hobby he already has, with his name on it: a dart holder with his name round the case, golf balls marked with his initials, a sign for his workshop door. It gets used because it fits something he does every week.
Yes. Type any name up to 14 characters into the free dart holder tool. It wraps the name round the case and gives you the dartboard face, ring and bullseye as separate parts, or as one coloured 3MF for a multi-colour printer.
Print the caster for the 2 inch tray, pour a food-safe platinum silicone into it and peel out a flexible tray of six cubes. Water never touches the print, and the silicone flexes so the cubes come out whole.
Yes. Upload one front-on photo of him to the head generator and it makes a 3D head as a bust, a keychain, a planter, a mini figure or a can holder. Your first colour head is free with a free account.
