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Steel Flowers – Daffodils
The first flower I drew and cut was sort of rendition of a daisy. I basically drew a flower shape and cut it out. I was testing as much as anything else. This one here So now that I had my own proof of concept, it opens the doors to bunch of other things. Anyway…
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Packet Box
The majority of things I weld & fabricate for myself are out of necessity. I have always honestly enjoyed problem solving. Unfortunately my wife doesn’t get to see that aspect of me as much at home as my coworkers have on various jobs. My students keep track of their grades in lab packets. I have…
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Patina
I’ve played around with doing patina work here and there. The old salt, vinegar, lemon juice types of things. I’ve been getting into drawing up random stuff, little things here and there. I learned a lot on this project and while the results aren’t what I wanted I know where I went wrong. When its…
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Getting Started
I started working in the steel industry when I was 19 – 20 years old. I never really had anyone to teach me the ways of life, so its been a slow but steady crawl. No complaints I suppose, some have it easier and some have it harder. I’m lucky to be where I’m at…
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Busch Latte!
I cropped this photo because my feet just shouldn’t be included in my terrible photography! This was my first attempt at color fill, and while I really like the results it needs just a tiny bit of refinement. This is two pieces of steel welded together. The cutout of course being on the top plate,…