Metal Sculpture & Carvings

steel,bronze,28h x 14w x 21 lbs

Here's a few examples of my version of a wizard head hook. Let me know what you think. I'm still trying to figure out how to get a moustache cut right, haven't had one come out yet.

I don't procrastinate. I just consider all the angles. Here are some shots of a little stand I made for the wood turning my wife has. It has a warmer, more bronzey hue to it than the photos show.

I recently crated up a dragon to ship to a friend as a Christmas present. The dragon apparently did not enjoy being caged up. Here are some photos. Happy New Year to all those on the forgeiron site! Don

Here's another shape that I had to purge from my mind.

Leave these babies out for the in-laws!

#80 morse chain bowl,alu bronze biscuits,8" dia. I decided to re forge the bowl, thought it looked too industrial. "If at first you don't succeed get a bigger hammer"........

Here is a rose that I made with jump welded thorns.

here is a "candle holder" I made, my picture taking has gotten worse.it has a snake head with the tongue flicking out

Hi! I forged a small leafy kind of pendant for my girlfriend. We're together for 4 years now, I hope she likes it...I myself almost never like what I made I would have liked to make some veins and so on but I had no idea how. I tried some chisels but it looked way too artificial and square edged. So I had to settle for just trying to give some flow and texture with my ball peen and some small tweezers. The gem is a small Perdidot/Olivin I bought and set into a small socket that I had drilled with an engraving tool. She likes green and nature, so I hope it is a fitting combination. Until now I have forged knives most of the time, doing other things is still very h…

Forged from 1" aluminuminmm.

Thanks Bad Creek, I moved it to a new topic so some of my new friends will find the finished piece easier .

Here is an incomplete piece I'm working on for an art show I was invited to, called "Wreath Interpretations " I have to finish by Dec. 6. this is the first time its early

I learnt how to forge weld cable the other day (Thanks Tristan!!). After a couple of goes with cable only, I decided to add some L6 that I was given by a knife maker we met up with. Here is the result. Jason

Interested in a whale of a tale and a whale of a deal - click here

Tome out? please help me name this one, just for fun!

Black on red and whatnot, I included some pictures of the process I couldnt tell you how long it took to make it more than 40 hours though I am sure of that I made this for fun and it was pretty fun to make, So I concider it a success I have something else cool I am finishing tomorrow, its pretty rough but it suits the piece also a learning process with more than 30 offsets and 30 holes split and drifted its medevil but I cheated and it doesnt have traditonal journey but honestly at this point it was hard enough for me to even make it fit together lol I want to head down to the states and work but I am also thinking of spending all my money and buying all the s…

Last summer was hot and I was a slacker for getting artwork done so upon finding good stock I crazily made a bunch of dies for my self made air hammer. I like to enter art exhibitions from time to time and I have taken awards. Problem is, having to go up against those with the capabilities for doing cast bronze figuratives and most of the time I lose. The presence of forged and welded steel is next to nothing in these art shows and going in with leaves, twists and scrolls like what someone could buy from King metals just isn’t going to cut it! The follow pictures are of the first tryout of these dies I made to mimic reptile skin. I have ideas of making some realis…

hi all..... this is my latest project. It is Forged steel, copper nails and oak. It is entitled " Prayers for Peace "..... I made this for a competition at my school..... Comments a critique welcome! This is my first proper sculpture! It was made out of 3mm x 100mm flat..... hot cut of course! and bent... The oak is about 6 inches wide and 12 inches long and 2 1/2 inches high... It was beautiful wood! The copper nails are hammered through an appropriately sized hole and into a much tighter one in the oak. The oak was cut and planed by hand a then went progressively down from from 60 grit to 1200 grit to shavings to hands!!! here is a link for the photos.. h…

Well, yes, I have made partial faces, in order to get to the whole. Its time consuming and tedious to get to the place you want to be.First you start with the nose, ( well, I do anyway ) the lips are next, well sometimes, I don't know , I'm getting confused , mix in some eye work,......., Tell yourself it looks like xxxx, be to stubborn to stop, (actually you become curious what it will turn out like) take chances with all your hard work going down the drain, and sometimes ...... you get lucky.

Hi, I wanted to share a few photo's from the orchid I made. The big leaves are forged out of square 30x6 mm stock. The flowers are made from 1mm plate steel, with the help of an acetylene torch. /Johan

It's more like a magic wand, we are learning to live with each other.( He's tolerating me more, I think ) Any way,...I guess I was in the zone again,... When I came to,,,,,   this critter was lookin' at me

This is a cross I made out of 1/2 in bar with copper trim.

My first post.. Alas, the annual problem; what to get my parents for their respective Birthdays. Having started the Smithing last Fall, I finally have a new asset to draw from. I made the weathervane for pops and a coat rack for the momma. While I like the weathervane the best, I am really starting to get in the wood-forging groove. The coat rack board was donated by a dear old cherry tree that grew and died (natural causes) in our backyard. Regardless, both gifts are from the heart and soul. Enjoy....

Finished this piece this weekend. Did my best with the pics. Spears.