Chuck Fraser

beautiful  job,  How much time per baluster?

Thanks for all the interest and compliments. These are pictures that I took so they are not so good.

One end of the railing is hooked to the Bocci Court wood work and has a clump of cat tails with a lilly pad that is a drink holder.

Chuck

Yard Gate with cat tails

very nice

Nice

can we see more of the dragon face?

Hi 

Ironwolf I am in the NE Corner of Oregon, Joseph to be exact.

Dave I spray my iron with acid to make it rust, then in a few years I wax the iron, in this climate your done, it is my (NO MAINTENANCE  FINNISH). If it were on the coast it would need something different.  

Chuck

Here is a memorial bench I did for Bill Knox in 2012. He loved fishing in Wallowa  lake for Kokanee. 

When we put the bench in place his widow Diane brought some of his ashes in one of the tubes that his favorite cigars came in and had me put some of the ashes in each of the 4 anchor bolt holes in the concrete slab we mounted the bench to.

Chuck

   I agree with  you on the pipe post. They were already in place when I got the job. I am building another gate for the same client. Can't remember the hrs, will have to look that up.

  I found and bought a 34' 1992 Thomas MPV safety liner bus with a 12 valve 5.9 Cummins just for the engine.

  When I told my wife that I got another bus it sounded like she said " WHAT THE F*** DID YOU DO NOW" I am sure I mis under stood her. It run and drives so nice that I am fixing it up to do a few road trips.

 The old 53 has a 150 HP engine built by White Motor Co, the same engine was used in halftracks in WW2, some parts are available (for a price). My White is the deluxe model 12 volt, air breaks, the larger 900x 20'' wheels.

  I know a guy who use to have a White bus the same as mine, he cut the back end open and used it to haul lumber from a saw mill. the round trip was  exactly 200 miles, 3 MPG loaded 4 MPG empty $$$$$$$$.

  The Thomas is getting around 10 MPG.

  Beth could you send me a picture of your bus?

  Thanks everyone

  Chuck

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that looks so much better than my first damascus 

The bus is a 1953 White Super Power. It was my fathers, he was going to make a harness shop out of it for when he was out in the woods horse logging. He passed away before he get it done. And now the engine is froze up. I would like to get it running and make a motor home out of it.

  All I need is time and money

  Chuck

Yard gate and railing 

that is a very interisting vice, hope it serves you well

very nice, really like the bark texture on the frame.

It is designed for wood, we don't have any coal around here.
Underneath the grate are 2 - 1" round bars, you can see the ends of them sticking out. They are mig welded to the horizontals and the verticals.

1" Square Bar

That is the nicest design fire steel I have ever seen, do you know the origin of the design?

Forged iron, hammered copper inserts, big oval is 36"x18", remote dim able LED light strip. Glass strips from Russel Ford (MOONSHINE GLASS)

Thanks for all the compliments everyone, I have to give part of the credit to the hired help, with out them I could not get much done. I built the table frame and all the tooling for the vines and grapes. 

  Forrest Cox, (my current employee ) forged the grapes and vines and installed them under my directions.

  I do have pictures of other work that has come out of my shop, I will try to post some when I get time. Speaking of pictures I will give some credit to Kenderic Molholt , his photography all most makes my ironwork look better than it is.

  Thanks

  Chuck Fraser

Wow, this is amazing, well done! How did you get the texture on the vines?

Thanks

I made  a set of spring dies for my Beaudry power hammer

Chuck

Hi and thanks

Jeremy I think me and my hired man have around 130 hrs.

Jim we made the grapes one at a time and then MIG welded them into bunches.

 Thanks

Table 20"x 30"x 32" high, one piece 2" thick Black Walnut top

I have a 300 Beaudry, 25LG and a # 8 (250Beaudry)

Thanks for for all the work you went to on the hammer, and thanks even more for taking the time to post the pictures.
Chuck

No, if the band saw blade gets turned inside out the teeth will be backward.
Chuck

Make sure the blade is on the right direction, it happens.
Chuck