mick maxen Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Here are 5 paperweights I made recently, all using mosaic pattern welded steel. The size of the faces range from about 1.5" to 1.25". These were made as square bars of patterned steel then squished under a press to give them a more organic shape. As you can see there are two pairs. The centre one is a combination of the two, using the same bars with some added layers to give the cross pattern. Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Wow! Those are really nice. What are the different steels you used? Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Those are lovely!! Simple but complex, amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 those are awsome. my wife wants 4 bigger ones to use as benches. only problem is haven't been able to talk her into the size of press i would need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Mick, your work is indeed inspiring. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Nice work! My only question is, who uses paperweights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 beautiful work mick - what tactile looking objects, before youve even checked the patterns... !! i think, biggun, a paperweight is just an excuse for an otherwise unjustifyable gorgeous object, for those that worry about having something just cos they love it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Those look "magic" Cool stuff Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Top notch and something to aspire to, Thanks for sharing Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick maxen Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks for all the kind words about my work. Mitch, the steels I used for these are 15N20, which is the shiny steel and 20C which is just a high carbon spring steel. Matto, bench sized pieces are a bit out of my league as well. I think it was Achim Wirtz and a couple of other people who got together and made the worlds largest damascus billet. I have tried to find some info on it, but failed. From memory the billet was something like 2.5 tons and was brought up to a welding heat over the course of two days. All this was done in a steel factory in Germany using their equipment. Beth, these are very tactile. The photos only show the top face with the pattern, but the base is etched as well. So you can follow the lines from the face around the sides and see that they match up with the pattern on the base. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Great work Mick, sculptural with great reserve. I think you captured the essence of the cube B) I too would be interested in larger billets, 6" would be fine with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Hey Mick, Awesome looking paper weights! What about a larger "laptop weight" ? HA!!! Your mention of the massive billet intruiged me a bit, here is what I was able to dig up.http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/2155-biggest-damascus-billet-ever-done/ The link in the thread linked to above was dead so I went to the wayback machine.http://web.archive.org/web/20090123232228/http://www.7knifedwarfs.com/aw/2006/09/monster-huge-damascus-bar.html Unfortunatly it didn't capture the pictures, but it did capture the text. Just curious, what is your normal selling price for those paper weights? Caleb Ramsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Those are really expensive paper weights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Well, more expensive than a rock, but look at the difference! Beautiful work, Mick! The press squish just added so much life to the pieces. Expertly done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 if those were on my desk i would do significantly less work.... and more staring at my paperweights!!! amazing work. beth, perfect dictionary explanation of a paperweight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Depends on the rock....I could probably name a dozen or two he's be happy to trade for---I once got to hold a 4.5 *pound* gold nugget for example... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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