this is a seat i made recently for a school in memory of a teacher who sadly died. all the forged stuff is out of 40mm or 25mm which was all textured, and the flat plate is 10mm and 8mm. on the seat (and i dont have very good pictures ! you can just see on the last photos)  are lots of copper leaves with words that the children gave me about their teacher stamped onto them. the long curved sections were tricky for me because once they were no longer straight, they were a bit difficult to hold and work with gravity twisting them and all that. i spray painted it myself in the workshop this time which i was pleased with it was way quicker than my usual hand painting...  i had to do this job in a Real Hurry!!!  i had about 4 weeks to do it all including designing, which was a bit of a compromise and not really long enough. im pleased enough with the forged stuff at the top, but am not at all pleased with the plate bits ! i wont do that again... thought i would post it anyway :)

 

           

Muy bonito me gusta la idea de poner nombres en las hojas.

 

Very nice I like the idea of ​​putting names on the leaves.

Beth - that bench turned out great! - very nice design, the plate for the seat backs resemble a school desk chair and yes you could have maybe textured or something but then but that would have added to the cost and labor of the job - the visual is the rest of the framework and the leaves - Well Done!!!

Beautiful garden seat Beth. Good memorial.

 

Frosty The Lucky.

Very nice!

That is wonderful Beth.  Don't beat your self up.  You did very good work there.  Its a fantastic job.

very nice.  as far as the plate you might try using a torch or plasma cutter to break up the large steel plates.  Still very nice work.

Wow, awesome job Beth, well done...

We are often our own worst critics. It is pleasing to the eye, as well as functional. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that bench, and you should be proud of it!

Beth, I tend to concur with the body at large. The plain, institutional character if the seats and seat backs framed by the graceful and whimsical vines and leaves works well. I think the people that new her will apretiate the contrast, and the generations to come will simply enjoy the seat and the art.
Often our "mistakes" are the best testaments to our art.

Terrific bench- design and execution both.

 

I like it as is.

 

Kudos!

 

Dave

Very nice, Beth.  The organic look goes well with the school desk type seat,  Loved it.

A place to sit a reflect is a great way for the memory not to be lost. I would have rather seen the leaves on the back instead the seat (nitpick). A very large piece for your modest shop, well done.

Outstanding work Beth.  thank you for the pics and commentary.

thanks for the comments you lot - ive been on holiday! im pleased enough with the work, but you need to learn what you did wrong in order to improve eh! i dont take on many blacksmithing jobs, (do all kinds of different things) so i try to learn in the biggest chunks i can manage, and this was a bit tricky. but thats ok! :)

Looks great Beth!! Noone knows your 'mistakes' we are our own worst critics!!

I think the "plate bits" are well done.  Maybe the seat could be thicker or you could have added an apron to give the illusion of weight but they do work well with the composition.  Great work.

thanks nuge and colleen - i originally planned to use the 25mm textured round as edging for the plate, on the backs of the seats and the bit you sit on, which i think would have added visual weight, i agree thats what it needed -  but i ran out of time. it was a funny project, with odd constraints, like i said before i had very little time to think properly about what i wanted to do!

You done good! I think the children will be pleased with it as a memorial to a well loved teacher and that's what matters.

Very nice job beth

What a beautiful tribute! Very nice work! I'm sure everyone that sees it will love it!

thankyou for your comments -  i hope the children will use it :) i never met the lady who died, but i heard all kinds of lovely things about her from the other teachers. by the end of the few weeks i felt like i knew her.

Very nice project Beth, I like that the design incorporates a trellis into the bench. it gives it a bit more visual impact. Well done!

Beautiful creation and a great tribute to a great person. The design is well thought out, very meaningful and fitting. The leaves and vines are great accents. You should be proud, it shows great workmanship.

thankyou kustom and  camero :) always encouraging when people are positive ! :)