November 27, 201510 yr For all you artist smiths, show us your gates, railings, signs, fireplaces, furniture, lights, sculptures, and any other artist work I have missed
November 29, 201510 yr the 1st two pics are 4.5' tall and shaped with my concrete braker on my skid loader. the third pic is big blue stem and is 12.5' tall. this is a pic of one of the last railings i did sorry for the fuzzy pics.
December 1, 201510 yr Yea Dave thats real cool did you make it out of Stainless or steel what did you coat it with ??
December 1, 201510 yr Thanks guys for the kind words: I forged everything from mild steel, except the copper tubing that carries the water up through the flower. All the metal had a good coat of primer on it and then the paint. Water over time is hard on the paint. It needs to be taken out once a year to be cleaned. It has provided enjoyment for years and many people think the green leaves are real.
February 1, 201610 yr this is one piece of a larger art project I was involved in with an artist friend of mine here theres 2 dragon fly's in this project & this is one of 2 -- 3 LG flowers & 13 ' of vine work for both walls heres some of the parts i will try & find pic of installation
February 2, 201610 yr Wow that's some beautiful work there Iron Wolf. Are the dragonfly bodies made of welded chain? Would be neat to know what some components are.
February 4, 201610 yr Picked up some marble and granite remnants (Free) - they turn into nice little curio tables.
February 4, 201610 yr OHHHH, I JUST walked past some marble remnants at the local Habitat Restore the other idea! Why didn't I think of tables?
February 4, 201610 yr I have a slab of marble I've been wanting to make a bench out of. That's inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
February 4, 201610 yr Nice work with the marble. Would like to know how you attached the steel. Marble doesn't weld that well.
February 5, 201610 yr Made this for a friend of mine several years ago. The figure was split and forged, the load is concrete cores from a railing installation, tied with ss wire. I called it "The Boss", his kids call it "Dad"
February 6, 201610 yr Author On 2/5/2016 at 7:19 PM, PVF Al said: Made this for a friend of mine several years ago. The figure was split and forged, the load is concrete cores from a railing installation, tied with ss wire. I called it "The Boss", his kids call it "Dad" That's really nice! What's the actual dimensions of this? When I first saw the picture to me it looked like corks on the back, so I thought it was small. Then you said those are concrete cores so it must be a decent size. I think I am going to try this out but for corks instead of the concrete cores. Good work!
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