Every since our trip to John C. Campbell, it's been nose to the grind stone. We've gotten commissioned for some new projects. Just before we left we managed to finish some projects. Here's a few photos of some commissions we finished right before the class. Both had an August 1st deadline (and were not late).
First up: A hand rail for the New Harmony Town Hall
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| The ladies with a coat of primer. |
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| Look at those rings! |
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| Wayne's work partner and friend, Jeff O'Risky giving us a helping hand with the installation |
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| Gotta stick it! |
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| Straight as an arrow! |
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| I'm going to compile a photo album that is just action shots of the beard. |
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| Isn't it pretty? |
And lastly, the Donor Tree for the Charles Ford Memorial Home in New Harmony, Indiana. (AKA the Tree of Life)
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| Conception |
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| Adding the texture to the "bark". Again, the beard. |
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| Adding in the textured copper |
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| A close up of the copper. |
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| Riveted and ready for some leaves. |
I tried to find a picture of the tree with the leaves attached, but I couldn't seem to find any. I'll post one eventually. I enjoyed the tree much more than the hand rail, although I do love painting our projects.The tree required us to work with metals and materials we don't usually work with. The canopy is actually aluminum and we had to work the copper, which we learned likes to split and crack if you're not nice to it. There was also more hammering involved. Not all of our projects allow us to do traditional blacksmithing, although we always try to implement those techniques wherever the slightest opportunity presents itself. Both were fun, and both had a lot of lessons to be taught. Wayne gets credit for both of these. I had VERY little input on the hand rail, while I did help conceptualize the tree... Wayne did most of the brainstorming and construction.
New fence, the finished dagger, some knives for friends, and some axes coming soon. They're all in the works ;)
Cheers!
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