In Progress…

I often get asked about the process of making the Marine Corps Sculptures.  How long did it take? What are they made of? How many parts are there in each one?….etc…  So I decided to show you a photo of a CH53 in progress… it has been:          Designed on the computer.           Cutout with [...]

Fly Trap?

I have been thinking of making a metal sculpture of a Venus Fly Trap to use in a table base.                                         The plant is only native to an area about 50 miles around Wilmington, NC.                         And that is where I live.                                                 …so I thought it was a cool project.  I then did some research via [...]

New Wood Acquisition

 Now, I know this is a blog about a metalworker…           But I still think wood is beautiful,  and  my Dad would be proud of me for saving a fabulous piece of oak from the shredder at the lumber yard.   Here is the burl from the inside… And the outside, after I removed the bark. Check back [...]

Small Bench with A Big Job

Here is a design I worked on as an addition to our sunroom at home.  With the addition of the Wood Fired Pizza Oven, (and the people who came to play with it) we needed more sitting room at home. So I decided to design a bench using the oak slabs I had been curing [...]

Just a TV Stand?

I recently finished a project for the student department of my church.  A TV stand.           But we didn’t want just any TV stand.  No we wanted something interesting and “cool”.  Lenny showed me some ideas and we did some drawings.          And this is the final result.  It will be sandblasted and powdered coated [...]