Okay, one last item from my design collection. This is a wall sconce I finished last month. It is currently hanging up at Conker Hill on 10th avenue. I finally remembered to bring my camera over there to take a picture.

This is a big one almost three feet high. Took lots of grinding and buffing to make it nice and smooth. I hope to do a few more versions of this in 2008.

Very cool. Wish I had that talent.

:idea:

That's really cool!

Wow Tom, that's awesome! :D

Very nice :) :thumbsup:

You should sell your stuff at craft shows.

Great work. :)

Very nice :) :thumbsup:
It does look nice. :)

Niiiice!!!

Really sharp! What's it made out of Tom - wood? Is it all one piece?

Really sharp! What's it made out of Tom - wood? Is it all one piece?

It's made from steel, 1/8th inch I think, maybe a little thicker. I wanted to try to make it all one piece but I decided to just cut out some circles and weld them on to the branches to hold the candles.

The next version I do will be one piece.

Okay, one last item from my design collection. This is a wall sconce I finished last month. It is currently hanging up at Conker Hill on 10th avenue. I finally remembered to bring my camera over there to take a picture.

This is a big one almost three feet high. Took lots of grinding and buffing to make it nice and smooth. I hope to do a few more versions of this in 2008.


Thats pretty i like it they did a good job on making it..:D

Awesome job!! :cool:

It's made from steel, 1/8th inch I think, maybe a little thicker. I wanted to try to make it all one piece but I decided to just cut out some circles and weld them on to the branches to hold the candles.

The next version I do will be one piece.

O.k. - I thought it was steel - what's the finish - looks almost like a sort of bronzing (but then at the tips looks a little more like pewter). Is it just the colouring in the photo? Quite the craftsman there!

O.k. - I thought it was steel - what's the finish - looks almost like a sort of bronzing (but then at the tips looks a little more like pewter). Is it just the colouring in the photo? Quite the craftsman there!

The steel I use for most of my projects is very rusted and pitted; stuff that's been sitting out in our yard for a while. Even with some grinding the steel maintains a brownish color. The tips of the branches appear more silver because I ground them a lot to make them rounded like a tree branch.

I use a clear spray on enamel which also darkens the metal a bit when it dries.

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

;)

REALLY nice work Tom. You could definitely make a living at it if you ever tire of your day job!

Wow, awesome! I love it!