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Published: 2011-11-21 22:42:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1815; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 20
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This is the gate I built for my neighbor,finally painted.It's all made of re-purposed steel.Another happy customer...Related content
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Thank you Stryder.
P.S.I think there's a misspelling of your name on your homepage...just thought I'd bring that to your attention...
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lol Thanks, I managed to go seven months without noticing that
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Damn Nice work! did you use greaseably bearings for the hinges?
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Yes,They're called Round Barrel body Hinges ,and they have a zirc fitting on the bottom for grease.I get them from Jansen ornamental supply co.
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That is fantastic! Great design work and execution, added to my favorites.
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Glad you like it Ed.
Your shot of the Mary Todd made me start.
I grew up in Maine sailing,with,in,and around those windjammers...
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Lol, I was desperately trying to make lemonade with the lemons I was handed that day. Heavy mist everywhere throughout Acadia and Bar Harbor as well as the rest of the island. I was able to get a few shots in the harbor to turn out ok and one from up top of Cadillac Mountain of a cruise ship that looked like it was sailing across the clouds of mist. My wife is from Ellsworth, ME and we head up that way every year to visit family and friends. I love sailing ships and the great outdoors so Maine is like a second home to me.
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Wow.. that is a very impressive work in both size and execution!
I almost hope it makes noises when you open it.. I love noisy iron gates...
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Ha! No the client would definitely complain...
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Looks marvelous! Kind of reminds me of the Cancer zodiac symbol, though.
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very nice sir! and I like the fact that you used the drop which would have been sent to the scrap pile.
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Thank you Vlad.
I have developed contacts in the area that call me when they generate interesting scrap.They know it will be put to a good re-purposed use,and in this oblique way they take part in the creative process...
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Excellent and, no kidding; the best part of it is the NOT mirror imaging from left to right. Really gives it that one of a kind look.
Now, of course, you need to light a fire under his ass to get that wall finished, so as not to detract from your work.
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Your right Rich,but the rainy season is upon us and I doubt it will get done until next Spring...
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You'll let me know if the Jouberts show up...
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Eternal Enemies, Lions of Darkness.. et cetera, et cetera..?
Derek and Beverly..?
Never heard of them?
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I confess I'm quite ignorant...
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Only the best wildlife film team on the planet [and she's a stone cold babe - even now, at close to my age]. If you ever get a chance, you should watch those videos. They actually have a new one [The Last Lion] that's been playing on The Nat Geo Channel the past few weeks. In fact, I have the Blu-Ray on pre-order.
Which.. the original comment was sort of a wise-ass reference to them filming during the rainy season, which they seem to do a lot. Would have been more funny, if you knew who they were, I guess. Maybe not..
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Thanks for the heads up.I'll check em out...
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Wow man! Very, very cool; inspires me to go out and make some big shit! lol, I only wish I could do something that cool on that scale...You know what, I bet that unfortunately most people wouldn't even think twice about something like that being handcrafted, which in a way is a compliment to your level of craftsmanship and professionalism, but sad too. Artist/craftsman like you are rare these days, kudos to making something utilitarian yet aesthetically pleasing and not cookie-cutter/prefab/from Home Depot! Keep up the good work!!!
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Thank you Calen.
My father was a master sculptor and made nearly everything in our house when I was a kid growing up in a remote fishing village on the coast of Maine.I got accustomed to being surrounded by hand made items and the orientation to make all the things I need instead of buying soulless manufactured goods...
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There's something very wonderful in that mantra, and although; for lack of better knowledge mostly, I'm fairly incapable of making much of what I own/need/want I do try when and where I can 
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Body ornamentation has become a high art,and has always held a special place through the ages.Half of the things I make serve no practical function other than to provoke a dialogue with the viewer,but some might say this in itself is a VITAL function for us complicated humans...
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Indeed, here here
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I hope your client finds security in the beauty and strength of this piece.
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