Artsy fartsy stuff

[dittle fart around]

That's what I'm talking about. It's Artsy and Fartsy at the same time.
Very cool.

 

[mike13u]

That console looks a tad weighty! It'll never blow away in a S. Florida hurricane; I'd hide under it if one hit the neighborhood.

Very elegant, love the finials!

Yes, its very heavy. Should be around awhile. Thanks for the compliments.

The wood is White Oak.

 

[Joe Reed]

How about some stained glass? Here's a couple around the garage:

Wanted something a little different for a gate, so I put some simple stained glass in the top with the address in white glass. A second gate facing the side yard has the same glass pattern, but without the numbers.

This is the door from the house into the garage - one of the very first pieces I ever did...

Being an MG nut, I've made a LOT of MG logos in various colors. This is the only one I still have (on the garage wall)...all the others I've given away to other MG owners...

 

[abstamaria]

I'm an MG guy, too, Joe (MG TC). Very nice work. I like the gate too, including the color.

 

[dittle fart around]

I'm liking the light fixtures. Old or new?

 

[Joe Reed]

Light fixtures were cheap ones from Home Depot....replaced since that photo was taken. The globes on those were VERY thin glass, and broke easily - probably from the vibration of closing the gate. Rather than replace the globes with some more substantial, I just put up new fixtures...

 

[Red Leader]

Streamline moderne facade on my mezzanine . I made it with wiggle board(bendable plywood), remnants and furring strips. This is at my shop which i keep at a drive-in movie theater. Working on an office shack done in an "ole salty dog nautical theme" now.

Tiki,

I need to see more pictures of this shop. Please post more pictures! Do you have any daylight pictures? Love to hear more about this build.

-Dave

 

[dittle fart around]

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Here's a link to the artist

 

[tiki diablo]

Dave,

I'll get some more pics up in a few days. I am buiding my tugboat wheelhouse office at the moment, so **** is everywhere. I noticed you are going to start your bench. I would recommend using the bendable plywood (wiggle board) I used on my facade. The stuff comes in different thicknesses and runs about 30 bucks a sheet. Either 4x8 or 8x4 and available at most real lumber yards.

 

[aar0s]

Joe, really diggin that stained glass!

 

[ephotrod]

I'm good at fartsy but lack all artsy!
Josh

 

[dittle fart around]

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Found this table online.

 

[mcmlvif100]

More of industrial art / re-purposed hardware. Table base is Boeing 777 main wheel that was being scrapped out. Cleaned it up and added a glass top to make a nightstand for my oldest son.

 

[zcinpa]

Here's a clock I made from some left over forklift parts I scrounged up from work. I'll post a picture of the lamp I'm making from a 2bbl carburetor when I finish it too.

 

[abstamaria]

Re: Shop

Dave,

I'll get some more pics up in a few days. I am buiding my tugboat wheelhouse office at the moment, so **** is everywhere.

Yes, please, Tiki. That is a very interesting, unique shop. Better yet, open a thread on your garage in the gallery section.

It would be great if you could maintain your "streamline moderne" style and keep a consistent theme. I like your mezzanine, a bit art deco.

Andy

 

[Full Size 66]

I made a firewood rack with some 1/2x1, 5/8sq., and 1/2sq. Then used marble for the shelves.

 

[PECVD2]

Here are some Christmas gifts I am making.
Pencil ect holder and business card holder. Not Fine Furniture quality but somewhat Fartsy oh I mean Artsy.

 

[Weedwaka]

Finished out..

What color did you stain those treads ? We are going for the same look.

 

[Mike_C]

I made this for out in the garage tonight. I was cleaning my work bench, and was tired of always misplacing my sharpies and shop pencil. And I needed a better place to keep my remotes in the garage other then using one of my shop stools or putting them on the work bench.

I have had both pieces of tubing and the bar stock laying on my work bench just for this reason for months now. I finally got the motivation to build it tonight.

I think I will end up clear coating it.

 

[Flathead Johnny]

love it

 

[dittle fart around]

I think I will end up clear coating it.

When overkill just isn't enough. Way to go dude.

 

[gahrajmahal]

Replaced drywall half wall railing with cast iron railing. Stick welded in the garage.

Lower landing. I wanted to try bent wood glue laminating so I purchased 1/4" Oak trim, built inner structure and bent 1st piece of trim to a pleasing curve. I glued, nailed and clamped succeding pieces to form the railing. The flat panel is just 1/4 Oak plywood bent to a compound curve. I just cut the inner bracing to match. Glue, nails and screws hold it to shape. Fitting trim pieces took a bit of trimming and sanding to make tight joints. Mounted remaining extra cast panel to face for continuity.

The cast railing was done about 15 years ago. The lower landing done about 6 years ago.

The faux stone painting on the steps was done about 6 years ago also. (I don't like how it turned out). Previously the steps were faux finished a white marble, which did turn out much better. It is just latex paint over Oak treads covered with 2 coats of water based polyurethane. The marble version lasted 10 years before showing wear. The steps are the main ones into the house. Originally they were covered with carpet and when the previous owners had the carpets cleaned the water ran off the riser carpet staining each unfinished Oak tread black on the back part. I tried to clean off the stain and could not. That is what started the faux finish.

Next version I will try a granite we saw on vacation.

One of my favorite limericks as a kid:

Arty farty had a party and all the farts were there
Tutty fruity let a beauty, and they all went out for air

Feel free to share that with your kids / grandkids, ha, ha

 

[Toolman12]

The Areo stuff is awesome would love to have a bench made like that

 

[toasterburn]

Some jewelry made for the wife out of vintage silver spoons.

Here's an electric slide guitar I built.

Led crystal lamp I just finished making.

 

[BFHgarage]

I had access to a plasma cutter while I was taking an intro to welding class at the community college. I spent the last day of class doing the cutting for this fire pit. I still need to do some grinding, but it turned out OK for my first project.

My wife and I had seen these for sale before, but I was able to do it for way less. Even if it isn't quite as nice as the original, at least I can say that I did it.

(the gravel area will eventually be a brick patio, when I can find a good deal on some brick pavers)

 

[slghmmr88]

Not very artsy but I am just glad to be done. Cedar closet lining project for on of my customers, should not normally be a big deal but if you have ever worked with the Cedar Safe tongue and grove planks you know most of the material in the packages are warped, split, bad tongues or groves. I used the straightest and pieces for the backs and then cut the sides using fairly straight and decent edged sections that were long enough. I was going to end up nearly as much waste and usable material. Decided I would have to true one edge and then rip to parallel to yield some usable pieces. I would then cut lap joints and bevels to present the same profile although a little narrower to get some usable material. The customer then decided he wanted the bottoms and tops to have a Chippendale pattern. Determined a pattern that would fit all the closet sections (7) with 2 on the bottom and 2 on the top and using the max width I would end up with. So each Chippendale pattern consists to 20 pieces and has to be run through the router table 6 to 8 times (depending on the piece) with 2 different bits and 2 different settings for each bit. Then made filler strips to take up the space between the patterns. Then ripped down some 1X8 maple and make a trim pieces to hide cut ends of the sides using beading bit and rabbet bits to cut trim profile to mimic drawers below. Just fricking glad to be done cause all my operations had to be done on the opposite end of the house about 75 feet away through some doors and turn in the hallway. Oh and the closet wasn't empty I had to do each section one at a time and move the clothes to do the next.

 

[zcinpa]

Dug out some pics of the guitar I built (a buddy built a second one from the same block of Maple). it's in the garage stripped down waiting for a sunburst finish



wow.. sorry about the size - i'll try to fix that

 

[dittle fart around]

Just fricking glad to be done cause all my operations had to be done on the opposite end of the house about 75 feet away through some doors and turn in the hallway. Oh and the closet wasn't empty I had to do each section one at a time and move the clothes to do the next.

Hope this was a time and material job. It sure turned out great.

 

[Chaz]

A full size carousel horse woodcarving...

Mixed Media ... Wood, Metal, and recycled.

 

[KMinAF]

I saw this quote while surfing GJ and thought it would make an awesome sign for my dad's garage. It turned out so well I made one for my father in law and one for my own garage.
PS: if it was your posting that I plagiarized, I would be happy to send you a copy of the file so that you can print your own sign

 

[colo crawler]

This I made for the in-laws for the Christmas gift exchange.

These are book-ends for our DVDs, so I guess DVD-ends.

I haven't decided to paint them yet or leave them raw.

-Tom

 

[Flathead Johnny]

leave them raw...maybe a clear coat

 

[formek]

-Tom

That look like a drawing of a Ford Econoline. Is it?

 

[colo crawler]

That look like a drawing of a Ford Econoline. Is it?

Yes it is. Here is the whole drawing, my buddy did it a long time ago and I loved it so he gave it to me. Ignore the 1984 on the front, he isn't a car guy and he puts that in all his art as part of his signature.

-Tom

 

[ambenz]

I love restoring toy coaster wagons...
Using a homemade wood sandblasting cabinet with a hand held blast gun, sandpaper, filler putty, shaker paint cans, and model paint and brushes, I putz, as the wife calls it....LOL!

I call my artsy fartsy collection:

From this....

to this....

from this....

to this....

The graphics are all hand painted using the original graphics, painstakingly taped and cut, retaped cut and painted...I think they came out pretty good.

here's another....

and all finished....

I am not happy with my custom railings, but I do like the display stand I designed.
Picture was taken at a car show I displayed my growing collection at....

and a few in the werx....

this one is ruff but what it will look like when finished???

...should look like this! This one I bought graphics for!!!

You can see my whole collection using the last link in my signature...

So far I have 15 in my collection... I need a bigger garage!!!!!


...to keep this one in!!!!

 

[formek]

Yes it is. Here is the whole drawing, my buddy did it a long time ago and I loved it so he gave it to me. Ignore the 1984 on the front, he isn't a car guy and he puts that in all his art as part of his signature.

-Tom

Very cool Thank you. I have a 62 Pick up.

 

[Ocho]

This might not be up to the standards of this thread, but here we go:

Three trash picked chairs...

Strip, sand, prime...

Black paint...

Some hounds tooth and a lot of staples...

...and one just for fun.

 

[SWells]

There is some very nice work posted above. Here is my contribution. First up is the little metal truck, about 18" long, crazy amount of hours.

Here's a few pics of a large metal agle, around 300 individually made feathers. Used a cold gun bluing for the final finish.

And a couple of the wire frame cars, 1:6 scale around 20" long.

 

[Hotrodladycrusr]

Me and the artist that built my bar. Those are Oldsmobile car parts on the front.

The bar inside my house

I had the same artist make me a coordinating shelf for my tiki glass collection

The handrail going down to my basement

My coat rake

My coffee table made out of a couple of bias ply tires that I burned bald

My TV stand that I made out of a craftmans tool box. The front of the drawers are hinged with magnets......

except the top one which is perfect for all the remotes!

My kitchen island

My dining table, '60 Pontiac hood

It cranks up and down, goes from normal dining table height to the new bar/gathering height

Yep, I'm really into functional art

 

[colo crawler]

Holy ****!!! I love everything about your house. I wish my wife let me decorate like that.

-Tom