New Project

[Tyler2]

Hello to all - I am posting a few pictures of a new project I have recently started. The piece is a commission for a client that would like a Heron landing atop a palm frond leaf. I thought I would post a few pictures showing the beginning stages of construction. Please feel free to ask any questions or ways I can improve these posts. This is my first and I do want to present the images and information the best way for viewers, so all comments are welcome. Thanx again to all - This is a great site!

 

[Strouty]

That looks great, do you make the shapes from looking at photos?

 

[snipes]

That is really cool! Is it for indoors or out?

 

[Gear70]

That's cool, looks like you have some time into that.

 

[nine4gmc]

Awesome work, I love it when metal is turned in to art!

 

[drivesitfar]

Paul: you sir do amazing work and looking forward to seeing what you make. for those of you that haven't seen Paul's (Tyler2) intro thread here is his website that shows a few of his amazing projects.

if you are like me you'll never want the picture show of his art to end.

www.paulhillsculpture.com

thanks for sharing and again welcome to the forum.

 

[kelpaso1]

Paul: you sir do amazing work and looking forward to seeing what you make. for those of you that haven't seen Paul's (Tyler2) intro thread here is his website that shows a few of his amazing projects.

if you are like me you'll never want the picture show of his art to end.

www.paulhillsculpture.com

thanks for sharing and again welcome to the forum.

Holy ****, that stuff must cost a fortune to buy And it SHOULD! That stuff is beautifull

 

[Tyler2]

Yes... I try to use as much reference so I know that I can control the accuracy as much as I desire for the clients requests and to satisfy my own personal interpretation of the subject matter.

 

[Tyler2]

This is for an outdoor setting so that is why I am using Corten steel. The steel will oxidize and form a protective coating which lasts for decades.

 

[Tyler2]

Oh yeah... These projects always take me longer than I plan. I am hoping that sometime soon my input into these images will eventually be able to reflect the real time & effort it takes to produce.

 

[Tyler2]

Thank you so much, again, for your wonderful support and adding my web site address to this thread! That is absolutely & totally thoughtful and I really do appreciate your doing that for me - Thank you so much.

This is, and I know I have said this a lot, but this is one sharing and incredibly supportive group of people!

 

[Strouty]

Does the corten require any special welding procedure?

 

[manwithtools]

High nickel content iirc. Otherwise pretty much just like mild steel.

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[drivesitfar]

Paul: did we scare you away or are you busy working on your new project. please take plenty of pictures of the before, during and after with your remarks on how you did them and i'm sure we'd all like to see them when you have time to post.

your projects are amazing in pictures and i bet even nicer in person.

good luck

 

[Grizzly Guy]

Hot damn,thats some fine art work.Thanks for showing us.

 

[Vieux]

Wow! It's cool!

 

[Tyler2]

Hey - Sorry for not posting for a bit. I am really quite busy now. I'm working on the preliminary wings with thick card stock to get the feel of size and proportion. I've got them (the paper stock wings) taped to the wing round bar. I will post up some pics Saturday.

When not working on the heron, I am learning how to design pieces of steel, cut to correct dimensions with a water jet. I have a program on my iPad that lets me turn my sketches into different files... Takes some time to learn this electronic stuff. Might just go back to my own drawings and work from those.

Nobody has scared me away - it's just with all going on time has been limited. I will try and be more vigilant in my posts, but do look for some new pics tomorrow.

Thanx to all,
Pbhill

 

[Strouty]

Can't wait for the update. Is the waterjet something you bought or are you taking drawings to an outside shop?

Also don't worry about us, get your work done and if you remember to take pictures that's great, if not we still enjoy the updates.

 

[Tyler2]

I wish I cold afford a water jet - Those things are absolutely amazing! No, I am taking my drawings to them and they do the cutting. They have one machine for thin metals, gasket materials, etc., but then there is their monster... They showed me a perfectly round circle that they cut out of 3 inch stainless steel - and the circle WAS round and NO edge burrs at all. Whew! That was impressive but so is the cost of the machine. Anyway, that is my plan.

No problem on posting pics. Glad to do so. Thanx Strouty