The items shown below are a partial collection of my past creations.
Click on the image for an expanded view. I hope to create something for you!
Click on the image for an expanded view. I hope to create something for you!
Longwood The heavy cast iron door off of an old Longwood cast iron stove makes a great mount for this creation. Then there is the old frying pan with a pair of old hoof trimmers welded to it which is perfect to mount the weighing bin off of an old balance scale to act as a lampshade. Who knew that these items were NOT banished to the scrap heap? |
Horse tack Old is good. This is a part of some old horse tack used by a two horse team to pull a wagon. It sports the antique bronze colored cage type light covers on the ends and is entangled with old rusty barbed wire that follows a dark bronze colored decorative chain to it's hanging point. Two old style low output Edison light bulbs with the visible filament really add a nice touch. |
WALL CLOCK A customer brought me this old clock from a factory. It was gray, dirty and way too plain looking. It originally hung from the ceiling and didn't work. He told me to "DOLL IT UP" so I did. I added the horse hames and wrought iron plus I made it two sided and added new works. It will soon be on the wall of his new restaurant! |
Axe & saw This is a 150 year old broadhead axe impaled in a Texas mesquite log that is mounted on a 11 gauge diamond plate base. The handle (of sorts) on the axe is a gnarled piece of Black Jack oak. The lampshade is a section of a two man crosscut saw rolled and welded. The saw's edges have been dulled for obvious reasons. This lamp measures 26" tall. You won't find another one like this one anywhere! |
Plumbers Stove When I first saw this at a flea market, I thought it was a cooking stove. No, it's not for cooking food, it's a stove that plumbers used to melt lead to pour into cast iron pipe joints to seal them together! Then I found an old silver salad bowl that fit perfectly on top. This lamp also has a night light inside where the burner used to be. |
Gasoline blow torch chandelier Remember when the plumber used to use one of these old torches in your house to solder pipes??? Well, no more carbon monoxide fumes in your house! This hanging fixture measures about 4 feet across and displays 8 of those old gasoline torches on a large steel wagon wheel. The LED lightbulbs are displayed with 1/2" copper pipe. |
Guitar stand A close friend of mine spent 35 years of his life saving peoples lives as a fireman so it was the least I could do to make him something really meaningful. I whittled this single piece guitar stand out of an old post oak tree that had died in my yard. I have sealed the cracks by pouring clear acrylic mixed with turquoise. I'll have to admit that I did not do the beautiful leather work however I CAN put you in touch who did! |
Porch light My customer brought me a pair of these old porch lights that had been painted with a brush, were bent and had broken glass. Obviously, a complete restoration was in order! They both are now greeting customers at the Elm Fork Tap House and Kitchen in Hickory Creek, Texas. Quite an improvement wouldn't you say?? |
Yard art I have to please my wife from time to time. A little YARD ART seems to do the trick! This giant flower is about 24" in diameter and has counter rotating blades. The head is mounted so it rotates into the wind. The blades are welded to sealed ball bearings for a very long and very quiet life. |