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That is so beautiful!!

How did you get started in metal work ???

Thanks! I have been doing things with metal and wood since I was very young, about 10. We had steep streets where I grew up and we used to make coaster hot rods from two by fours and discarded lawn mower wheels. Drag it to the top of the hill and roll down at breakneck speed (without brakes!). In school from 12 until I graduated, I took some form or other of wood or metal shop classes. As a hobby, I also built balsa and tissue rubber band powered air planes. That thing came out huge, but I don’t see a way to reduce the size to something better, like 1/2.

Nice to see some metal workers on here. Is the purple patina achieved through heat, acids, ..or?

Sorry, I got busy and haven’t been here for awhile. The purple is a cold patina from Sculpt Nouveau.

Love the rose! And I agree with Angellos – it is great to see metal workers sharing their work,

Thanks! I’m considering making a box with patinated copper as the “veneer”. I’m currently carving our family coat of arms. First really big carving (even though it’s half scale, it’s about 18" across).

Multi-talented with an artist’s eye.

Why, thanks you, kind sir! I haven’t been here in a while, so I didn’t see this comment.

Looking forward to seeing the coat of arms. I carved one years ago (about 5’ high x 8" dp) and while it was fun it was an insane amount of work!

An impressive work of art!!!