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Im not sure tbh. My mom and my son are going there this weekend I will have my son take some close up pictures of what it's hung by and we will see I think it's just unistrut though and yeah that ****'s crazy man that's going to come crashing to the ground the second that building shakes I guarantee that!
I think there are huge anchors that are set into the cement but still that's not even sufficient for that load rating I can tell you that myself we had to go down there and cut big holes in the fins because the fins were almost solid and it was so heavy that they couldn't even get it up to mount it ... the fins are just covered with thin plates of rolled bronze that have been patina to look like the sculpture
The original weight of the sculpture with both the mother and baby whale on it were as much as a full size School bus
As a matter of fact I have a picture of that sculpture with the baby attached to it. I just got to find my other phone.
As a matter of fact I have a picture of that sculpture with the baby attached to it. I just got to find my other phone.
Do you remember when Steve largent from the Seattle Seahawks retired? We built his retirement trophy that they awarded him on national TV.
That sculpture was jacked up too because they showed him catching the ball and not throwing it.
No its 1/2 inch thick bronze body is patina'ed with ordinary gun bluing fluid sprayed upon a hot bronze surface.
The fins were 3 -5 inch solid until they called us back down onto the scene where we took big hole saws and cut holes in the fins and took thin sheets of rolled bronze and welded them over the fins and patina the skin to look like this sculpture.
The fins were 3 -5 inch solid until they called us back down onto the scene where we took big hole saws and cut holes in the fins and took thin sheets of rolled bronze and welded them over the fins and patina the skin to look like this sculpture.
I can run stuff like that but only for myself. My boss is kind and giving and I would never want to do anything to lose that.
He is let me make a couple small items for my mother , he buys us lunch every Friday and he lets me come in whenever I want as long as I do 8 hours a day from as early as 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
I make 20+ dollars an hour working for the shop and up to 125 an hour when I work commission.
He is let me make a couple small items for my mother , he buys us lunch every Friday and he lets me come in whenever I want as long as I do 8 hours a day from as early as 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
I make 20+ dollars an hour working for the shop and up to 125 an hour when I work commission.
One of my moments of fame was my mug in a Chicago Tribune piece on suburban Archery shop located in Aurora, ILL
The Nock & Feather Archery. Ain't the same since Randy sold out
Sweet. I have built 22 million worth of art since I started and I figure if just one sculpture remains that someone can appreciate I live on also... Until its melted down anyways...
So you a dead eye huh? Nice. Did you make it to the Olympics?
So you a dead eye huh? Nice. Did you make it to the Olympics?
Yeah, I made some for my old balloon tire bike in the late 50s and all we had for roads were dirt roads and gravel roads which made
it hard peddling that new-old bike.
Great to hear success stories Tom, though I enjoy tales of abject failure too. It's just a streak of perversity I reckon. I shamefully recall strippers and power boating as elements of a colorful past as well.
My Son and I actually won a large canoe race in Texas, almost killed me in process (also 20 miles) but 15 years or so after the race you mention. My boy's always been super competitive and with excellent physical abilities to match: which I attribute to his mother. This being my only canoe racing experience I regret being out front and missing any stripping activity. We both would probably have preferred that to the win!
Oh yes the perverse part includes many diverse race failures which I won't share at this time...possibly never. All the entrants used aluminum or fiberglass canoe, so we were slumming and in all fairness I surmise a lot of the entrants were drinking and floating much of the time. All had to finish or the gators would have picked off what was left after the skeeters finished with them!
Rick C.
Rick C.
Looks of the same quality of craftsmanship and authenticity as the one I saw, Tom, just beautiful.
Though I'm a confessed believer in metal; when it comes to recreational boats of whatever design type. I prefer wood. Teak, cypress, mahogany and cedar strip are all superb in a given application for use on the water. Like choppers they are maintenance hogs when in actual service, but worth it for those that can deal with it!
Paddle on! Or pedal, if appropriate.
Rick C.
Though I'm a confessed believer in metal; when it comes to recreational boats of whatever design type. I prefer wood. Teak, cypress, mahogany and cedar strip are all superb in a given application for use on the water. Like choppers they are maintenance hogs when in actual service, but worth it for those that can deal with it!
Paddle on! Or pedal, if appropriate.
Rick C.