Archive for December, 2009

Cooks Grove

Monday, December 7th, 2009

My friend, Mike asked me to make an outdoor sign for his mom, who lives in the Cooks Grove area down in Florida, just north of Homestead, growing and selling some pretty cool tropical fruit there. It seems that his step dad is quite the grillsman and spends a lot of time barbecuing for family [...]

The Duncan House

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Here’s one I made for our house. I thought I’d put it out by the front door but Jen thought it would look better inside. It’s plasma cut steel, textured and clear coated. I’ve got plans for another, bigger one for outside.

Jim Jones

Monday, December 7th, 2009

One of my customers who I have done a lot of audio/video upgrades for asked me to make this sign for the back of his house. His garage is off the alley and when he sends people back there to meet him they tend to drive right past, so now they have something to identify [...]

Elchanan

Monday, December 7th, 2009

This piece I made also from cold-rolled steel, using my plasma cutter to cut out the shape and letters. I found this font after searching and searching (as is the case much of the time) and really like how it looks cut in the metal. It’s hard to see but the underlying metal is painted [...]

Hedy

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

This is a piece I made for Hedy. She helped our family in a big way when we needed it most.
It is 2 layers of steel, with the top layer cut with a plasma torch then textured with a grinding machine and a dual-action sander. The bottom layer is painted green with black spatter. They [...]