About Me

I started fabricating things out of metal when I was very young. My dad raced stock cars and swamp buggies and I got my start welding at age 13 while learning about motors and racing. By 13 I was also racing stock cars. Over the years I built and raced stock cars, swamp buggies and mud boggers. I have made many things for myself and others such as utility trailers, bridges, and sculptures. I worked as a welder for only 1 year of my career making car hauler trailers. For most of my career I was a plasterer in Florida. After moving to upstate NY I worked in a variety of jobs in the construction field. I have only started exploring the artistic side of metal fabrication during the past five years. We started the metal business in 2006 to take my career in a different direction. It will take a while, but my plan is to fill this blog with pictures of many of the things I have built over the years. I hope you enjoy seeing some of my unique creations. My wife is actually writing this blog for me but she is presenting it from my standpoint with the information I give her. I am more skilled with a welder than a computer.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Bottle Tree

I made this Bottle Tree for my wife after she saw one and asked me to make her one.  She collected the bottles from teachers she works with and from my cousin.  She plans to change them once in a while for a new look or have me make more for her.  She already has another design style planned.  Here are some links to bottle tree sites:  The Bottle Tree Man, BottleTree.com , Bottle Tree Images.
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7 comments:

  1. MichelleFebruary 24, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    this is so awesome... I really need one of these now... or a few of them.. I bet they are beautiful when the sun shines through them... maybe could hang something from the neck of each bottle that would give it a wind chime effect... like spoons and forks maybe.. hmmm not sure

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  2. RachelJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    I came across your bottle tree as I was looking for one. Your tree is fabulous.What a great job!

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  3. mykidsmomx3February 27, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    My son is in Welding at his high school and ants to make me one... can you give me dimensions and required material??

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  4. Brenda Van WieFebruary 28, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    To Rachel, Thanks so much!

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  5. Brenda Van WieFebruary 28, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    To mykidsmomx3, All that was used was rebar that you can get at Lowes or Home Depot. It's the cheapest to use. It can be any size you want it. I think ours is 5ft above ground. You can do whatever you think of to put on the base to make it more stable than a bar when sunk into the ground. We made sure the "branches" were long enough for a bottle...some of our branches could have been shorter. He could make a mini one too with a base for inside on a table or the floor and you can use tiny bottles. Have fun!

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  6. AnonymousMay 23, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    I like that your arms are longer, so many seem to be so short. You need them longer to get the wind in them. Great job.

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  7. BrightestPersonalityJanuary 25, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    Hi, is this exact blog is your sole portal or you personally have some more?

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