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.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Homemade Anvil

When I first made my forge, I did not have an anvil, so of course, I made my own. It weighs 312 lbs.
 I call it my "Poor man's anvil."
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  1. Jill February 16, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Man would you and my husband get along! He slid sideways into metal work about the same way you did.

    He made his "poor man" anvil out of a chunk of railroad tie he found. It's got holes in the base so he can bolt it to the stand he made for it out of an I-beam.

    He finally let me talk him into selling some of the upcycled flowers he makes at
    http://www.artfire.com/users/metalartbymac

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