Ed's Metal Creations: October 2019

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.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Chainsaw Carved Bears

After spending some time carving many small figures, I wanted to try chainsaw carving.

Carving my first larger bear.

This is Bear #1. I changed the face features of my next bears as I developed my skills.

The above photos are some of my early bears.

My wife liked this one and it is now in our home. I have made over 75 bears now. We have sold some, but most are still hanging around here. I am taking a break from the bears for now.

Here are a few more I have finished:

And a gnome for something different!

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

New Wood Carving Hobby

I know this is not metal, but I started carving tiny wooden figures and enjoyed it. Here are some of my very first ones. I decided to move on to learning chainsaw carving. I will share that next.