Wood-Like Art Made From Metal

Wood-Like Art Made From Metal FARM HOME Miscellaneous “I’ve been a welder for more than 30 years and can work with any type of machine or metal ” says Malcolm Sullivan who gets a lot of satisfaction out of working on clever projects in his spare time One of his specialties is creating a perfectly natural looking block of wood with a stainless steel axe embedded on one end Sullivan made the first one for his grandpa who passed away in 2015 He posted a photo of the log on his Facebook page as a memorial and since then it has taken on a life of its own The British welder set up an Etsy account so people across the U K and other countries can now buy various items priced from $120 to about $340 A craftsman since he became interested in welding at age 13 Sullivan has a long history of clever projects to his name “Some of the things I work on are all stainless and now I’m looking into building animals ” Sullivan says one of the keys to a clean finished product is working slowly and never cutting corners If he makes a mistake in the middle of a pass he starts over and doesn’t attempt to fix it Most of his smaller projects he gets done in 3 days and some of the larger ones require 3 weeks “My day job welding stainless earns a living and the things I build at home are for fun The exciting thing is watching whatever I’m working on growing before my eyes Welding still fascinates me as much today as it did when I was 13 and just an observer I don’t think I’ll ever stop unless I get arthritis and my hands won’t work anymore ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Malcolm Sullivan malcolmpsullivan@yahoo co uk

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