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Hi all,noob to the forum here, thought I would share these benches I made a while back.  Cut them all out with an angle grinder!  Got to get me a plasma cutter! This is the first "artistic" project I tried.  I saw a nature program on TV, with a scene with two coyotes, and it struck me that I could make this out of steel, I added the recessed moon.   It is made from 14 gauge, the bottom of the bench is supposed to be moonlight reflecting in a rippled pond. I made the elk from 18 gauge... too hard to cut all those antlers from 14 gauge with a grinder. This was for my mom, she is a horse lover.  I shined a light from behind the bench to outline those shadows, then painted the shadow on.  The horses are also 14 gauge.
Reply:Amen to the plasma cutter, but it does not look like your handicapped with out one.  Buy one and use the sale money from your benches to pay for it.Very nice workHave funTom
Reply:Beautiful! Your mom will be very happy  I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Nice work, especially with a grinder.-AaronJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:Very cool.  Great idea with the shadows...(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
Reply:Wow! Great work, very nice.   I wish I had some artistic talent.
Reply:If that's some of your beginner work , you have a great future ahead.  Very good work!
Reply:Very very nice work!!Just a little constructive criticism though...................with all of the sharp points on the back rest (elk antler points, horse ears, coyotes ear and open mouth) will these not catch on clothing and possibly rip them?miller... 225g, s32p, 250x, 304, 12vs, MSW41     victor o/a thermal dynamics cutmaster 50 lenco panel spotter        hobart hf-boxG3 Farms.....raising cattle, hay, kids and hell, ...oh yeah I'm a fire sprinkler contractor by trade.
Reply:Originally Posted by G3farmsVery very nice work!!Just a little constructive criticism though...................with all of the sharp points on the back rest (elk antler points, horse ears, coyotes ear and open mouth) will these not catch on clothing and possibly rip them?
Reply:Fantastic stuffDave ReberWadsworth Ohio
Reply:i like the elk the best but they are all damn nice.
Reply:If you did those without a plasma, and with an angle grinder, I'd say you're off to a great start. Awesome work.Northern Tool MIG/Flux coreWEL-BILT 4 1/2 angle grinderYou gotta start somewhere!