Living Iron

Ruby June Benefit

2012-02-16T12:38:00.000-08:00

This Saturday!

This is a benefit that others and myself are involved with. Both Clint and I have donated steel tables for the silent auction, and would love to see everyone out to enjoy some music, food and beer of course, and to support the Garcia Family as they go through this trying time in Ruby's life. We have collected tons of items for both the raffle and silent auction, there is something for everyone!
Hope to see you there, Tuolumne Memorial Hall in downtown Tuolumne City, just east of Sonora.
Email if you have any questions.

Another Swinging Bench

2012-02-07T09:54:00.000-08:00

This one has just over 120' of round tubing in it.

Swinging Bench

2012-02-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

About 112' of square tubing in this one.

Peak Performance Main Street Sign

2012-01-07T13:55:00.000-08:00

This sign was actually installed before the Bradford st. sign, but I had forgotten to put these pictures up. So here they are not.

The entire design is actually plasma cut out by hand, with just the words "physical therapy" made in vinyl. Vinyl was cut out by Amos Graphics.

Another Bell

2012-01-07T13:38:00.000-08:00

Leaf is drilled and attached to the oak wood ringer, which is hung from inside the top of the tank

Sign Brackets

2012-01-07T13:32:00.000-08:00

Woodwork done by Nick Kautzer, www.kautzercraftsmanship.com

Stairway Gate

2011-12-05T18:18:00.001-08:00

Ranch Fence

2011-12-05T17:51:00.001-08:00

Custom made to fit between the existing brick posts.

Handmade scrolls and panels, with prefabbed, cast steel, spears

Dump Trailer

2011-12-05T17:44:00.001-08:00

15 ton ram

Used an existing trailer frame, reinforced, then built the dump bed onto the trailer and over the ram

Peak Performance Care, Physical Therapy

2011-12-05T17:39:00.001-08:00

The sign off of Bradford street, downtown Sonora. (We did not make the hearts.)

Fire Screen

2011-11-08T17:49:00.000-08:00

Driveway Handrail

2011-11-08T11:38:00.000-08:00

Just under 30' with a 5 degree angle change.

Pink Palace Sign

2011-09-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

Poppy's out of copper and Blue Eyed Grass out of steel

HOOK

2011-09-23T09:13:00.000-07:00

5/8" round stock

BBQ rebuild

2011-09-23T09:11:00.000-07:00

We were able to use old motorcycle parts for almost the whole rebuild of this system.

Locking handle, able to lock at any height, using the chain links as intervals.

Rolls smooth up and down the tracks

Rock Stack at Blue Oak Farm

2011-09-23T09:03:00.000-07:00

Just over 7' tall, got moved three different times, took almost all summer working on it every monday.

Pool Side Handrail

2011-08-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

One inch solid round bar
Top post is riveted to the grab rail

Flower Vase

2011-08-07T11:08:00.000-07:00

Pilates Equipment: Cadillac

2011-08-07T11:03:00.000-07:00

Push through bar
Trapeze

Reformer Foot board

2011-08-07T11:01:00.000-07:00

Pilates Equipment: Reformer

2011-08-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

The cart

V-groove wheels

Pull Up Bar

2011-08-07T10:49:00.001-07:00

Four separate pieces. Each slip into a sleeve, no bolts

Winch Bumper Progress

2011-08-07T10:46:00.001-07:00

Oxygen Acetylene Bell

2011-07-07T17:07:00.000-07:00

Solid oak ringer with another sycamore leaf

Bottom of the tank is cut off, and a hook and hanger are attached

Outdoor Railing and Staircase

2011-07-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

All steel construction, welded solid, bomb proof

Barn Door Hinges

2011-07-05T17:48:00.000-07:00

The door, hinges, latch, and door pullThe hinges are hand pounded 1/2" solid bar. The top and bottom hinges are 6 feet long.

Huge!

Barn Door Pulls and Slide Lock

2011-07-05T17:35:00.000-07:00

1" solid square, twisted to match.

The pulls were then riveted and then welded to the 1/2" base plates. Square head bolts secured everything to the door itself.

The middle was shaped into 8 sides, with the ends remaining with 4, then twisted.

Judith Weldon Memorial Garden Gate, Sierra Waldorf School

2011-06-23T19:37:00.000-07:00

Delivery truck

The dead leg and its stay being installed
Swings open and closes with ease

The gate pull
The two angels surrounding the California poppy

More Gate Progress

2011-06-23T19:22:00.000-07:00

Dead Leg

2011-06-22T08:42:00.000-07:00

Dead leg for a "barn door". Attached to a textured piece of flat bar.

Redwood Railing, Stained

2011-06-17T16:36:00.001-07:00

The sun and stain brought out the all the color within the wood.
The curve

Steel Railing with a Redwood Top Cap, Unstained

2011-06-17T16:22:00.001-07:00

Just under 6o feet
Redwood cap is routed out for a piece of 3/8" flat bar to fit over and then be attached to.
About 40 feet from the bottom, the railing had to curve around this tree.

Wood Rack

2011-06-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

3/4" solid square mixed with 1/2" solid square

Barber Shop Window Sill

2011-06-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

Steel design, covered in 3/8" glass. Installed at Greg's Barber, East Sonora

Updates Coming!

2011-05-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

OK, just because there has been nothing posted here for the last couple of months, does not mean nothing has been happening. Actually the exact opposite has been going on. Super busy with work, broken camera and a lack of free time on the computer has attributed to the lack of updates here. I'm going to try and get the last couple of months caught up and documented soon! Stay tuned
Gate progress, Mike Higuera photo

Nor Cal Glass Gate

2011-02-15T19:06:00.001-08:00

Rolls on a piece of angle iron, with ability to lock either open or closed

Shelves

2011-02-15T19:02:00.001-08:00

These brackets are six separate pieces, with wood shelves.

Wine Rack

2011-01-29T15:41:00.000-08:00

Everything was brazed together

Holds 12 bottles

Next couple of projects

2010-11-16T15:37:00.001-08:00

Pieces of a log holder and some shelves

Hooks for the pool skimmer

2010-11-09T11:37:00.000-08:00

Attached to the wall using all stainless steel hardware.

Towel Rack

2010-11-09T11:17:00.001-08:00

Built to match the candellabra, powder coated clear.

Candellabra

2010-11-09T11:02:00.001-08:00

My mother and I built this a couple of years ago. Polished and powder coated clear.

Flower Vase

2010-11-09T10:54:00.001-08:00

Finished Door

2010-11-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

Cord wood buuilding

Finally hung and gets used everyday.

Glass Shelves

2010-10-13T17:55:00.000-07:00

Glass shelves in our local barber shop

Door Hinges

2010-10-04T17:33:00.001-07:00

Door Handle

2010-10-04T17:15:00.001-07:00

Full modern internals

Banny's Table

2010-08-16T20:04:00.000-07:00

Sycamore leaves polished and clear coated

Patina along the middle design
And along either end

Banny's finished table top

2010-08-16T19:56:00.000-07:00

The top of the table is hand hammered copper (not real visible from the pictures), first polished, then with two different temperature torches, "painted" with the heat these colors. Finally we set in 1/2" of glass for protection.

Banny's serving table in progress

2010-08-16T19:53:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago in the foothills

2010-08-16T19:50:00.000-07:00

Hinges for a redwood door

2010-08-16T19:46:00.000-07:00

Door is still in progress, finished pictures to come

Log Holder

2010-07-07T13:42:00.000-07:00

Better Picture of the Giraffes

2010-07-07T13:37:00.000-07:00

Garden Screen #4 Installed

2010-07-07T13:34:00.000-07:00

Sycamore Leaves

2010-07-07T13:31:00.001-07:00

Cut out with the plasma cutter (pictured), then heated in the forge and textured. And finally welded to the project and then polished before coating.

Garden Screen #4

2010-06-21T19:42:00.001-07:00

*These are pictures before they were installed, leaning against the shed.

Garden Screen #3

2010-06-21T19:33:00.000-07:00

Another Garden Screen

2010-06-04T12:29:00.001-07:00

Candle Stand

2010-06-04T12:19:00.001-07:00

This was painted with a Rustoleum hammer coat, then over-sprayed with a lighter brown. Turned out pretty good for an $8.00 paint job.

Garden Vine Screen

2010-06-04T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is what the screen looks like under all the branches. Should have taken a picture before installation.

Garden Stands

2010-05-13T08:14:00.001-07:00

My brother and I built these about 12 years ago. Finally got some pictures last month.

Simpson Brackets

2010-05-13T08:04:00.000-07:00

These are three different brackets that were first heated to burn off the plating, then wired wheeled to polish them up then finally sprayed with the patina.

Jamestown Harley Sign Holder

2010-05-04T08:29:00.000-07:00

Palo Alto Fire SCreen

2010-05-04T08:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, We Do This Too!

2010-04-20T16:53:00.000-07:00

Greenhorn Creek, Angels Camp CA. I think we had over a 1/4 mile of pickets on this job!

Arbor

2010-04-20T16:46:00.000-07:00

The two sides of this arbor are completley held together with handmade rivets. Both ends were machined down and then hammered over once fitted through each side. Beer cans were there before installation!

OXYGEN BOTTLE BELL

2010-04-07T18:17:00.001-07:00

Propane Tank Bell

2010-04-07T18:07:00.000-07:00

Rocks at the Sky Port

2010-03-26T18:13:00.001-07:00

All the rocks were found nearby on the property.

More Sky Port Brackets and Runners

2010-03-26T18:03:00.001-07:00

Red Sky Port Brckets

2010-03-26T17:50:00.001-07:00

Sky Port

2010-03-26T17:43:00.000-07:00

The view from the long I beam

We built this last summer to recycle an old satellite dish. Two of the sky chairs are on I beam runners. The long one is 20 feet, cantilevered 3 feet past the end. Maybe a little overboard.

Pelican

2010-03-26T17:40:00.000-07:00

My grandfather TK carved this guy a long time ago, and I recentley gave him a new set of feathers.

Black Handrail

2010-02-20T15:02:00.000-08:00

Railing with Patina

2010-02-20T14:56:00.000-08:00

Steel Coat Rack, Sycamore Leaves, Sonora CA

2010-01-15T18:22:00.001-08:00

Fall in Sonora

2010-01-15T18:18:00.001-08:00

Photos taken in Oct 2009

Globe, Camp West

2010-01-15T18:11:00.000-08:00

Spinning Globe, steel sphere, copper continents.

Removable Panel

2010-01-15T18:03:00.000-08:00

Apple Valley, Backyard

2009-12-16T12:22:00.000-08:00

Paper Cut, Red Shouldered Black Birds

2009-12-09T18:38:00.000-08:00

Steel Table with Sycamore Leaves

2009-12-09T18:34:00.001-08:00

Hog Wire Fencing with Patina

2009-12-09T18:26:00.000-08:00

Clay Pot Stand

2009-12-09T18:11:00.001-08:00

ANOTHER SMALL TABLE

2009-08-30T17:49:00.000-07:00

OAK LEAF FIRE SCREEN

2009-08-30T17:47:00.001-07:00

HANDICAP HANDRAIL, COLUMBIA CA

2009-08-30T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hose Holder # 3

2009-08-06T16:54:00.001-07:00

Free Standing Bamboo Fire Screen

2009-08-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

Fire Screen

2009-08-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

Gate and Fence, Apple Valley, Tuolumne County

2009-07-08T19:35:00.000-07:00

Hose Holder # 2

2009-07-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

Uninstalled Gate and Side Pieces

2009-07-08T19:26:00.000-07:00

AC Screen

2009-07-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

AC is hidden behind the four panel screen. Anyone under 6'2", is unable to see the unit from anywhere on the walkway.

Gate and Arbor in Sonora

2009-07-08T19:12:00.001-07:00

Bamboo Divider Screen

2009-06-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

Close Up of the Bamboo Screens Stand

2009-06-07T14:48:00.000-07:00

Hose Holder, 1st of 4

2009-06-05T15:37:00.000-07:00

Candle Holder, Auction item a few years back

2009-06-05T15:33:00.000-07:00