Content tagged with "metal-art"
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Article
September 25, 2009
Welding her way outside the box
Pamela Olin creates the "Cascading Cubes" archway for HC's permanent art collection. These steel cubes are the final exam for the college's welding certificate program. Photos courtesy of Erin Brooks, Harper College, Palatine, Ill. It's no accident that Pamela Olin's viewpoints on life... Read more...
Article
December 14, 2008
Cut it out
Perhaps the easiest way to perform artistic plasma cutting, or to cut identical pieces, is to use a CNC plasma cutting table and a computerized art file. While tables can be purchased for about $20,000, if you don't have one, all is not lost. This article describes a simple art project... Read more...
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April 11, 2006
Magical, mystical metal
"Eagle" Sculpture by Richard Wilson. What adjectives would you use to describe metal? Shiny, strong, durable, impenetrable? How about magical and mystical? No? Talk to welder and artist Richard Wilson and you just might come away with a whole new perspective on metal. How Wilson... Read more...
Article
June 14, 2005
The blades of Don Fogg—a cut above
This 11.375-in. blade was forged from 1095 steel; the habaki* is made from 40 percent shibuichi, gold-plated nickel silver seppa, and Damascus tsuba. *See glossary at the end of the article for swordsmithing terms. Photo courtesy of Don Fogg. What is it about forged and polished steel... Read more...
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