In these above pictures you can see the steps that are involved in making the monument. I first drew a plan, then cut all the metal rods, then welded them together.
I have never welded in my life. My dad was a welder, and my son has gone to Welding school, so when I had the chance to weld at the Artisan school I am attending, I jumped at the opportunity to try this craft.
We were given metal rods to design and to make into small easy wall hooks ( we were also given the option of either welding the rods together ourselves or get the teacher to weld for us). Well, I decided that I wanted to weld something a bit bigger.
Boy oh Boy... the time I spent hand sawing and cutting all these rods, and then sanding them all down, the rest of the class had moved on with new projects. I truly did not think I would get this monument finished by the end of the week.
But, I did finish it. I even welded the whole piece "all by myself".
I have to admit, that even I am pleased with my first attempt at working with metal and welding.
Once at home, I put little mini lights in the tubes, to light up my "monument".
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