Nashasaurus Rex
gm-adminNashasaurus Rex When my son, Nash, was born, I built him a sandbox and buried some "dinosaur bones." He dug them up 3 years later in this video. We then set out to build the rest …
Fence Post Planters
gm-adminFence Post Planters Walking through the neighborhood one day, I saw a fence that used upside down roof vents as planters on the tops of the fence posts. It's a fantastic idea and when I priced …
Rocketship Smoker
gm-adminWhen I asked my son (5 y.o. at the time) what we should weld next, he asked for a rocket-ship. Steel + Fire + Somewhere-in-the-middle turned into a "Rocket-ship Smoker." Some thought went into the orientation of the …
Lawnmower
gm-adminLawnmower (Coffee Table) This was six years in the making - off and on. The piece was fully completed with wheels. I purchased the glass table top and do not have a picture of the final …
Christmas Tree
gm-adminChristmas Tree I finally found a use for the dull saw blades collected over the years! After the tree trunk and base were built, my son (6 years old at the time) did all of the saw-blade …
Nash
gm-adminNash Montage I always tell all my friends to be on the lookout for stuff I can use - "If it rusts, I can weld it". I'm always on the lookout for cool things that "would …
Roses
gm-adminRoses I've completed 5-6 roses, all for friends, family and special occasions. These were some of the first pieces I welded with my first, little Lincoln 110V MIG flux-core. You can see the discolored spots on …
wedding-tree
gm-adminWedding Tree ...for lack of a better name... My friends got married and I built them something where they can look back and remember the "why's" The jars hanging from the branches are all seal-able. At the wedding, …
Deer Feeder
gm-adminDeer Feeder A buddy of mine and I reciprocate "building stuff" favors. I was up to three favors owed, so he called in a bigger one - the feeder for his deer lease. Couple of things that …
House Numbers
gm-admin3807 Three days after I dug the hole and poured cement to make the numbers permanent, a truck backs up into it - split it down the middle. Lesson learned: Put the stuff you work on +3ft …
Analog to Digital
gm-adminAnalog to Digital We have a transitional room to go outside we call the "Dog Room", which has since been transformed into a "Kid Room". The rock on the floor came at a deep discount. As I …
Spidorpian
gm-adminSpidorpian This piece was made to battle the Nashasaurus Rex. Nash, at 6 years old, welded all the pieces and fused the chain with a MIG welder. Note - He was under supervision and he's a good little …
Waves
gm-adminI was remodeling the bathroom and the clawfoot bathtub purchased was 61" long. The bathroom was 59" wide, so I built a recessed arch behind it to make room. The single arch looked odd, so I …
A Day for a Dream
gm-adminA Day for a Dream My Aunt & Uncle own Parkside Community School and asked if I would do a piece for display in the courtyard. I wanted to do something "daydream-like" for the children that …
Threads
gm-adminThreads This is a piece of PVC cut down the middle and secured to a 2x6 board. I added the old plumbing/faucets removed from my first home. The glass tiles are meant to resemble flowing water …
Support
gm-adminSupport My Grandparents built their house by themselves on a small hill overlooking San Antonio. It took them a little over a year. Over the course of their lifetime they also built our family and were …
Fireplace Heat Deflector
gm-adminFireplace Heat Deflector This was actually my first welding attempt about three years before I bought my first welder. The heat went right up the chimney in our fireplace, not out into the living room. Got the …
Peacock
gm-adminPeacock Garage time is precious when there's a family involved. Sometimes, when there aren't any legitimate projects going on, it's fun to go into the scrap pile and see what happens. This is definitely one of …
Mailbox
gm-adminMailbox Assembly Our mailbox was in dire need of repair. This took about an hour to build with old horse-drawn plow parts from our family's ranch. Made for great planters to fill with tumbled glass and …
Perpetual Tension
gm-adminPerpetual Tension During a Reddit rabbit hole last year, I saw the tension model seen below made with string, knots and a plastic cup. The more I studied it, the more it made sense and needed …
Southwest Boy
gm-adminSouthwest Boy My wife and I met in Germany when we went to high school. We were just acquaintances back then - we went to different schools. After graduation, she moved to Tennessee and I moved to …
The Nucleus
gm-adminThe Nucleus This was made for the two friends - my oldest friends. They are two of the most important people in my life. We've been through it all together. The Nucleus is the energy they shared …
Rio Grande Adventures (RGA)
gm-adminRio Grande Adventures (RGA) For my bachelor party, about 10 guys went to Big Bend to canoe Santa Elena Canyon, then hit up the Terlingua Chile Cook-off. It was a fantastic time, but my buddy got …
Outdoor Benches
gm-adminOutdoor Benches (Rock Walls) Did these benches/rock walls in front of my first house during a period where I was running out of stuff to build/improve. They're still there!
First Thursday Pieces
gm-adminFirst Thursday Pieces If you've never been to First Thursday in SOCO (South Congress), it's a great place to pick up gifts or purchase more stuff that's really not needed. I shared a tent with Candles by Camie …
Team Stoolfire!
gm-adminTeam Stoolfire! This was made for our annual Christmas White Elephant gift exchange. Team Stoolfire! is a gang I used to roll with in the college days. We still get together, drink yellow beer and pretend …
Stepping Stones
gm-adminStepping Stones Built these for my house, a friend that went to Texas Tech (I know.. I know..) and a buddy that helped me with my Garage Montage logo (not featured anymore) back in 2005. Hook em'!
Civil Disobedience
gm-adminCivil Disobedience This is a doodle I drew on the side of my class notes in college. It was my first mosaic. I used a sledge hammer to smash the tile. There's tile on both sides. The …
Thumbelina
gm-adminThumbelina My mother admitted during a family reunion that as a small child, she would look into the rose bushes for Thumbelina. We ensured Thumbelina made a big appearance at her following birthday.
Dog Reincarnate
gm-adminDog Reincarnate I did this for my dog, Kyuss about 5 years before he passed. We were attached at the hip. He drew a crowd when we went out to the creek. I'm not sure how he came …
Mom’s Koi Fish
gm-adminJust a Fish... I put this together for Mother's day. She may or may not have liked it.. It's still at her though.. years later.. displayed in the middle of a bunch of nice things she has.
Space Lord MotherF**ker
gm-adminSpace Lord MotherF**ker I built this for my brother. He moved out to the Austin Hill Country to see the stars... Then they constructed the Galleria down the street. There are no more stars to look …
Corpus Kristi
gm-adminCorpus Kristi Latin translation: "The Body of Kristi" This is a plaster cast of my wife, Kristi, secured to plywood + hardibacker. The shells, from the Texas Gulf Coast, are glued to the cast and hardi.
Fable
gm-adminFable I made this for my mother-in-law, before she was my mother-in-law. She mentioned she liked fairly tales and Mother Goose stories during one of our visits. Mounted near her bedside, she could look up and …
Duncan
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Metamorphosis
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KW
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HM-15
gm-adminHM-15 HM-15, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures, is a Navy squadron a college buddy of mine flew with before he was deployed to Bahrain... Hooyah!!
David’s Porch
gm-adminThis took four, long days to complete for a good buddy of mine. I was in the process of trying to find a job and it wasn't going so well. On the third day, covered in thinset, …
Harley
gm-adminHarley I was a cat-guy.. When I was 20 years old, my roommate brought home a giant 7 month old Rottweiler...Surprise! Harley became a member of the household and family.. He destroyed hundreds of dollars in sunglasses, …
