HELLGATE CYCLERY

A few months back a really good friend of mine told me he was going to open a bike shop in Montana. The shop is strictly dedicated to repairs and used bikes, a perfect fit with our current economic situation. They needed a logo and I volunteered. The shop is in Missoula not far from the mouth of the Hell Gate canyon. I did some research and found that the name Missoula is abbreviated form of a native american word, (Ne-missoolatakoo) meaning a place of fear next to the water. French fur traders called it Port d'Enfere, the gate of hell.

Old Harley tank

I recently was asked to rebuild a tank for an old Italian built Harley Davidson.

Sure, no problem.

The tank, as you can see from the pictures was in rough shape, and wouldn't
hold gas. After a few hours of banging and some steel reclaimed from an old refrigerator, I have something that closely resembles the original tank. It actually holds fluid, now all I have to do is install the petcock.

HOOD ORNAMENT FOR THE NUGE

So a while back I built a small foundry. I then proceeded to destroy it with excess heat.
The second edition foundry is soon to be up and running. The last project I poured was this aluminum antler. I liked the idea of taking an object that you would normally see in some rustic cabin in the woods and give it a new spin. When removed from the normal context, the result is something a little more streamlined. Less "Field and Stream" , more "Popular Science".


The antler is cast from recycled aluminum, the streamlined form it is attached to is fabricated from an old aluminum road sign.

No Fossil fuels were burned in the casting process. This foundry runs on vegetable oil.

SMALL RAILING AND GATE FOR THE COMMONS

Yesterday I installed the first of what I hope to be many jobs for The Inman Company.
This job was pretty straight forward, fabricate and install a handrail and safety gate for the residence of Karla Herbold.

Karla owns a space on the newly renovated Grand Traverse Commons. I have yet to meet Karla, but judging from the fit and finish of her stylish loft space, she's probably quite cool.
Many thanks to Karla for letting me add to her space.
Thaks to Shane Inman of The Inman Company as well, for the referral.
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FIREPLACE

The doors are done and installed. Now on to the railings

THE FOUNDRY

The foundry is rolling. I just poured some custom handles for a fireplace surround.
I'm pretty happy with the results.

Signs

This is a project I did years ago for a take out Mexican place in in Royal Oak. The hanging panels
on the building are lit from behind. It's been a long time. I think eight or nine years since this was done. The surrounding area is almost unrecognizable.