Feb 12, 2009: Hotfoot's Bird

xoxoxoBruce • Feb 12, 2009 1:19 am

BusterB pointed out this colorful stainless steel bird.
It was created by a guy who calls himself Hotfoot on the Weld Talk forums, at the Hobart Welding Products website.

First he build the bird from a piece of exhaust tubing, a ball joint and a whole lot of stainless flatwear. Pretty clever. ;)

Then the bird is brushed with Linseed Oil and Japan dryer.
Heating the bird with a propane brush burner causes the oil to change color from yellow to gold to copper to brown to black.
You can stop at any color and it will dry to a weather resistant finish.

The red on the bird is a reflection from the guy's truck.
I wonder if this bird will show up on the Antiques Roadshow, in 50 years, as folkart?

zippyt • Feb 12, 2009 1:38 am

Verry cool !!

Trilby • Feb 12, 2009 3:37 am

Pretty! Hobart welding is up here in Troy, ohio; right?

ZenGum • Feb 12, 2009 5:17 am

Way cool.

I've long had an idea to make a fish sculpture using spoons as scales, and other cutlery for its features. This guy could knock one up, no worries.

Shawnee123 • Feb 12, 2009 8:10 am

Brianna;533560 wrote:
Pretty! Hobart welding is up here in Troy, ohio; right?

Yeah! It's my hometown. I think i've mentioned before about my grandpa's lifesize welded man and dog in his backyard. He worked for Hobart.

It's a small world.

monster • Feb 12, 2009 8:42 am

ZenGum;533575 wrote:
Way cool.

I've long had an idea to make a fish sculpture using spoons as scales, and other cutlery for its features. This guy could knock one up, no worries.

how about a tuna from tuna cans?

capnhowdy • Feb 12, 2009 8:42 am

Outstanding talent. And original. I bet it would be even better on a much larger scale.

TheMercenary • Feb 12, 2009 9:21 am

I'd love to have one of those birds. I wonder if they are for sale?

WillieO • Feb 12, 2009 10:55 am

I've wondered what happend to that spoon I lost!

dar512 • Feb 12, 2009 11:02 am

WillieO;533655 wrote:
I've wondered what happend to that spoon I lost!

You are confused. There is no spoon.

xoxoxoBruce • Feb 12, 2009 12:02 pm

TheMercenary;533622 wrote:
I'd love to have one of those birds. I wonder if they are for sale?

It's a one of a kind, but yes he sold it. Apparently Hotfoot makes junk sculptures continuously, for charity auctions (full sized motorcycle with robot rider for Wounded Warrior), and gift shops in his area (southwest).

TheMercenary • Feb 13, 2009 5:49 pm

Beautiful work.

JuancoRocks • Feb 13, 2009 9:26 pm

ron___b@mac.com;533944 wrote:
Personally I think these are cooler
(via http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/art-break/)

WillieO....... I think ron found your spoon:D

It's the one on the left front.......

xoxoxoBruce • Feb 14, 2009 2:24 am

ron___b@mac.com;533944 wrote:
Personally I think these are cooler.

Art vs Folk Art, to each his own.;)