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el sendero mailbox
This mail box was custom built for Aperture Design of Phoenix. It’s five feet long, four feet tall and about ten inches wide. It’s steel frame structure is layered with several widths and lengths of redwood. This mailbox does double duty as an address marker as well. A custom mail box is a quick and easy way to add a neat custom touch to your home, and they can be tied into nearly any design theme or personal taste!
pirate ship pot rack
It just seems to have the feel of a pirate ship to me. I think it has to do with the support cables and the overall shape. This is a fairly modern pot rack made from mild steel and inlaid with an exotic wood. The ceiling hangers have more of an industrial feel with the clevises and mounting hardware. I find that mixing modern and industrial form together usually creates a unique and interesting piece!
perpetual plants
I’m not big on yard work, and I don’t think I’m alone! These metal plants use no water and they are the most hearty plants on the planet. Some creations are inspired by actual plants and some are straight out of my imagination! The planters are 16 gauge hot rolled steel with a matte clear powder coat finish and they add a clean contemporary finishing touch.
mod address marker
This address marker was water jet cut from a piece of half-inch thick hot rolled steel, and backed up with a lime green panel to really make the numbers jump out at you. A design like this lends itself well to being lit from the rear to give a cool hovering glow at night. This piece was left raw and completely as cut, which in any other state would mean, after a few months….a cool rust colored patina! In Arizona, however,….well, check back in a few years and we’ll see how it’s doing!
sunburst les paul
Les Paul is rock and roll…..even non-guitar loving people know what a Les Paul is. There isn’t enough room on this site to list the number of amazing guitarists who’ve used this guitar to create music that is still relevant today. This steely sunburst piece is an exact, to-scale piece with real pickups, strings and all the other hardware. It would be a cool piece for any guitar collection!
bad fish
This dude was assembled out of two small aircraft wingtips, an exhaust valve from an airplane engine, and a lot of hand drilled holes!!! He’s supposed to resemble an angler fish with a warbird vibe. The ten cylinder exhaust gills and riveted aluminum wings give this bad fish some good lines!
flared hole pub table set
Yet another project with tons of holes!! This four by four modern pub table set is something you probably won’t find in anyone else’s home. I definitely have a lot of enthusiasm for a lot of flared holes. I always see them on airplanes and race cars and they just look so damn cool!!!
Clearly, I did not make the awesome sign in the background. This is another example of how I can help you with uncommon installations. I fabricated a interior skeleton to fit this sign and mounted it to the wall with minimal drilling and no additional holes to the original sign.
crate coffee table
I have a thing for rivets! This table was built from an antique shipping crate found in monterey, ca on a vacation. I’m sure it’s seen it’s fair share of traveling, but now it’s relegated to coffee and foot rest duties…but it looks really good doing it!
