Some cool WW2 era plane seats and an artillery box we picked from a cool junk store. We are going to restore them and leather upholster them and they are going in our house. Also some gears we are making into a bench seat for a dining table we sold years ago. We are almost done with the new stainless steel sculpture for downtown San Antonio. And last a new cabinet for one of our favorite clients. Done with our template for a new stainless steel sculpture about 10ft tall. We got to see our cousin play at the Alamo Donme in the Texas State UIL basketball championship. We dive a little deeper into our new building and discover that we in fact are the proud owners of three kinds of retro wall paper and a VIP toilet phone in the Executive wash room but also our building was apparently the entrance to SUPER PARTY 1991!!!!
A couple of old pics and some new projects we are in right now. Updates soon!
Just knocked out another batch of custom dining chairs. We got several custom steel table bases done as well, one is for some of our friends dining room. Also a sofa table or sideboard as its also called with an industrial base and live edge mesquite top we did a while back. Also been testing new handles out for some of our custom steel cabinets we are about to make for a wedding venue here in San Antonio. This was a hand forged dragon scale pattern that is used on blacksmith pieces and knives.
We just got done moving some super heavy 6000lb granite sculptures by Jesus Moroles. He was an amazing and super kind sculptor from Texas that I had the pleasure of hanging with on several occasions and have always looked up to him as an artist and all around good guy. It all went down easy with a 10,000 forklift and two flat bed 18 wheelers we got them all moved to a public park here in San Antonio.
Our friend and client Yuri Tsuzuki came down to the Alamo City last week and took over the studio. She was such a pleasure to work with and we ended up making a one of a kind 12 foot tall stainless steel sculpture with her for a custom sculpture commission. We learned a ton of new tricks we didn't know our pipe rolling machine could do and several other eye opening techniques. She will be back in a month or so to help with the install at the clients home. Between her use of neat metallic color and butterfly imagery we think it turned out great! Also we ourselves got a new public art commission that we will have complete by next month. This piece will be another large custom stainless steel sculpture around 14 ft with the concrete base. Its going in the front of a new Kidney Hospital downtown near the riverwalk. The piece resembles a contemporary heart and kidney and will be brilliant polished stainless steel with lighting all around it at the base. Also a custom steel table base for a client we have in San Diego. And last a pic of one of our reclaimed wood tables with a custom metal base.
Getting ready for Christmas around the studio and wrapping up some projects. We are currently living at the studio in a borrowed RV and loving the 10 second commute! Our next big project over the holiday break is to set up our all new wood shop. Our big announcement for the end of the year is that we bought the building we have been renting for 5 years. We will now have a large showroom/gallery and separate wood and metal shops doubling our square footage and also now have a huge gated and locked storage space for all your big long term projects like sculpture restoration and sandblasting. We wish everyone a very happy holiday for this year.
A custom conference table frame that will have a huge 5 foot wide top and built in leather stools, some hammered steel edging for a series of countertops and will have solid brass rivets. Also a throwback custom light fixture we did for a San Antonio client. We have a pile of neat trick woodworking tools headed our way and will be getting a bit more tricky with the wood end of what we do, this will add to the unique nature of what we do and make our skills much more versatile for furniture and art projects. Oh and one more shot of the hammered blacksmith style tree branch and root custom handrails we did a while back. Lots happening this past week! Kyle left us to move on to bigger and better things. We wish you the best in your future pursuits buddy! Also this week We install a slick retail spot for the Spurs Basketball Team at the AT&T center. Most challenging was this 9ft tall light box to be used as a display for jerseys. Also we are getting ready for several public art pieces goin in at a few of our local San Antonio public parks. More pics to come soon. Autumn having fun at the shop fighting the heat. Running the forge is always good for the temp up here! Once custom console table out of angle iron, and a custom 6th wedding anniversary gift of iron.
A shot of our last custom mobile bar trailer build. A console table for under a tv and some public art sculpture parts.
Custom shelves we made to look like and function like an antique cigar press that is larger than life. These ended up being used as large cigar shelves to promote products at trade shows for the tobacco convention. Also a bunch of steel flowers for a public art project in San Antonio. A pic of some of our new chair frames we are manufacturing for a company, and a pic of Autumn working in the garage we use to be based out of. Custom redwood planter stands with hand forged blacksmith hooks. Custom live edge benches, one large dandelion! About to start a custom retail build out for the Spurs at the AT&T Center here in San Antonio. We did some custom hammered forged mirror frames this week. Also some past tables for custom office furniture projects.
Several new light fixture designs in partnership with Ankole Living. These large luxury chandeliers will be our next trick. Also some custom blacksmith mirrors, a custom blacksmith fire screen, and a huge 14 foot table top for a conference table and some other office furniture. Custom projects including two pieces of public art both of which are going on the River Walk Downtown San Antonio. Some custom office furniture and table base San Antonio.
Wanderlust hammering some iron into custom tables and handrails tree branch style furniture made of iron. Custom tables handmade in San Antonio Texas, hand hammered furniture Texas.
One of our rustic reclaimed wood round dining table tops with oak dowels. These are more of our 18 wheeler wood pieces we like to make. We have a pic of a unique metal planter we make a set of for the clients. Also a pic of a sculpture from a few years ago. The white chair was in the clients bathroom and she said it was called a "bum" chair.
We built a custom metal display for a child's antique saddle. This was brought in by one of our clients who is an antique dealer in San Antonio and brings neat stuff in for repairs all the time. Also a custom reclaimed wood table with custom metal table base.
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