Feb 12, 2009: Hotfoot's Bird

xoxoxoBruce · 02-12-2009, 12:19 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?

02-12-2009, 12:19 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Feb 12, 2009: Hotfoot's Bird 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? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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