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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 02:43 AM
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Couple random things I've made recently:

Devil guy


Brackets to hold a 300 lb plus fabric book in an interior design store



Built a coal forge and made some knives out of railroad spikes


Grew a gnarly *** beard
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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 02:53 AM
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As a christmas present made a fire pit/grill out of a keg.





Made a bottle tree for my cousin



Donated a charity piece to the BBBS network for a silent auction



With a sprocket from a bulldozer+random steel pieces+air re circulator fan from a ws-6 trans am made a forced air coal burning forge





tiny snake



This guy kicking something

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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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Love the Bosch grill!
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 12:37 AM
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Some more randoms

Anatomically correct foot I did for my ex who is in medical school for podiatry


The jeep hanging out


A little sighting in of a 10/22 @ 100 yds


This nightmare



Counter balance spinning sculpture


Bumble bee




Do we have a PROLLLEMMMMM?!?


Made this lighting fixture for my bar


Caught this guy, then made a sculpture of him




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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 12:42 AM
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Thanks rudeney!! It was just a random idea I had for a christmas present for a buddy. He loves it haha
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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 01:20 AM
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I'm not into spiders, but that one is great - it looks just like the real one!
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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 06:44 AM
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You have some serious talent there! And a lot of time! Lol
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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 02:08 AM
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Thanks guys! No free time, just don't sleep much haha. Here are some more fairly recent ones. I'm actually going to be doing some work to the car soon so this will go back to the "car" thread haha.

Made a rattle snake out of a length of chain





Liked the first fire pit so much I made myself one


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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 02:35 AM
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I'll be working on the car soon I swear guys haha.

Did this guy in the last couple nights "Angry Fish" Based it off of a google search of the finding Nemo Angler fish haha. Still needs polishing and clearcoat, this is freshly done.








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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:34 PM
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James, do you sell you sculptures? if not, you really should - it's good! I see pieces like that go for hundreds of dollars in those boutiques in Destin and 30A. Especially anything nautical or "fishy".
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Old Jan 31, 2014 | 01:21 AM
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Made a banana holder the other night haha

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Old Jan 31, 2014 | 01:22 AM
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James, do you sell you sculptures? if not, you really should - it's good! I see pieces like that go for hundreds of dollars in those boutiques in Destin and 30A. Especially anything nautical or "fishy".
Thanks man! I sell one every now and then when someone really hounds me about it. Once I get the next bar open in Gainesville and have some free time I might start selling some more.

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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 11:53 PM
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Finished another RR spike knife earlier, any tips on the best way to polish the parts I want shiny?





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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 11:54 PM
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ACTUAL car related question haha. The car has felt a little loose in the front end, it also just rolled over on 100k, any ideas of where to start?
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 12:29 AM
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James - tires are always the first thing to look at. of course the suspension is next. I have found that bad rear tires can really make the car drive like crap. My philosophy is to always check the obvious first - tires are relatively cheap and easy to replace, so start there.
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 11:07 PM
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James - tires are always the first thing to look at. of course the suspension is next. I have found that bad rear tires can really make the car drive like crap. My philosophy is to always check the obvious first - tires are relatively cheap and easy to replace, so start there.
Just replaced the rears, the fronts are at least 50% left. where to next?
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So still loose feeling? I would say get an alignment, but at 100K miles, it's likely time for some new parts. If you really want to make it right, replace it all - struts, inner and outer tie rod ends, upper and lower thrust arms. Then do an alignment. It won't be cheap, but it will make it drive like new.
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Old Dec 6, 2017 | 07:26 PM
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I’m still alive!!!! Been busy as **** but I’ve been working on the car a lot lately including replacing rear SAM (I have electrical problems so much) but WHATS UP FELLAS 🍻🍻🍻🔥🔥🔥🦍🦍🦍 oh btw I bought a 2015 wrangler and the CLK has been mostly sitting since then 😭😭😭 (also opened, closed and sold 2 bars and moved to Gainesville then st pet) so it’s been hectic
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Glad to hear you're still around! Any new sculptures?
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