Hello Maestro

I was a bit under the weather last week when the idea for this bike struck me. I wanted kind of a "full body" look, from the full fenders in the back up through gas tank and the sweeping fender in the front. So I got out to the shop and made it happen, and this is the result.

It's bike #147, and I call it Maestro. It's the 42nd bike I've built for the Year of the Chopper project. I used expanded metal in some of the pics to give them kind of a "spy shot" feel.

Check the links on the right side of this page for info on purchasing this piece.

The Dark Side

This is the 41st bike for my project. It's another chopper sprung from my own mind, I didn't really have any particular motorcycle in mind when I built this guy. I think my favorite little piece is the internal of a ratchet for the air intake(check it out by going to the "original size").

"The Dark Side" is available to bid on at an exceptional price until Thursday.

Thumper the Pavement Pounder

I tried a few new tricks on YOTC #38. I exaggerated the features height wise just slightly, as opposed to lengthwise like on the last piece.

Get in on the bidding here to help Home Fur-Ever and Lifebuilders Detroit.

1929 Seagrave Fire Engine, the build and the finished product

I was recently asked to come up with a sculpture for a retiring firefighter. The piece is based on a 1929 Seagrave. I visited the Firehouse Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to get some pictures of the truck, which they have on display. It's a pretty interesting place, I definitely would suggest checking it out if you get the chance!


Here is a slideshow of the sculpture's progress



And here are a couple pics of it completed:

Win Sleepy the Metal Mutt!

Become a fan of Brown Dog Welding on Facebook, comment on the "Win Sleepy!" album, and you'll be entered to win the nap taking pup. I'm going to do the drawing on Friday of this week.

Two new Harley sculptures, and some cool shop shots

For the last couple of months I've been doing mostly commissioned work, along with the YOTC bikes. Last week I decided to weld a couple of sculptures for myself, for my store.

Click on any of the pics to get a bigger version and to find more photos.

Th first one is a Panhead, named "Nobody" after Terrance Hill's character in the old spaghetti western "My Name is Nobody." Cool movie to check out if you've never seen it.

You can buy the bike here: Bike #120 "Nobody"







The second one is an Ironhead chopper called "Hustle," available here: Bike #121







And while I was building "Hustle," my buddy Matt got some cool shots...

Five Finger Death Punch, YOTC #21

Bidding ends Thursday, get in now! This is a mean little knucklehead powered Harley bobber.

2009 Ram R/T Sculpture Progress & Finish Shots

This is my truck:





It's a 2009 Ram R/T, one of the few built before Chrysler's bankruptcy. It's a nice compromise between the quick car that I wanted, and the utilitarian truck that I needed. I can haul my welding bottles and steel around when called upon, and it'll run mid 13s in the 1/4 mile. It's definitely a fun driver.

So I finally decided to do a sculpture of it. I took some liberties, but I'm happy with the result.

I started with the bed. The wheel wells are plasma cut with my Hypertherm Powermax30. Using the plasma is not something I'm as proficient at as I'd like to be, any advice is welcome:)



I put a little "wing" in the tonneau cover





The cab is started with the "tinted window" in place



Farther along on the cab





Front fenders cut



The bed and the cab are two separate pieces, I just push them together for the pics. The hood is starting to take shape







The Ram grill





Front bumper, headlights



Rear bumper, tailgate



The exhaust



The bed and the cab actually bolt together



And the finished Ram R/T

(I torched the metal behind the grill for contrast)