Margret Steele
Creator and Developer
‘Beginning Welding And Fabrication’ taught me the basics of using a metal shop, a forge, and a variety of different welding techniques (MIG, TIG, and Oxy-Acetylene).
These boxes were created by making a stack of 4”x4” metal squares from a single piece of sheet metal.
I lined the inside of the boxes with craft paper to give an interesting contrast to the industrial look of the welds.
This spice rack is made out of two antique metal serving trays, attached together with flat bar. This whole shelf had a patina applied and then was filled with two wooden shelves. It holds everything I need and is a perfect fit for it’s space.
This is the spice rack after being fabricated and sandblasted but before the patina and the wood were added.
I then joined the squares into these boxes using Oxy-Acetylene welding.
Eleanor the crab! Forever smiling from my front lawn. The eventual rust makes her even more crab-like.
The basic structure for Eleanore was created with a single piece of curved flat bar, straight bar for the legs, and banged out sheet metal as the shell. I used MIG welding to join these together.
MIG welding is excellent for texturizing a sculpture.
This side table is made out of straight bar (curved in the forge), a piece of sheet, and a up-cycled metal serving tray. I used TIG welding to join the legs to a flat piece of sheet and then MIG welded that to the serving tray.