OOPS!

I don't like to admit that I make mistakes but on occasion they do happen. I designed the Blasting Barrels sign months ago. The owner approved it but then decided to drop the 'g' to make it Blastin' Barrels. I received the memo but promptly forgot. When it came time to make the sign I looked up the original artwork and then set things in motion. The framework was welded up and assembled and the sign was routed, glued up and mounted. The client dropped by for a peek as he often does and thankfully noticed the sign before we sculpted the barrels. He suggested I simply grind off the 'g' as best I could but there was only one thing to do. Start over.

Today we finished the sculpting of the barrels and as I looked at it I was so glad we did it properly. This sign is too cool to do it half way. Now it will go to the paint department for finishing. 

Back to my roots

Last year at our Sculpting Magic Workshop we built a sample tree to show the students how to go about such a project. After the class we stored the tree out back until we could find a place for it. As we built the top mountain pieces that little tree's time had finally come. It was welded into place. But our sample tree desperately needed some roots. Today with most of the crew beginning work up at the lake it fell to me to complete the task. I was back to my roots.

The bulk of the shop work for the Cultus Lake Adventure Park is now finished. Tomorrow only the painters will stay in the shop to finish off the pieces while we attack the onsite fabrication. We have six weeks until the park is open! It will be a lot like visiting an old friend as we will be redoing the adventure golf which we built fifteen years ago. As we work on the hardscape the giant roller coaster will be assembled above us.

Big pile of wood

It was good to be back in the shop as the crew works on the last prefabrication for the Cultus Lake Adventure Park. One of the remaining projects was a large stack of timbers that will appear to precariously hold up a key post of the Runaway Mine Railway roller coaster. Jack did a great job welding up the armature with only minimal instruction from us. He has a fabulous eye! Today, Peter and the crew troweled on the concrete mud and then carved in the magic. It was cool!