Shark Buoy
Name came from long ago, long place ago. Inspired by my most recent work on my Copper Quad Art Car. Love the steel, copper & rivets.
Extreme teeth!
Teeth are made of melted steel, RG45 to be exact. Get the metal red hot so it’s flowing, slowly back and forth you make a pass. Layer upon layer. Dental job took me two weeks, no braces either.
Rivet Up!
Shark took over three months to complete, everything by hand. Making steel tabs for the rivets, check. Copper panels still haven’t counted all. How many rivets? Don’t know that one either!
Shark eye piece install
This pix is a strange one, would Shark Buoy eat his own face? Probably, sharks eat everything.
My buddy and I
Don’t think I’d want to be this up close and personal with a shark this size.
Shark Buoy!
Finish job of Shark Buoy and just added a salty set of Nav lights. Open for biz!
Hemphill Copperworks - Open for Biz
Ideas come sometime easy sometimes not. This one I had to go big and I did. Thanks to Glass Garage for the huge glass eyes. He’s real and alive!
Hemphill Copperworks - Oct 2020!
Stop down, give a look. Cash is King
Shark Buoy in all the glory!