Robert Sigler – Copper Sunflowers Sculpture
Author: tracysigler | Posted: July 15th, 2010 | | Tags: copper, Handmade, metalwork, sculpture | 1 Comment »That’s my dad! Usually the dude is busy doing things for other people, but once in a while he cranks out a project for himself. He makes it seem easy to make this copper sunflowers sculpture, and for him it probably was. He’s got the gear, and the skills. Dad used a nibbler to cut everything out but you can definitely use a bandsaw with the right blade or maybe even a jigsaw. Snips? I doubt it, with copper this thick. Once he had all the pieces fabbed up he used an oxy-acetylene torch to braze everything together.
Now you know. Go make your own thing.
More photos of this copper sunflowers sculpture
Everytime I walk by this wonderful gift it makes me smile. I had worked for about 5 years pruning/training an espaliered pyracantha on this deck screen. For some reason the plant just suddenly died and I was really sad about it. I went away on a business trip and when I returned I had this big surprise – Bob had made this sculpture of one of my favorite flowers to replace the pyracantha. A perfect gift – It is not only beautiful, but it is always in bloom and doesn’t need watering, pruning or feeding!