Endangered Knowledge: The Soul of Humus

Another big day of welding..I added a big 96” circumference chest. Put the entire piece on four dollies and started his hump. Below are a few pics from todays work.

Behind my garage is a telephone pole. I use it to bend my rebar.  This is a side view where I am going to bend the piece for the chest.

Behind my garage is a telephone pole. I use it to bend my rebar. This is a side view where I am going to bend the piece for the chest.

Halfway to becoming a bison chest.

Halfway to becoming a bison chest.

Then I use my weight to even out the shape.

Then I use my weight to even out the shape.

I hang the chest over the back and decide if it is big enough.

I hang the chest over the back and decide if it is big enough.

Next I weld  the ends together .

Next I weld the ends together .

Recycling some old dollies from past work and deciding on the best plan. Balance and portability is the goal. The brown paper is the footprint of my bisons. Each leg is supported by a dollie.

Recycling some old dollies from past work and deciding on the best plan. Balance and portability is the goal. The brown paper is the footprint of my bisons. Each leg is supported by a dollie.

Thanks to Curtis for getting me the plywood and helping me mount the beast. This is just for while I work on the sculpture and for transportation. It is not part of the work.

Thanks to Curtis for getting me the plywood and helping me mount the beast. This is just for while I work on the sculpture and for transportation. It is not part of the work.

Just goofing around

Just goofing around

My garage studio assistant is taking a sun break.

My garage studio assistant is taking a sun break.

Starting to assemble the hump.

Starting to assemble the hump.

And that's a wrap.

And that's a wrap.