Fourth crow done

The first, more prominent crow that will sit atop the Kraay Family Farm’s new sixty-foot-tall barn is complete. The almost six-tool-long bird is all welded steel and comprises hundreds of CNC plasma cut pieces. This morning, I welded the compass points to the weathervane and then hooked it up to the chain fall to take it off the fabrication stand. As soon as it was out the door, I started welding the precut pieces of a slightly smaller version that would soon sit on the roof of the entry booths. This is the fifth super-sized crow in progress this year, and it is just as fun as the first. Stay tuned for a progress update later this week…

Sculpting a cannon

Henry always enjoys fabricating projects in the shop, but those tasks aren’t as much a favourite as sculpting and painting. There is no time to lose, with only six weeks until the Yarrow Days Parade, and so we decided to put in a few hours this afternoon. Henry and I quickly applied the lath, and then, at last, it was time to begin the first coat of epoxy. Juniper loves sculpting as much as her brother, and she was eager to give us a hand. By supper time, we had a good start on the cannon. Stay tuned for more progress soon…

Welding up the cannon

Today, Henry opted to work on the parade float cannon as our shop project. That involved welding up the faux barrel with the individual charge tubes. We then blocked out the shape of the cannon using pencil rod. We then headed into town to purchase the fittings and flexible conduit for the fuse wires. Once installed, the piece is ready for diamond lath. Henry is eager to begin applying the sculpting epoxy in the coming week. Stay tuned…