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Old things are far from worthless. Today's real flowers won't look to good in 10 years, but these guys will hardly change.

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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011

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These rock bits were cast aside to rot after being worn down by work. Their flower friends, the spikes,...

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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011

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This FEELS better in person than it looks in a picture. Trust me!

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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011

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The spikes aren't even worth enough to pick up off the ground. Memorializing them in marble, particularly of this quality, is absurd!

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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011

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Each piece represents a huge societal investment in technology, labor and material. Even the substantial base is ancient, old growth pine.

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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011

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The marble spike I carved for Effort Wasted. This piece is about 12" long and is statuario from...

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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011

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For scale.

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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For scale.

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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The bracket assembled. I built this with a drill press and hand layout. Close, but no cigar. This...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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The bracket pieces properly stacked.

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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This is a two piece 6061 aluminum replacement for the casting. It allows me to stack the dissimilar...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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This 1/2 think piece of nylon was used to create a functionally equivalent part that allowed me to...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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The castings and armature in proper relationship to one another, without the laminated core. The...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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This motor came from a 1937 Capehart Sheraton console. The casting on the top gave way in the 1950's,...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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Same stuff... different lighting.

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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This is the motor disassembled. The thing on the extreme left is a thermal switch. Two "pot...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011

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Even baby owls have big beaks, so this one just got shooed off the road after a short photo session,...

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Uploaded on Oct 18, 2009

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