My version of the thinker

[Woodwizard]

Practicing on my metal bender I got to incorporate metal into some of the furniture I make. Figured I would do something fun for the yard. It is made out of 1/2 rebar bent and welded together.

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[Walleye]

1. So cool! I really like it. What's the material?

[dchill]

2. Rebar - steel rods used to strengthen poured concrete.

[Woodwizard]

3. rebar

1/2 rebar it is used for concrete reinforcement and is relatively cheap a little over 5.00 for ten feet.

[Walleye]

4. It really works well with the skeleton theme

[genxlib]

5. That chair takes me back

We had a half dozen of them that we salvaged from the old church I grew up in before in shut down.

I had to get rid of them after an infestation of borer beetles destroyed them.

Love the sculpture too.

[BlueGreenLady]

6. Keep the stocking hat!

I love it!

[Nittersing]

7. LOVE it!!!

I have 7 or 8 metal garden decorations... I'm just drawn to them. I have one that also uses rebar and another that uses all sorts of different pieces of nuts and bolts and spoons and forks....

What did you use to do the discs down the spine?

I have a garden bed wall that would probably work very well with your Thinker.

[Woodwizard]

8. The discs are 3/4 washers

spaced with electrical conduit.I hit them with a torch to dull the galvanized shine.

[Stuart G]

9. Maybe, Just maybe ....that is.......

the answer to the age old question.........."WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE"?.....oh no...time to hide again..

[justhanginon]

10. Love the artistry! I think it would be a welcome addition in many a garden.

[erronis]

11. I bet he's thinking: Rust to rust, cement to ashes

Or some such.

Nothing is permanent, especially build with rebar.

Remarkable how some of the very ancient Greek and Roman buildings and roads didn't need these modern building techniques.

In any case - a very evocative piece!

[jaxexpat]

12. Well, Woodwizard, now that you've caught up,

what do you, finally, think?

To rebar or not to rebar?
Can you do anything but stay off of my steel toed toes?
Do your "rodbuster" buddies rib you about it?

[wnylib]

13. Looks great. Can you do a

knuckle-dragging Republican version?

[Woodwizard]

16. No I live in an area that is 68 percent of them already.

Be redundant to have another one around.

[wnylib]

24. Risky to display it, too, perhaps, if it was labeled.

[NJCher]

14. I especially like the 4th photo

I like the way you did his head, too.

[ironflange]

15. Very cool

Now do one of Bernie!

[SeattleVet]

17. Wow! Wish I could do anything as creative.

It turns out that I'm not much of a welder, but am turning into one heck of a great grinder!

[Woodwizard]

32. I just used my stick arc welder.

I have a nice Lincoln tig I use for aluminum and fine welding, but my old first welder I bought in the 80's a craftsman 235 stick still is my go to for most work.

[SheltieLover]

18. Nicely done!

[TeamProg]

19. Wow! Awesome!

[FailureToCommunicate]

20. Nice! But, I see "Ol' Man Rebar"

[MOMFUDSKI]

21. Fabulous!

Such creativity on your part. Our neighbor made a little shovel/axe pick little guy and puts him out near the road. We all decorate him for each holiday. Beads for Mardi, Easter stuff, sunglasses, hats, etc. But to put that out in the front might invite someone to want to take him home with them. Enjoy your frankenstein.

[CaptainTruth]

22. Awesome!

Nice work!

[panader0]

23. very nice work. Anyone would like to have that in their yard.

In my career in construction, I bought a rebar cutter and bender, the kind that lays on the ground.
It is quite heavy and can cut and bend 5/8" bar too. We would cut 20 foot bars into either 3 at 6'8",
or 6 at 3'4", put a J bend on the bottom and put them in the concrete for vertical bars inside the
cells of block (to be grouted). Usually footers for walls have 2 #4 bars horizontally, but I've done some
massive footers with 10 horizontal #5 bars, all wire tied every foot. Ugh.
I've cut and bended thousands of bars. But I don't weld.

[Woodwizard]

28. I am cutting mine with a abrasive chop saw

I have a electric hydraulic pipe and bar bender I picked up dirt cheap at a estate auction, nobody there knew what it was but it is complete overkill for #4 rebar and slow.

[Tadpole Raisin]

25. I want one....

May your creative efforts continue to bear fruit!

[wendyb-NC]

26. Very nice

That's a fascinating work of art. Thanks for sharing your work. I look forward to seeing more wonderful projects posted.

[3auld6phart]

27. Talent

you got it.: Love it.

[liberalla]

29. Oooooh, I really like that! But I would put the beanie back on him...

Very clever work with the rebar... you should continue creating these rebar people sculptures.

[JohnnyRingo]

30. A lot of imagination there.

Also a lot of welding.

Great job, and even under the harshest environment rebar will stand forever. Burn your name and date onto it.

[Woodwizard]

31. I started it yesterday.

But it had been rolling around in my head for a while that's 90 percent of the work