Weld a Spoon Flower!

Step 5 Add the Stem, Leaves

Finally, we have to weld the stem onto the flower, and leaves onto the stem. Tacking the steel rod or re-bar you're using is easy- just clamp it onto the center weld where all the spoon ends terminate and weld it on. Unlike most of the rest of the project, there's plenty of material to weld to here. I suggest putting the flower at an angle, rather than perpendicular to the rod- it just gives a better presentation.

Leaves are the final touch. Clamp the forks onto the rod wherever you like. Tack the forks on, then bend the forks outward so they resemble some sort of garbage can foliage.

In order to preserve the non-stainless steel parts a little better from rust, you can spray down the stem and underside of the flower with some clear coat acrylic spray paint.

All done! Go plant your masterpiece in your garden or give it away as gift- people love these.

And remember, this is art- experiment and create new hybrids! (And monsters...)

Comments

[robsmtbike]

I just made one of these.. i had problems welding the spoons together and only ended up with 4 petals. I used the handles from the spoons as the leaves.. Thanks for the idea..

[WhyHello]

cool :3
clever gift too :)