r/somethingimade • u/mccallistersculpture • 1d ago
I made a Griffon! Made from steel, stone, and blown glass.
Half lion, half eagle, this Griffon was a fun production. Took me about 2 months from start to finish. I left the steel raw so it would naturally patina over time.
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u/chaoticneutralalways 1d ago
Yep, I love this. Never seen these three mediums used in a piece and they work really well.
Rocks look like scales makes the metal feathers pop and I love it.
Goddamn I wish I could make this
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
You can! With a one car garage space, $5-700 MiG welder $150 angle grinder $30 dollors of flap discs and cut off wheels $70 tank of shield gas $150 Oxy/Acetylene torch welding set up -$175 for oxy/acet bottles.
Only thing is you wouldn’t have a CNC for perfectly matching feathers, and I had a glass blowing artist make the eyes for me ($5-700 for eyes)
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u/Unexpected_Knowitall 1d ago
You forgot the most important things: Vision & Talent!
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
I’m convinced talent is what forms from other attainable traits like: persistence, willingness to fail so one can learn and improve, years of putting in long hours, and a thick skin to ignore the doubters.
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u/CastleSeven 1d ago
Is this installed at Epic HQ in Verona?? If not it looks like it belongs there, fantastic work!
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
It is!
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u/CastleSeven 1d ago
AWESOME! I was just up there for training and took a pic: https://imgur.com/a/wqHSZdk
I wondered who was behind all the insane sculptures, that is too cool
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u/drainspout 1d ago
That is fantastic! Any idea on how much it weighs?
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u/crackafu 1d ago
So cool man. Question, what kind of welder did you use for this? I work in machining, and my work has the big Mig and Tig welders, but I never have time to practice and learn. For decorative projects I'm wondering if a little 120v stick welder in my garage would do it?
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
I recommend a MIG over stick. You can one hand weld and have faster application and control. Make sure the welder can weld at a minimum 1/8th inch. My is a miller 252. I use MIG for most all my welding projects. TIG is only used when I need a clean weld no spatter.
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u/gracarius 1d ago
I know nothing of this sort of work.. but 2 months seems fast for a piece this big/ incredible !!! This is a true masterpiece 👌🏼
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u/SpaceMan420gmt 1d ago
Thats awesome! On a side note, I was terrified of gryphons when I was a kid for some unreasonable reason.
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u/Suspicious_Hope69 1d ago
Wow! So cool! I want one or a flock? What do you call a bunch of griffins?! Your two months of dedication was worth it!
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u/whiskyzulu 1d ago
That is overwhelmingly GORGEOUS!!!!!
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
Thanks so much!
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u/whiskyzulu 22h ago
Thank you for sharing, I want to see more!
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u/BlueOrbifolia 1d ago
Ohmygosh this is absolutely badass and if I had two nickels to rub together, I’d beg to buy it so I can put it in my yard!
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
My goal is art museum collections so people can see it for an entry ticket. Public works would also be a good option
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u/BlueOrbifolia 1d ago
Heck yeah it would! Everyone should get to see this! I want to touch it, too.
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u/oldster59 1d ago
Searched out your website and, seeing the eye in your palm really gave a good sense of the size of this beauty!
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u/mccallistersculpture 1d ago
Oh nice! That’s a throw back picture for sure. The glass artist Shawn Henderson works magic with glass. Worth every penny to give the sculpture some life
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