Forging the Iron Oak - Part V

Welcome back to the making of the Iron Oak sculpture! In this video I take a quick break from sculpting the tree itself and shift my attention to the base of the sculpture. I structurally reinforced the 3/8 steel plate with flat stock welded on edge into a grid, which was welded to rebar to tie into the concrete footings. This sculpture was commissioned by Mission San Antonio located here in California. This large 12 ft. sculpture will commemorate the many donors who supported the Mission's recent retrofit. This will take me several months build, so I am taking you along for the whole journey!

Mission San Antonio de Padua - established third in founding order of the 21 California Missions on July 14, 1771. Today, the Mission sits serenely against the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, appearing much as it did upon its founding.

Max Randolph is a blacksmith artist who specializes in fantasy blacksmithing and sculptural metal art, located in Paso Robles, California.

[cains]

it's never a bad day when max randolph has uploaded a video!

[NeilSutherlandME]

Watching those concrete workers is amazing! Such smooth hands and all free handed.

[GreatStoryCorey]

Max you sir are such an inspiration. Every time I get the notification for your videos I get excited and highly motivated. Seeing your work come to life is absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing your projects with us.

[rtasvadum]

This... this is what I needed today. Cheers to you brother wort wort wort

[Raemous]

Amazing videos and project!🤟
Cheers from the north Sweden🍻

[robinvilleneuve]

Max I can only imagine the excitement you must feel getting this close to such a large project. The panic alone would be overwhelming lol. That place looks amazing and is definitely on the bucket list of places to visit. I'm going to have to plan another trip I guess 😊

[ijbewever]

looks great brings back memorys from when i was a metal worker with that kind of work

[kjfh]

Max, I have zero comprehension of your skills, so just 🤯

[sjiva]

So much though and precision go into this project. I'm so impressed with it, and really appreciate you sharing the whole proces. Doesn't it ever overwhelm you?
It looks like a beautifull place where the Iron oak will be placed, and I can't wait to see the result when it is fisished!

[ssp_tube]

Amazing, painstaking, detailed work. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[toddfoster]

cant wait for this to be finished and get to go see it the next time in San Antonio to see my kids

[mollysheridan]

I literally said “yay” out loud when I saw that here was a new video from you. Can’t wait to see the next stages.

[wovenscrolls]

I had a very rough day today, but your video was such a relaxing joy to see! Now I feel much better:) Thank you for always making such nice videos for us all to see!

[uniquelyjenna]

I can't wait to come up and see it in situ once it's finished. Exciting times! As always, thanks for bringing us along on the journey.

[Andy]

Getting closer! I've loved watching every step so far of the oak coming together

[SchysCraftCo.]

Max it's coming along nicely so far my friend. Can't wait to see more updates an projects and many more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep forge lit. Keep making. God bless.

[kirkschellhammer]

You being an artist I imagine you enjoyed the artistry of the cement workers
They make it look easy
I can't wait until the tree is in its final resting place

[jetshadowcrow]

So much heart being put into this. My anticipation is building up for the next chapter.

[Mpho-Jan-Tsokela]

please upload every week i just can get enough you making my days after long hours better

[nanciumphres]

What a beautiful project! I’m looking forward to the finished tree!