HOW TO TIG WELD SILICON BRONZE - Making a Kustom Urn For WOODY
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- Today on Make It Kustom, I am honored to be building a urn. I am using found parts from the shop, including Cadillac valve covers and a aluminum gas cap.
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Sorry for the loss of your friend. It would be an honour to build an urn for his remains.
I plan to turn out some small ones for my ashes,to go on key rings. I still want to ride around after im gone.
Karl, that turned out awesome, what a way to honour Woody!
Thanks frank. I’m happy it was well received
When my brother in law passed suddenly, I too was asked to make an urn for his ashes. I am more of a wood guy than metal {so far} and I really wanted something nice for him. As I was putting it together and listening to the old motown music he loved. I never cried so hard in my life. But, at the same time it brought me a certain peace and acceptance about the whole thing. So, I kind of have an Idea of what this must have been like for you. As sad as it is, I hope you were able to find some peace and happiness in this project as I did in mine.
Stunning art deco execution and something to be proud of! The skill and execution are just awe inspiring! Seriously, magnificent! Go Japhands, keep moving forward, and thank you for the incredible content!
I'm a friend of Dusty and I'm am so impressed with what you did for woody ..thanks
Thanks Tim. I didn’t know woody well but from what I hear he was a LEGEND
Thanks for sharing this journey through such a personal project. Definitely enjoyed this project!
I’m sure his family and Woody is proud of his new resting place in the urn you made in his honor. Thank you for sharing!
💯👍
Karl
I think a fitting tribute to a mate.
Something built from the heart.
So fitting for a petrolhead.
Man you are a talented guy.
Stay safe stay well.
Regards Michael
What a great idea ! I love anything that shows off your tig welding technique and the silicon bronze takes a little practice for sure. I'm sure Woody would be proud of his personalized urn. Thanks for sharing Karl !!
Looks great buddy! Super stoked on this project, what a wonderful way to remember a friend.
Absolutely man. Thanks Ted
You nailed it. The patina is great and the bronze welds fit with the patina perfectly. The pinstriping will totally knock it out of the park.😊
That looks beautiful. The clear coat brightened up the old paint and enhanced the contrast between that and the bare metal. The overall texture with raw weld bead and everything else looks really sharp! At least on camera.
It is so nice to be given the chance / honour to make something like. Great job.
What an honor make that for the family! It seems fitting.
That is a super cool urn. Being a woodturner I've made a few including my mothers. It is an honor to make them and families sure appreciate something special for their loved ones. Great video, thanks.
you're an amazing fabricator, and an amazing person. Thanks for the videos!!
Brilliant! Looks amazing. Perhaps glue some felt on the underside of the base, so it won’t scratch furniture etc.
If not felt, suede or leather would work just as well.
Nice work Karl.
RIP Woody
What a beautiful work of art! That is a priceless memorial to your friend. Truly a one-of-a-kind piece. You’re so creative and talented.
Thanks for letting us see it from start to finish.
The coolest memorial I’ve ever seen. I never got to meet Woody, may he RIP, but I know his Son Dustin and what a cool way to honour his Dad’s memory. ❤I’m now a subscriber. Thank you so much for sharing this video!
Excellent work and amazing tribute to your friends!!!!
Also luv how you show your struggles with welding, for some like me who is self teaching to weld, the struggle is real!!!
Thx for doing what u do❤
Well done Karl! I think it is a fitting tribute to tour friend Woody. I am a retired funeral director and I always loved it when a family had a custom made urn for a final resting place for their loved one. You are a true friend. Thanks and we'll see you next time.
That thing is dope! 🤘 I’d hang out in it for eternity with pride.
Absolutely beautiful.
A great thing you did there for Woody (RIP) Karl. My bet is Dusty loves it and Woody too. Well done sir!!
The noise in the background can only be the plasma table cutting out the tools from the last video! very nice of you to do this for a friend. Much respect!
Hahaha yuuuuuup ! Thanks Larry
I'm really enjoying the jazz in the second half of the video.
Any old gearhead must have one in stock, great job!
Love it. I want my ashes in something similar. I may make one and leave it for my wife in case she outlives me! The plug welds in the base were a great idea as well.
That’s sweet! I’m sure he’ll appreciate having his ashes in that awesome urn. Great work and video.
Awesome idea for the urned...
Hand made beats production made ,hands down...
Great job..love it...
The urn is perfect! So nice of you to honor Woody in that way. The base is perfect. Glad that you decided to plug weld rather than braze.
That's an awesome tribute to your friend. My condolences and a great project to commemorate him.
Music at @41:00 is giving me real Cowboy Bebop vibes.. anyway, after my Dad passed I bought a length of 6" dia 304 tube and end caps with the intention of making an urn he'd have liked, because the funeral home was only able to supply a carboard one - he's been sat on my Mum's sideboard for a year now, though, and I don't know how to bring up moving him after all that time.
You did a wonderful thing, Karl.
One of the coolest tributes I've ever seen...
You did a great job Karl. It says a lot that you cut and re-welded to get it right.
I have recently bought a bevel tool. I do a lot of aluminum work on emergency vehicles it has been a game changer. The other welders in the shop are getting one.
I set my Tig to pulse weld and weld almost everything on a one pulse per second setting. You get into a really nice heart beat rhythm, and also it’s super handy when welding thin steel butt joints, as it’s gentle and doesn’t burn through so much and I don’t feel like I’m rushing so much. It also facilitates that stack of dimes look.
It look great. I would be happy to spend eternity in a Karl Fisher original.
What an AWESOME urn! Excellent job Wood would have loved it! Thanks for sharing!
Outstanding video! That looks great! A friend of mine used a 1958 Harley gas tank for his ashes. My friend Panhead would have loved what you done here also.
Turned out really good Karl, Kudos for doing this project for your buddy.
Very nice I've done a urn for a friend using a black walnut wood base a Harley-Davidson shovel head cylinder and for the lid i cut a piston off at the second ring land added a rubber o ring to seal it and drilled 3 holes in the cylinder tapped them put set screws to secure the lid, it looked really nice his family loved it. Sorry you lost a friend my condolences to the family
Now that is very COOOOL.
I want one for me ( when I go )
Just make it with Ford valve covers.
That is a rad urn. It's like a little monument. Cool of you to take on the project for them.
Awesome urn, very fitting for any car lover to be remembered in 👍
For future reference, those valve covers would also make a very nice lamp base.
100% agree, when you stopped trying to totally clean them, the 'been around the block' look is killer. The Cadillac name doesn't hurt!
I could think of way more boring urns to remain in for eternity. Nice job.
Awesome piece of art really cool tribute to a car guy what an honor.
15:07 This is by far my favourite musical overlay. Fabulous project and tremendous show of respect. Thanks for bringing us along.
This is a great thing you're doing, tough stuff but excellent. I make eternally sealed bottle "gardens" with live plants and mementos inside, so I've had some experiences with similar situations.
Wow Karl what a tribute to a fellow car guy! Great job.
Very Creative and 1 of a kind - that is awesome you did that for your buddy Karl !
Sorry for your loss and Woody Will be honored to be in there I would Excellent work Karl
Very very cool Karl! When I get a break from fab I go to metal art which I have a lot of fun with. Nice tribute to a friend as well!!
Thats Awesome bro. The workmanship and the tribute. (Love the patina). RIP Woody...from South AFRICA
That's so cool that your doing that for them.
Cool project!
If you don't already have some, grab some small Stainless steel wire brushes (About the size of a toothbrush) to brush your welds as you go to keep the weld area nice and clean. I mark the brushes, one for aluminum, stainless, and regular steel to eliminate cross contamination.
Awesome job looks great.
Came out really cool. A great piece of artwork. Perfect tribute for a friend.
It’s so beautiful and so fitting ❤RIP Woody
What a beautiful tribute on multiple levels. In addition to the homage to Woddy's love of cars, whoever designed those Cadillac valve covers, his vision lives on through this piece as well.
Yea you sound like you have a good eye for design. Love how repurposing something automatically give a new piece history at the same time
Very nice tribute to your friend's Dad, I bet he would be pleased if he saw it.
Awesome job. I only met Dustin's father twice at the yard. I would think he would like it too.
Full credit for doing the silicon bronze. That is a lot of heat you sunk into the base and still was able to control the heat into the valve cover. Congrats!
Described so well Karl.
Every beater needs a slapper 😂👍🇭🇲
R.I.P. 😶
You are a class act Karl. Beautiful work as always.
Great work Karl! The only comment I would have is that I hope you sprayed some clear underneath the base to prevent rust in case it gets wet or sees some humidity. Also, I have had good results using AC instead of DC with ERCuSi-A on thin material. Try it sometime.
Very cool.
With that base it isn’t going to accidentally tip over.
What lucky guys to have a friend put the work into something so special.
beautiful piece, a superb tribute to an automotive enthusiat...
That is one fabulous urn. Great job Karl.
Defintely a good choice on hidden welds on the base. It gives it a "50's art deco" look that really goes perfectly with the old Cadillac valve covers
Nice edger! Glad you finally got one!
Pretty cool resting place. Very nice thing to do for the family.
That was a Nice creative gesture, for a Make it Kustom fan. Cool to watch it come together, this is why you have many Positive Posts and Fans who agree. Definitely liked how you kept some Patina, and you enhanced the Art Deco in that concept of yours.
That is a lovely tribute, Karl, well done!!
Wow! Just wow carl! What an honor to make that for your friend and Woody! God bless you sir
Please send my condolences to Woodys Family 🤙😎
Absolute work of art!.Awesome job!
A Truly Amazing Tribute! To a fallen Hero
Very nice, and Very cool tribute to a hotrodder! Well done
Hey Carl that's really cool man! My 80 yr old dad just passed on the 28th of Nov. He loved watching your channel. He worked in the automotive industry at Harrison Radiator Division of GM where he became a boiler code welder. He was always proud of that. And he loved metal fabrication. I just thought what a coincidence, My mother and I just went to pick up his ashes yesterday.👍👌👊💪🤙
Super awesome Art piece and rest home for Woody 🤜
Dude that came out awesome!!!!!
Thankyou so much for honoring Dustin's wishes for his Dad. Woody!!!! Our best friend! ❤
What a lovely thought great work your a good man doing that for woody
Very nice piece! SWAG Offroad sells a table that the beveling tool sits in like a router table to make it easier to use.
Loved your work in this one Karl, 👍👍
This is a super cool idea for a car guy! I would have done the TIG with that filer that looks all rainbow-y if that is even a word,
I think the patina looks great!
Especially liked the steps in the base
Cool tribute. I’ve been welding for 45+ years and hard as I try I instinctively close my eyes when you strike an arc. Cheers!
I don't weld much, but occasionally do the same on some videos. LOL - Cheers
Awesome as Always Really cool content Great vid to start the Year.
So cool you took time out of your busy schedule to do this.
If the base metal melts it's welding, if not it's brazing. Silica is silicon dioxide, the grit in cheap sandpaper, in brazing rods the element silicon is used. BTW, take a look at Manganese bronze because it's stronger than some low carbon steel welds but it's still brazing. I would have turned those base plates with the chamfers down to provide some visually interesting shadow lines between layers, but your project is still a mighty fine tribute to your friend. 👍
Besides the piece being absolutely incredible!
The love and passion you put into making that for a dear friend is really the most special aspect… nicely done 🙏
Pretty amazing what you built. My dad is in a motorcycle gas tank.
Sorry for your loss, looks amazing, Woody would be proud.
Great job as a metal worker and an artist. It is good to see you do something different. A great tribute to an automotive guy. I love the music particularly the Jazz. It seems to go with the art deco valve covers. I wouldn't mind seeing after pinstriping as well.
X2 on the pinstriping!
GREAT STUFF CARL !
My heart felt condolences go out to Woodies family and it would be such an honor to build an urn for Dusty and his family. Thank you for sharing. 😢
Very interesting urn for a car guy.
Nice tribute for a car guy. I like the play of the bronze and the Caddy gold. Carrying the bronze to the filler neck might have clinched the theme. Wish my tig welds looked good...
I never knew Woody but sounds like its perfect for him because it is a deep heart felt memorial & an awesome pice of art that reflects Woody.
Can't think of a greater tribute to a life well lived. If its for Woody & its what Woody would have loved then yup you nailed it, knocked it out of the park, two thimbs up and all the other cool descriptors.
Some people put urns in a crypt, some put them on a mantlepiece.
THAT is going to be perfectly at home where ever as its a serious art piece & a personal reflection of him.
If people see this video & think they might make their own cool urn for their final lap of the track, well that's just an extra cool win. (Although maybe that's just me). For those who might be, average Urn holds 200 cubic inches (3277 cubic cm or 3.277 litres) and for a companion urn just double.
Nothing better than a fitting tribute & you did greatly.
R.I.P. Woody & deepest sympathies to his friends & family