Whats happening at Torchcraft....
Customer designed a 20 foot gate with two oak trees hanging over the ranch brand. The frame is made of 3" square tubing with 3/4" square tubing pickets. Oak trees are made from 1/8" plate steel. Gate weight is approximately 575 pounds........
King Tails Animal Hospital in Jackson Florida. Customer sent his custom logo to be mounted on the front of the clinic. Each piece was cut and a stainless bolt welded to the back side. Each piece was taken to a powder coating place where they were sand blasted and coated with the proper colors. A template was made for the customer to drill the holes in the wall for proper placement of the pieces. Very nice customer to work with........
Los Senderos Ranch in Cotulla, Texas ordered some signs for their metal buildings on the ranch. This particular sign is large. The antlers are 108" wide. Cut from 1/8" plate steel. Customer took the unpainted sign to Corpus Christi to have it sand blasted and powder coated. Their installation was perfect.
Super nice customer in Missouri ordered a farm sign and was very easy to work with. I like the way they display it by their entrance. I also included a pic of it just after painting......
Had a very nice customer wanting to create a sign for his grandfather's ranch near Mountain Home. Very rocky country as it is near Rocks Springs. The sign is one of my favorite as it has a goat in it. "Old Chivto" might be his name as he is standing on the rock and watching over things. The customer did his own installation with a family member and it appears to be a very nice job.
Carrizo Springs, Texas is the county seat of Dimmitt County. Recently they have constructed a new complex that included a 5 foot diameter metal seal cut from 1/2" plate steel. Torchcraft was awarded the project. This is hand cut from the 1/2" plate steel and sent to a sand blaster / powder coating company for finish.
I recently had a job that required using 1/2" plate steel. I have been playing with the scraps of that 1/2" plate. A good friend of mine who lives on the Kenedy ranch ask me about making the famous La Parra brand. I made him a regular cattle/horse brand but also cut the lettering out of the 1/2" plate steel along with the brand itself. La parra means grape vine in Spanish. Here the lettering is sitting on a block of oak, which make a good background.