Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I've been a professional sculptor for 25 years now, still doing it, I love my job. About the only thing I enjoy doing as much as sculpting is fishing.

Pretty Cool! That first one looks like Fred!

What types of material do you work with, Phishface? Beautiful work...love it!

Sal

Amazing work! Thanks for sharing
Justin

 

Amazing work Phishface.

Got any fish sculptures?
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Thank you guys. Sal, I've worked with many types of material, clay, stone, wood, steel, Ive cast a lot of bronze in my life, a little bit of silver, and lot's of lead. The sculpting skills have come in handy for molding a casting my own swim baits lead heads and jigs for fishing.
exp2000, I started sculpting a tuna for a friend of mine 10 years ago, and have started and stopped that project many times, currently I'm working on it every Thursday night and hope I can finish it soon because I'm tired of looking at it.

Jerome.

Wow, Phishface! Too much talent here for an old hose jockey to compete with.

I am truly amazed and just can't get over the diversity of skill sets and levels of experience with the members of this site.
Impressive and intimidating. WOW!

This is a great thread!!! So many great people doing amazing things.  Way too many great posts, pics, and hilarious comments to respond to all of them.

Thx Sal for starting this and great stone work.  I've got some work for you if you make your way to NY 

Congrats to Alan on his retirement...I look forward to that day.

A very special and humble thanks to all that have and currently serve in the armed forces, coast guard, and the first responders.  we could not spend our days obsessing about fishing/tackle without your sacrifice and hard work.

I've done a bunch of stuff as a youngster, but for the past fifteen years have been an addiction counselor.  I've worked in multiple settings...inpatient, outpatient, court system, etc.  Currently I teach those that are becoming counselors, as well as work at a local suicide hotline.  Besides answering phones we go out into the community and actively engage people to intervene before they can harm themselves or others.  I am also very blessed and grateful to have followed my dream a few years ago and started my private practice (which unfortunately is thriving...my area has been hit pretty hard by the "opiate epidemic", and kids are dying every week).  I'm honored to do what I do. 

I see myself working until I can't see straight.     I love what I do...but also don't make nearly enough to retire anytime soon....I also have this tackle monkey on my back that keeps spending all my cash !!!   

thanks again for this thread.

Jim

started bussing tables at a restrant in long beach calif went to work as a welder at todd shipyards san pedro calif 1967 to 1989, the shipyard closed down in july/89. on 7/89went back to school 11/89 to sept 8/90 got all la city certs for welding .for that test la city officals used five a.w.s,code books. no work in la at that time so went to portland oregon worked as a welder 9/90 to  8/92. in 92 went to work at the long beach navy shipyards until 11/96. agan shipyards colsed in 97. i took a w s qc1 as a structal wlding  insp test.  icc structal steel and welding  boltong inspector test.  moor test for leveal 2 ultresound.  leveal 2 diy pen, levil 2 mag partical.  acc field concreate inspector passed all certfication tests 1n april 0f  97. went to work for smith emery labs IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIF untill jan /02 .  in jan 02 went to work for C E L testing labs a bilding code inspectpr until 7/12. On 8/12 i retired enjowing every bit of it 45 years

I work as a mechanical power transmission specialist for a conveyor company. We special in vulcanising conveyor belt in the quarry and food industries also plastic modular belts. I spec gearboxes, v belt & chain drives and am also involved with conveyor design and improvements.

Regards

Mark

Quote from: Alto Mare on June 12, 2016, 01:00:45 PM
Jonathan, I took a closer look at your work, I'm amazed.
I've been at it for over 40 years, I have never seen anything as you're showing... you're an artist!
If you could share some more info on that "backlit onyx island", your secret would be safe with me .
Thanks for sharing, your beautiful creations.

Sa

Sal I wasn't ducking you I just missed your request😇
We have done alot of backlit stuff both with onyx and with quartz crystal. It amazes me what we are able to get now in natural stone in slab form.
We used to import two or three colors of 2 cm. translucent material and now at last count I have 39 colors in my data base.
Most of our projects are lit with LEDs mostly because of bulb life, however now with the advances made in LED technology we have the ability to color change as well as having programmable remotes etc that have open up a whole new world.
We now do multiple projects a year where things are backlit.
Loads of fun ,and thanks for the compliment......

PS
If you want particulars on the Onyx island just pm me😎
That  job  has a custom made sink from quartz crystal that is backlit also.
Best
Jonathan

Quote from: b houlihan on August 16, 2016, 06:30:43 AM
started bussing tables at a restrant in long beach calif went to work as a welder at todd shipyards san pedro calif 1967 to 1989, the shipyard closed down in july/89. on 7/89went back to school 11/89 to sept 8/90 got all la city certs for welding .for that test la city officals used five a.w.s,code books. no work in la at that time so went to portland oregon worked as a welder 9/90 to  8/92. in 92 went to work at the long beach navy shipyards until 11/96. agan shipyards colsed in 97. i took a w s qc1 as a structal wlding  insp test.  icc structal steel and welding  boltong inspector test.  moor test for leveal 2 ultresound.  leveal 2 diy pen, levil 2 mag partical.  acc field concreate inspector passed all certfication tests 1n april 0f  97. went to work for smith emery labs IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIF untill jan /02 .  in jan 02 went to work for C E L testing labs a bilding code inspectpr until 7/12. On 8/12 i retired enjowing every bit of it 45 years

I work with both those labs, I became a DSA project inspector in 99, working in the Bay Area.  Mostly San Jose.
Still doing it, can't afford to retire.