For this movie poster frame I used mild steel flat stock, and square, twisted stock. After welding and grinding all the edges smooth, I then went over the entire frame with sanding discs and scotch pads to create the bright finish. I flattened out some copper pipe and cut out various shapes and hand riveted them into place at the corners, and added a few other elements of steel to the bottom. I drilled a number of holes at the top right and side, went around them with some copper work, and placed some fluorescent material behind them to create the “bio-luminescence” feature of the beings plants, and other creatures in the film.

Extensive metal work was done on this frame to resemble aspects of the once great Bethlehem Steel Company, and bring these elements out onto the frame. The basic frame is mild steel, and I’ve created some of the blast furnaces workings with various sizes of copper, brass, and steel piping and fittings. I placed a flat stock shelf at the bottom and added a rolling mill, hot saw, and stock area for the steel being formed. The inset photo is a copy of a picture taken in the very early days of this “Ghosts” history.

“Orthanc” is one of the main Towers in “The Lord of the Rings” films. This frame was made from mild steel flat and round stock. I wanted to bring out some features of the Orthanc Tower out onto the frame, so I burned out lengths of flat stock and welded them into place to resemble the outer construction of the Tower. I then placed some fins and stairs of the same design at top and bottom. Finished frame was gone over with a heavy wire wheel.