Two-Piece Welded Bowl (M33)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
David Tucker
Title
Two-Piece Welded Bowl
Made in
Melbourne
Date
1984
Description
Mild steel bowl with a small opening.
Materials and techniques
Formed in two halves, each gas cut from mild steel plate and pressed while hot between former dies. Top opening gas cut, lip formed by lathe-turning. Two halves joined by electric arc welding; finished by linishing. Fire texture created by 'soaking' at red heat in forge. Cleaned in acid, polished and waxed.
Dimensions
height: 10cm
diameter: 22cm
Object number
M33
Category
Maker's statement
This represents my early work. I am now concentrating on functional/architectural ironwork.