A locomotive sculpture, one of his favorites, took him over 60 hours to craft. A cement truck took 40 to 50 hours and was one of the most challenging pieces that he’s done.
Since December, when Schwartz picked up the hobby, he has crafted dozens of these metal sculptures.
“I always kind of wanted to tinker myself. My daughter bought me a flux welder before Christmas,” he said. “So, I made Christmas presents starting out, and then I started into this stuff here. Scrap metal.”
When talking about what sparked his interest in brazing, Schwartz said, “My dad, he’s always been a carpenter and an automobile guy and did his own things. He was a brazer. He could braze things together like you wouldn’t believe, but the ideas come out.”
It’s from here that the spark of interest for brazing that Schwartz had grew into a roaring fire.
“I always wanted to weld, but I didn’t know anything about the flux welders, the MIG welders, or anything like that. So, I just took it upon myself to learn it,” Schwartz said on his growing passion for brazing. “With my woodworking, that’s an art, too, but I just wanted to get into something different.”
Schwartz has gone a far distance on his artistic journey since December. And it looks like he’ll be going much further as he continues to explore the brazing medium of sculptures, and he is looking to share that exploration with many others as well. All of the sculptures that he’s done so far are available for anyone to purchase.
“I’d rather have somebody looking at it, than just being all set up in my office,” Schwartz said on wanting the art pieces to find a good home.
To purchase a sculpture, contact Bill Schwartz at 620-617-1674.
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