Sign for my small pond.

[hunterridgefarm]

Eddie,

That is a GREAT looking sign...good job. Where did you get the letters from?

David

 

[EddieWalker]

The letters are from King Architectural Metals wrought iron metal balusters finials casting steel ornamental forged gate fence stairs Access control and were by far the cheapest that I could find online. I've bought allot of stuff from them and there isn't a place that I know of that compares. They are super fast on shipping, very reasonable on their prices and everything that I've bought from them is of excellent quality.

Credit to Harvey Lacey on telling me about them!!! Thanks again Harvey.

Eddie

 

[weldingisfun]

Looks real nice, Eddie. Alissa did a good job.

 

[Ridgewalker]

Eddie you make me feel like a procrastinating slacker. I am happy if I get a 4th of the projects done in a year that you pull off in six months.

Is it all the warm weather? Were you ever diagnosed as hyperactive as a child? Are you still in your twenties and have unlimited energy?

Congrats on yet another great project!

 

[3RRL]

That sign you made is really first class Eddie.
No doubt you are creative and talented, but what impresses me the most is your thoughtfulness and admiration for your children.
Rob-

 

[EddieWalker]

Thank you for all your kind words and compliments.

It was a pretty simple project that didn't take very long to make once I had a plan. I'm the type that is constantly planning things. I draw on graph paper almost daily different ideas that I have, or spend hours on here researching ideas. I rarely come up with any original, but instead rely on others creativity and use their ideas to accomplish what I'm wanting to do. The sign is based on the fish, which was made by an artist who sells his carvings on Ebay. I got lucky and found it when I needed it. Somebody almost beat me out on it at the last minute, but I learned that lesson on Ebay a few years ago. Watch it to the last minute if you really want it!!! They bid with a few minutes to go and I out bid them just in time to buy it for $26. Definitely a bargain and one heck of a deal!!!

To mount the fish above the sign, the cattails were the only thing that made sense to me that fit in with the fish. I spent a few weeks going over options, but in the end, the simply solution was the one I went for.

My original plan was for a more rustic look. Something weathered and old looking, but that idea just didn't work for me on paper when drawing it out.

Now I"m hoping my "Fort Peyton" sign comes out as nice. I'll have to finish my deer blind to mount it, so there's still plenty of time to work out the details on that project.

Eddie

 

[IXLR8]

Did Alissa have an appropriate reaction when she finally read it?

 

[EddieWalker]

It was a good reaction, but not like when she gets money for her birthday. She had a great grin on her face and later that evening at her Grandma's house, it was the first thing that she told her. We really didn't know what to expect, but we were concerned that either her, or her brother, would want it the other way around. Fortunately, they both seem very content with the names I picked, so it's more of a relief for us then anything else. I think when all the family gets here tomorrow, that's when she'll have more fun with it. At 11, it's hard to tell what goes through their minds.

More importantly, her Mom was very excited about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie

 

[Lasgambler]

Looks very nice Eddie, and the most important thing is how special it must make Alissa feel.
Terry

 

[john_bud]

Eddie's Walker Trail

That sounds like something for an old folks home in South Florida!!