Comments on: BoltGallery

BoltGallery

srboisvert — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:30:54 -0800

Bolt Gallery

By: scottq

scottq — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:49:23 -0800

And $120 for this scorpion seems pretty reasonable. Cool, srboisvert.

By: dazed_one

dazed_one — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:54:33 -0800

That is cool.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:02:09 -0800

Jesus, I was expecting a hardware store site with, you know, all of their bolts on display. This exceeded expectations by a rather substantial margin. Way cool!

By: lobstah

lobstah — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:08:16 -0800

Very nice work !

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:09:38 -0800

Man... I really wish I had a couple a hundred extra bucks, or this guy was doing a clearance.... I would love to get my hands on that battle droid... *sigh*

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:23:13 -0800

Nut Gallery

By: The Thnikkaman

The Thnikkaman — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:43:04 -0800

Mmmmm... wonder how Lucasarts would feel about the trademark issues on a coupla those.

By: thedevildancedlightly

thedevildancedlightly — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:46:41 -0800

Anybody remember that poster from the late 80's that was like "The Problem Solvers" that had a series of "experimental" bolt designs, none of which would work? Eg, two-headed bolts, bolts that tapered wider at the base, etc. Anybody have a link?

By: countzen

countzen — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:56:00 -0800

I saw his gallery in person. He used to sell his scluptures at a flea market in Pasadena, CA--Now he has his own little store in Thai Town-Hollywood, CA. Love his work, he has a life size model of the "Alien" and "predeator" made from his bolts. I also have a couple of his pieces.

By: surfdad2

surfdad2 — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:58:04 -0800

We should all just sit for one minute and think about what a really clever thing a nut and bolt is. Then we have to consider - how the hell does a thread work to exert such force? Also, fine models.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:23:00 -0800

Does anyone know what the back story behind these is? I remember seeing them for sale in pretty much every market in Thailand, and I've seen quite a few in Japan, presumably imports from Thailand. It seems to be the same small set of designs: Alien, Predator, a motorcycle, a W2K looking space marine with sword and gun, etc. Were they originally this person's design, and then copied? Or has he set up a factory / sweatshop mass producing them? Or, more tantalizing, were they made by other folks in Thailand, and he just decided to make himself the "public face" of them for the unknowing western market?

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:48:35 -0800

W2K -> WH40K, sorry.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:56:48 -0800

Stuff like this has been around for years at motorcycle shows and swapmeets but this is the first time the works actually looked cool, as apposed to rusty and crap looking. Cool.

By: Baby_Balrog

Baby_Balrog — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:17:50 -0800

Dolt Gallery

By: underer

underer — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:09:02 -0800

Colt Gallery

By: darksmiler

darksmiler — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:16:25 -0800

I was also expecting some 'nuts' collection of bolts. However pleasantly surprised. Seems pretty cheap for "Original work". But given a spare $275 (£155) I'd love a Boba Fett. Does free shipping extend as far as the U.K. I wonder? 20 lbs isn't cheap to ship from the U.S.

By: vitia

vitia — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:18:00 -0800

Really impressive work. It sure would be neat to see the sculptor applying his skills to a wider range of subject matter, though; like, y'know, to stuff beyond the adolescent male geek aesthetic. I remember being similarly impressed upon seeing Arman's "School of Fishes" (sorry; I wish I could find a better picture), a shockingly gorgeous sculpture made out of hundreds of pairs of welded-together vise-grips, at the National Building Museum a number of years ago. I don't know if it's still there.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:19:30 -0800

Great find - I love these! These pics of the creation process make you appreciate the final products even more. Thanks, srboisvert!

By: vitia

vitia — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:21:13 -0800

Not that there's anything wrong with the adolescent male geek aesthetic. . . And that second link shoulda been to nbm.org. Sorry.

By: euphorb

euphorb — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:28:42 -0800

Bolt Thrower

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:00:40 -0800

thedevildancedlightly, I looked, but could not find any links to the very old drawings of wacky hardware you refer to. I say very old, because I am certain they go back to at least WW2. I did, however, find a different bolt site.

By: FairWitness

FairWitness — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 23:47:35 -0800

Vitia, here is a better "School of Fishes" photo. Thanks for sharing (and remembering) the artist's and the work's name.