HE'S BEEN MAKING AND REFINING
KEN ETHIC SCULPTURES -- KINETIC
SCULPTURES FOR YEARS.
THESE ARE SO COOL.
Reporter: YEAH.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, YOU
JUST CAN'T HELP STOP STARING AT
THEM.
WE TALK ABOUT OPEN SEASON, AND
TOOK A LITTLE DEPARTURE FROM
THAT, BUT I LIKE IT, OBVIOUSLY.
SO WE SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL
PIECES OF ART.
TOM IS HERE AND LEGAL TALK TO
US HERE AT THE WORK BENCH.
HOW DOES THE PROCESS GO?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COME
TOGETHER?
TAKES ABOUT -- WELL,
CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY TAKES
ABOUT SIX WEEKS, BUT THE
ACTUALLY R&D, THE TRIAL ON MY
COMPUTER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WORKS, THAT CAN TAKE MONTHS.
SOMETIMES I'LL PIT IT ASIDE AND
COME BACK, KIND OF LIKE
WRITER'S BLOCK, BUNT THE ACTUAL
CONSTRUCTION TAKES ABOUT SIX
WEEKS ONCE I DECIDE WHAT I'M
GOING TO BUILD.
BASIC THROUGH HERE I'M MAKING
THE PARTS THAT GO THE
SCULPTURES.
WHAT YOU SAW MOMENTS AGO WERE
COMPLETED SCULPTURES.
THOSE ARE MY TEST PATTERNS,
THEY'RE READY TO SHIP.
BUT WHAT WE SEE ON THE TABLE
HERE IS A PROTOTYPE.
I'M WORKING ON A SCULPTURE THAT
WILL BE DISK OR PEDESTAL
MOUNTED.
THIS IS THE EARLY PHASE OF THE
PRODUCT YOU JUST SAW.
YOU SEE HERE WITH LAMINATED
BIRCH.
I'M MAKING SURE THIS THING WILL
SPIN PROPERLY.
IT'S BALANCED AND LOOKS RIGHT
WITH THE OPPOSING WHEEL.
BUT THE PARTSVY HERE ON THE
TABLE, I'M JUST INSERTING
BEARINGS INTO THE CENTER.
I SEAT THE BEARING HERE, AND
THEN FROM THERE, I'M INSERTING
THE PINS.
THESE PINS ARE ALL CUT TO A
CERTAIN LENGTH, AND I TAP THEM
IN, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST WORKING
WITH MY HANDS.
I DO SIT 234 FRONT OF A
COMPUTER QUITE A BIT.
SO TO SIT HERE AND HAVE THE
RADIO AND TV GOING, IT'S QUITE
A RELAXES JOB FOR ME.
AND THEN IT WILL GO INTO --
WHAT DID YOU CALL THIS PROCESS
IF THIS IS A PROJECT YOU'RE
STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT,
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
THIS IS A PROTOTYPE SITUATION.
THIS WILL HE BE A METAL VERSION
SCULPTURE, MUCH LIKE YOU SAW
BEFORE SO IT'S GOING TO BE A
UNIQUE, DIFFERENT LOOK THAN
WHAT MY OTHER CULTURES HAVE,
BUT THIS IS MY TESTING STATION
TO WORK OUT ON THE
BRAINSTORMING I'VE BEEN DOING.
SO I CONVINCE TOM TO GIVE US
A LITTLE BIT TO HELP Y'ALL OUT
WITH CHRISTMAS, RIGHT?
YES.
ANYONE THAT GOES TO MY WEBSITE,
ENGINEEREDSCULPTURES.COM, AND
PLACES AN ORDER BEFORE THE END
OF DECEMBER, I'LL GIVE A
DISCOUNT ON ALL OF MY
SCULPTURES.
