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Portaledge Frame

Project: Custom Portaledge Frame Description: Fabricated with welded satin finished aluminum, stainless steel release pins, nylon, stainless steel eye bolts. Designed in collaboration with the client, special emphasis upon light weight, compact size and ability to deploy rapidly. This is a bed used by rock climbers. Client: Wilson Cutbirth Year:...

Sculptural See-Saw

Project: See-Saw (Teeter-totter) Description: Contemporary sculptural see-saw fabricated with satin finished welded aluminum, redwood seats, neporene hand grips. Client: Private Residence, Sedona, AZ Year:...

Silk Dancing Trapeze System

Project: Trapeze Description: 20 foot high Trapeze system for aerial acrobatics and silk dancing. Fabricated with satin finished welded aluminum tubing. System disassembles into component pieces. Client: Jesse Martin, Sedona, AZ Year:...

Mobile Lounger

Project: Mobile Lounger Description: Lounge chair with 36-v electric motor, power steering joy stick, disk brakes and rubber wheels. Frame is fabricated with welded polished aluminum. Upholstery in full grain brown leather. Year:...

Ping Pong Ball Launcher

Project: Ping Pong Ball Launcher Description: A neighbor’s daughter is taking a high school physics class. She was assigned to create a ping pong ball launching mechanism capable of hitting targets at various distances. Working in collaboration with she and her family, we developed this ball launcher. It is made with an aluminum tube, steel springs and a stainless steel trigger. Client: Gift, Jerry Foley Family, Sedona Year:...

Tall Man Sculpture

Project: Outdoor kinetic sculpture. Description: Sculpture fabricated with rolled and brushed aluminum tubes, copper sphere and stainless steel bearings with concrete base. Client: Private residence, Sedona Arizona Year:...

Sheer Chaos

Project: Interactive Kinetic Sculpture Description: Sculpture fabricated with aluminum, stainless steel balls and ceramic bearings on a finished concrete pedestal. Client: Year:...

Square Circles

Project: Square Circles Description: There is a debate among some philosophers about the possibility (or impossibility) of a thing that is a “square circle”. Multi-dimensional space provides ample opportunity for the existence of square circles. Below are a few examples found in Glendon’s workshop. Client: Gift, Paul Bloomfield, Professor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut Year: 2007 – 2018 . The Classic square circle . The Super-duper square circle . The Softie square circle . The Insider square circle. . The Right-angle square circle. . The...

Burning Man Tower/Tent

Project: Burningman tower/tent Description: Towers constructed for Burning Man Project, Black Rock City, Nevada. The first was 23 feet high built in 2003. The second was built in 2004 total height 38 feet. The third tower was built in 2006, total height 64 feet at strobe light beacon. It contains a sleeping/viewing area (62 sq. ft.) with floor level at 25 feet. Constructed with polished aluminum tubes, steel roller bearings, stainless steel cables and 3/4″ plywood, with large graphics on one side of tent. Assembled in about 4 hours. Tested to 40 mph winds. Structure is ground mounted...

Champagne Case

Project: Champagne Case Description: Custom travel case designed to carry insulated bottle and glasses. Fabricated with aluminum case, foam insulation, copper semi-sphere. Leather carrying strap, not shown. Client: Gift Year:...

Bicycle Frame

Project: Bicycle Frame Description: Custom bicycle frame fabricated with aluminum. Client: Glendon Good Year:...