PROPS
THIS IS A PROP I MADE FOR THE 'HOME IMPROVEMENT' SHOW SHOWN ON THE 'TOOL TIME' SET WITH CO-STAR DEBBE DUNNING (TOOL TIME GIRL FROM 1993-1999).
WHILE WORKING AT DISNEY (1990-2007) I CREATED LOTS OF STATIC AND ACTION PROPS FOR THE SHOW INCLUDING MOST OF THE 'HOPPED-UP' SCREW GUNS, WEED EATERS, CHAIN-SAWS ETC. SEEN ON THE SHOW....LOTS OF FUN
THIS SHIPS WHEEL (IN FULL SCALE) WAS ONE OF SEVEN CREATED FOR THE 'PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN' MOVIES. THIS ONE IS MADE MOSTLY OF POPLAR WE HOWEVER MADE TWO IN BALSA WOOD (AS BREAKAWAYS) AS WELL AS ONE FOR THE ART DIRECTOR IN SOLID RED MAHOGANY.
THIS MINIATURE WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FUN PROJECTS WHILE WORKING IN THE MOULDING DEPARTMENT AT DISNEY. THIS WAS MADE AS A RETIREMENT GIFT FOR A RODGER SHOOK. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TANK, THE FRAMEWORK WAS MADE COMPLETELY OUT OF BRASS TUBING AND ROD, SOLDERED TOGETHER.THE HANDRAIL AND LADDER IS HARDWARE CLOTH. THE BASE AND TOP OF THE DISPLAY CASE WERE TURNED OUT OF EXOTIC HARDWOOD, I THEN USED AN EIGHT INCH DIAMETER SLEEVE OF PLEXIGLAS FOR THE TUBE.
THE TOWER BY ITSELF STANDS APPROXIMATELY 18" TALL