Re-purposing old farm stuff

[biglakeba$$]

My Dad found this saw blade on our farm several years ago I guess. I wasnt aware he even had it until a few months ago.
This would have been something my grandpa or great grandpa would have used back in the day.
Its 32" in diameter.
Dad brought it down to me a couple months ago and asked me to put it on Craigslist. The moment I saw it I knew what I was going to do with it. And it wasnt to sell it......


I wanted to get the farmstead painted on the blade and give it to Dad for Fathers Day.
A friend of mine has a sandblaster, so I had him clean it up. He also sprayed it with an epoxy primer.

After searching for a local artist without much luck, I stumbled on a painter near Zimmerman, MN. He is a retired and does a lot of small art painting nowdays.
I sent him pictures of the old farmstead and here is what he did for me. I brought him the saw blade last Wednesday, and on Friday I got a call from him that he was done. Hows that for service??

 

[tooln]

I'm sure he'll like it. Good job.

 

[Freeborn]

Great idea, it looks great, your dad will love it.

 

[kl9]

Looks great and awesome idea!

 

[scott44]

Cool, I'll bet you he'll like it.

 

[Terrific_tom]

Very cool.

 

[*Hawaii5joe*]

Very nice BLB! What a great gift.

 

[sandbur]

We had one made for my father/mother in law that was put on an old ice saw.

 

[BuckSutherland]

Nice picture. I had a fella give me an old saw blade like that a couple months before he lost his battle with cancer. I took it to my grandpa who was about 90 at the time and he painted a nice picture on it and its hanging up at the hunting shack. I will try to get a picture of it sometime.


I am supposed to pay him back every year with smoked tullibees. I am gonna try Leech on Monday and Tuesday.