The Junk Yard Run!!
Yesterday my friend, Kim, and I met at Kuhle’s to explore the junk yard! Neither of us had been there and neither of us had a camera to capture all the interesting shapes and textures and materials. But we did find Darrell who led us to the locked up room where old sheet metal to be recycled is kept. We found a treasure trove of copper and one sheet of brass as well as several gauges of wire. It did not take long to amass 20 pounds of metal at $5.00 a pound. Men are working! One of the first questions we were asked was, “Are you just looking or are you buying?” Having grown up with two brothers and a father who was in demolition (along with many other businesses), I knew we better be buying. I know not to waste a busy man’s time when it is close to lunch (or any other time either!). So we were “buying”! The sheet copper we bought had a natural patina, purple colors where I suppose someone tried etching, and there were a few thicknesses. We quickly selecte