Man hole cover

Today, the first item of a serie that I hope to be numerous, a copy of a man hole cover pattern, electroetched on steel.

The cut is 3mm thick and 8cm in diameter, the perfect object to be used as a non breakable beer mat ;-)

Bolt

Digging in the garden, I made an almost archeological discovery, an old bolt eaten by rust. I cleaned it a bit, not too much for the patina to remain and, as I found it really beautiful, I decided to find another use for it.

I turned it into a seal by electro-etching a man hole cover pattern on his head.

And the result is perfectly functional as you can see.

This is how to turn rubbish into design and original object :-)

Man hole cover electrolysis

I'm still experimenting electro-etching but with no time to do real work so I'm just playing. Among patterns that I like and that will not take too long to reproduce are man hole covers. So be it ...

Of course, It's made out of steel plates that I threw in the garden to rust after the electro-etching. I love the result and I think I'll continue with this idea :-)