IT'S FINALLY OUT !!! Ready, Set, Weld! Beginner-friendly projects for the home and garden

Kimberli Matin - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 9:00am

My book is finally out!

Thank you everyone for all your help!!!!!!!! I was able to say that in the acknowledgments page. I also direct everyone who buys the book to come on over to Artmetal.com to ask questions and chat with all of you!

Ask your local Barnes & Noble and Borders, etc. to carry it!!!!!!!!

The main thing about this book is that it is intended to show people, who are interested in starting to play and create with steel and a MIG welder, how to do it. It is NOT a technical how-to kind of book. In it I reduce all the different types of welds learned in school to TWO kinds.......long and short tack welds. I tell them NOT to attempt to weld a trailer hitch or anything like that without first taking a class......that this book is for things like picture frames and candle holders only. There are twenty four projects ranging from easy to advanced.

Happy playing everyone!

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congrats, that's so cool.

eligius1427 - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 9:52am

congrats, that's so cool. I'll be ordering one for sure.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Love the Cover!!!

SteelyJan - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 12:30pm

Hi Kimberli,
I'll go to Barnes and Noble this week and get my copy, you can send me your autograph! The cover looks amazing...a lot of appeal...clean, vivid!!! Excellent! SteelyJan

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Congratulations, Kimberli!

Rich Waugh - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 1:18pm

Congratulations, Kimberli! That is a really eye-catching cover and should attract some buyers for sure. I hope you sell enough to need a second printing.

Rich

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I'm very excited for you! I

mele miller - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 2:42pm

I'm very excited for you! I will order my copy this week.
Mele

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Congrats on the book. May

R L Sidebottom - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 7:20pm

Congrats on the book. May you go into several printings!

Rick Sidebottom
Aspiring Metal Artist

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Great

warren - Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 11:15pm

Kimberli, Great to see your book is ready. Looks very nice. Now when I get some newby sending me an email and asking MIG questions I can say to buy your book.

www Metalrecipes -- heat and beat to the desired shape, repeat as necessary.
warren

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Congratulations, There are

Fred Zweig - Monday, May 4, 2009 - 6:50am

Congratulations,

There are never too many books on metalwork! Hope to be able to get a copy to read. Best of luck on this.

Fred
Fred Zweig
Metalsmith

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It's Finally Out

Bob Turan - Monday, May 4, 2009 - 7:49am

This is GREAT! I wish I had a copy of this years ago. I'll get it for my library, and use to get others interested.
Bob 2-ran.

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WOW!

Jamie Santellano - Monday, May 4, 2009 - 11:27am

WOW! Kimberli!

Congratulations! I'm going out to get my copy this week! It's really cool! Good for you!

You go girl!

Jamie Santellano

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Thanks everyone! If you

visitor - Monday, May 4, 2009 - 1:50pm

Thanks everyone! If you feel moved to give a positive review on Amazon, please do......bad reviews can be sent directly to my email address ;-)

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Hello

visitor - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 3:14pm

Hello Kimberly, I just purchased one of your wonderful pieces and don't know enough about it. It is 4' tall with 6 4" holes going down it. It has beautiful cut work on it and it is curvy and is braced with a stand which is welded to the back of it. The only tag on it was a partial tag with yiur name and that you were from N.C. Is there any thing you can tell me about this piece or if you even remember it. My scanner is not compatable with my computer so I can't send you a picture of it. Do you sign your work and if so where do I look for a signature? Please respond as I bought this for a gift for a friend who has a 20 acre garden in the N.C. mountains and I would like to have some real infpo to pass on to him. He would make a good client for you. Thanks,Carol C. Jarvis my e/address ccriderol@aol.com

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Hi Carol, I have to say that

Kimberli Matin - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:33pm

Hi Carol,
I have to say that I am not sure which piece that is. I will email you at your address and perhaps with a few 'back and forths' we can figure this out. Hopefully we can get the info you need for your friend's gift!

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Hey Kimberli - what an

visitor - Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 12:43pm

Hey Kimberli - what an achievement!
Must've been a heck of a feel good moment the first time you saw the finished book.....hope it'll be surpassed by some impressive sales figures!
Will.

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Ready, Set, Get back to Welding!

visitor - Monday, February 22, 2010 - 8:16pm

Just bought your signed book at Powell's in Portland! Yeah!
It's getting me motivated again to finish the welding projects I have started instead of staying inside and sewing. Thanks for the fun! Noel

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Great Book Thanks

Hammerfest - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 6:37pm

Kimberli--Just finished your "Vine Rack" made 4 of them to give away as gifts. Thanks for writing your book, lots of inspiring projects. Here are photos of the rack on the Welding Web:

http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=52416

Cheers!

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What a coincidence! I

visitor - Monday, March 28, 2011 - 8:04pm

What a coincidence! I haven't been on Artmetal for.....well.....too long. And just yesterday, by accident, I happened to come across your beautiful wine racks. Really great job. I am so glad the book has inspired you!

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