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Where they gonna drive it?
@smd4 posted:Where they gonna drive it?
Don't know, but I hear John Henry is coming to help with the task. 
What is it made of, i.e. fiberglass?
Looks a little big for 1:1 scale 
The artwork is pretty cool though. That's a nice touch!
For reference, here's the website with details about the giant spike (monument) and its journey to Brigham City, UT
@Power Poynt posted:For reference, here's the website with details about the giant spike (monument) and its journey to Brigham City, UT
Still no information on what it's made of, plus the big spike in the above photos doesn't look anything like the "Artist's model" depicted in your link.
@Hot Water posted:Still no information on what it's made of, plus the big spike in the above photos doesn't look anything like the "Artist's model" depicted in your link.
Yeah you're right... honestly the real thing looks a lot better than the Artist's model...
If the artist in the link is the actual person who made this monument, then it is likely a metal artwork. From their art studio website they have a detailed writeup about working with bronze: https://www.douwestudios.com/craft
What makes you think it's not real gold ? I banged on it and it felt like metal.
Weight, A gold bar the size of a brick weighs 275 lbs or so. What would something that big weigh if it were gold?
@CHOO-CHOO MIKE posted:What makes you think it's not real gold ?
1) "real gold" would be way too soft for such a large, tall piece.
2) That much "real gold" would require a good sized military force to guard it 100% of the time. Then there would be the visitors attempting to pry off a small piece.
I banged on it and it felt like metal.
So, was it hollow then? Maybe it is bronze sheet.
Maybe it's just tin with a couple of cans of Krylon ?
@CHOO-CHOO MIKE posted:What makes you think it's not real gold ? I banged on it and it felt like metal.
Gold is more than 1/2 a ton for a cubic foot, and would be worth $20.9 million in today's market. The gold in a solid gold spike of that size would be worth from five to six billion dollars. Also, it would have crushed that flatcar.
If you read the link in "Power Poynt's" post it states "Gold Leaf":
https://spike150.org/the-golde...t-by-douwe-blumberg/
Guessing even gold leaf would be a bit "salty"!
https://www.merriam-webster.co...ctionary/gold%20leaf
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@EastCoastIron posted:If you read the link in "Power Poynt's" post it states "Gold Leaf":
https://spike150.org/the-golde...t-by-douwe-blumberg/
Guessing even gold leaf would be a bit "salty"!
http://www.goldleafcompany.com/goldleaf.html
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Must admit that I never saw anything stated in that "link" about gold leaf. Again, what is the structure made of? The creator/artist may have used a lots of gold leaf for the surfaces, but what the devil is the "spike" made of?
From a Google search: "An aluminum interior structure supports the new golden spike. The exterior is clad with gold leaf and coated with a thick, protective wax. Why was 43.3 feet chosen as the height of the monument? That happens to be the square root of 1869, the year the Transcontinental Railroad was completed."
