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Metal work for the soul might be one way to phrase Joe Marlow’s art and business.
After nearly 30 years as a career welder for nuclear submarines, battleships and manufacturing parts, Marlow said his family business Marlow Metalworks is where he finds the peace and freedom to do what he’s always wanted.
“This is the first time I’ve gotten to do what makes me happiest,” Marlow said. “After waiting 35 years for the perfect golf game (retirement), this is the stuff in my soul.”
Working out of his Happy Valley shop since 2006, Marlow handcrafts furniture, functional garden art, miscellaneous decorations and custom metal work using reclaimed steel and reclaimed and/or local lumber.
His imagination is limitless for his one-of-a-kind products, which include benches, plant stands, side tables, coffee tables, entertainment centers and wine racks.
Marlow Metalworks’ concept grew out of a thicket of blackberry bushes covering an old lawnmower Marlow found at their first Sequim home.
He tore apart the lawnmower to make three metal-cutting and metal-bending machines from the parts. An avid fisherman, he used the rest to cut out images of fish.
In more than five years, Marlow said he and his family have recycled tons of metal through the business; for every 2 pounds they receive, they use at least 1 pound in their products.
“Recycling Sequim is what we’re doing,” he said.
Marlow said his process is environmentally friendly and uses locally found materials.
His wife, Connie Durant, hunts down unique metal, lumber and screws, fixtures and polyurethane at reuse/recycle stores and garage sales.
“That’s putting America back in your pocket,” Marlow said.
Friends and neighbors also call them about unwanted wood and steel.
“Connie has put us out there in the community,” Marlow said.
When asked where she finds unique items, she said they are “just around.” Durant gives her gratitude to the community for literally piling on the support.
The couple’s daughters, Lauren Marlow and Alex Durant, also joined the business.
Lauren has followed in her dad’s footsteps, using his scraps and extra material to create mobiles from discarded lawnmowers, farm equipment, car hoods, water tanks and more. She is a student at Peninsula College and her work won “Best in Show-3D” at the 2011 Peninsula College Art show.
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Have you ever found yourself faced with a “How?” question? “The Big Book of How” addresses those question head on.
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