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Posted on December 31, 2020 8:00 AM by Gerry Trout

Look what Bill made!!! His very own Merry Christmoose!!! He is amazing!!!

I asked him to tell me about it. Well, I'll let him tell you:

1. body is 2 pieces of 4' long 28" dia dead oak cut down in front of bailey's house carved with chain saw - bolted together - made at my barn

2. legs 2 x 4 steel tube welded with knees and hooves - made at bruce beall's shop

3. antler 3/16" steel plate cut out with plasma cutter and forge shaped - made at bruce's shop

4. finished with burning and australian timber oil

5. assembled in bruce's shop with bridge crane

6. weighs between 900 and 1000 lbs

7. total time to make approx 60 hours

8. his name is morrison - we call him morrie

9. loaded on trailer with bridge crane - off loaded from trailer by approx 10 invited neighbors

10. his feet are welded to plates anchored in concrete to prevent him from falling over in our heavy winds