Budding sculptor makes his mark in welding contest

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Budding sculptor makes his mark in welding contest

November 17, 2020

Fabricator, Patrick Knighton, has won the inaugural Kemppi Australia 2020 Art of Welding Competition with his sculpture, Whale Shark.

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