Update: We are now taking orders for January due to essential workshop maintenance throughout December. Orders can be placeed via the website and we can be contacted as normal by phone or email but all orders will now go into January
Description
This is a stunning whale weathervane handcrafted from pure copper. It is a big and imposing piece with stunning detail, the tail, body shape and fins have good proportions and definition which make it look life like. The whale rotates in the wind to point toward the directional arrows to show which way the wind is blowing. It is perfect for those that love whales or nautical items and is great functional feature
The whale weather vane design resembles a Sperm whale quite closely. Sperm whales have the biggest brains on Earth and are the World's largest toothed predators. Moby Dick was a true story about an enraged sperm whale which slammed into and destroyed a whaling vessel leaving 21 crew abandoned 3000 miles out in open ocean
Weathervane Rod
The weathervane rod that fits into the bracket is 19.5mm diameter steel tubing that is treated with a durable exterior black powdercoat paint
Standard Bracket
Each weathervane is supplied with a standard 125mm (5 inch) eaves bracket. Other brackets and fixings are available (see Brackets & Fixings tab for more details)
Features
• Easy to assemble and install (including step by step instructions)
• Includes everything you need to construct the weathervane: Steel rod, NSEW directionals, copper globes and weathervane figure
• Exclusive Single Point Contact design allows the weathervane to spin freely in the wind
Construction
• Copper: The weathervane designs are handcrafted from pure copper and brazed. Brazing may be visible on some designs but doesn't tend to lessen the beauty of the lovely copper weathervane design. Globes and spacers are also made from pure copper, copper over time naturally ages to a Verdigris patina. To delay the onset of the natural patina and extend the look of the polished copper finish a clearcoat enamel can be applied. The copper needs to be cleaned with soapy water, wiped with a micro cloth and left to dry before coating with enamel
• Brass: Cast brass is used for the NSEW cardinal points on the range of copper weathervanes
• Steel: Rods and brackets to mount the copper weathervanes are made from steel. The steel is treated with a durable exterior black powdercoat paint. The finish should be good for a reasonable amount of time out in the elements but in time if the steel rods and brackets weather they can be painted with an exterior metal paint such as Hammerite which restores the finish and will help preserve and extend the life of the fittings. Clear mastic can also be used on any joints for example where the rod is inserted and secured into the bracket to seal and further weatherproof and prolong the life of the steel bracket and rod
Brackets & Fixings
Assembly
Delivery
Please allow 1 to 4 working days for this polished copper weathervane to be delivered. It includes tracked, signed for delivery to UK mainland destinations
We use our preferred courier DPD Local for the majority of deliveries. DPD Local offer an email and text service to keep you up to date on your delivery progress
Where do you offer delivery to?
We offer delivery options on checkout, we can currently only ship to locations on the UK mainland such as England & Wales, Scotland (may incur extra on checkout), Scottish Highlands (may incur extra on checkout) and Scottish Islands (may incur extra on checkout)
What if you don't offer delivery to my location?
We regret that we can currently only ship to the locations listed on the checkout and sadly can't offer delivery options elsewhere because of the variations in pricing and customs rules. Locations affected tend to be Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Scilly Islands, all EU and other International countries beyond the UK mainland. If you have the option to arrange onwards delivery if the weathervane can be delivered to an area we ship to that could be one potential solution. Please note that if an order is placed to an area we do not offer shipping to on checkout and a refund is required we will only to recover the amount minus the card processing fee from our provider which is 3% per transaction so we urge customers to contact us prior if the location isn't listed on the checkout
Lead time
- Our normal dispatch days are Monday to Friday
- We aim to send out orders the same day on a next day delivery service if the order is placed and paid for by 12pm on a weekday (for UK mainland area only, allow extra lead time for other areas)
- If an order is received on a Friday or the weekend we will send out asap and typically the order is normally delivered on Monday or Tuesday)
Packaging
All weathervanes are well packaged to protect them in transit. We mainly use signed for delivery service for the majority of deliveries but we sometimes use our own transport for local deliveries or large orders
