WE ARE CHILLING OUT WITH ONE COOL CREW.
[SAUCE BUZZING] -- SAWS BUZZING]
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>> THEY CARVE ONE COLD COMMODITY.
DAVE OF ICE DESIGNS ASK THE TEAM FROM ICE RINKERS A AM SO OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE'S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER ICEMEN.
>> IT'S ART IN THE MOMENT SO IT'S JUST LIKE COOKING, WHICH
DAVID AND I BOTH HAVE BEEN DOING OUR WHOLE LIVES.
♪ >> DAVID AND DENNIS HAVE BEEN
WORKING SIDE BY SIDE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, CREATING SOME
VERY UNIQUE GLACIAL CREATIONS.
WHY DO YOU WORK SO WELL TOGETHER?
HOW'D YOU BECOME A TEAM?
>> I DO MORE OF THE ANATOMY PIECES AND DAVE DOES MORE OF THE
STRUCTURAL PIECES SO THAT'S WHY WE WORK WELL TOGETHER.
♪ >> THERE ARE SO MANY ARTISTS OUT
THERE AND THEY CREATE THESE SCULPTURES OR PAINTINGS AND THEY
LAST FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YOURS ARE GONE IN MINUTES.
>> YEAH, BUT THAT MAKES THEM MORE SPECIAL.
[LAUGHTER] DOESN'T IT?
NO?
AM I WRONG HERE?
DAVID, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> YEAH, YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A BEAUTIFUL MEAL.
WHEN SOMEONE PRESENTS A MEAL IT'S BEAUTIFUL BUT AS SOON AS
YOU EAT IT, IT'S GONE.
>> IN THIS LINE OF WORK, BREAKING THE ICE IS TO BE
AVOIDED.
>> I CARVED A DRAGON AND RIGHT AS I WAS TORCHING IT, THE WHOLE
TO THE GROUND.
I MANAGED TO FUSE IT ALL BACK TOGETHER, GET IT -- CARVE IT UP
A LITTLE AND I WON FIRST PLACE.
>> YEAH, JUST LIKE THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
♪ >> FOR EXAMPLE, I'M PUTTING THE
HEAD ON SOMETHING AND PEOPLE -- IT'S LIKE NASCAR.
THEY WANT IT TO FALL BUT THEY WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO I'LL TURNAROUND AND PUT IT ON AND BE LIKE HOW MANY OF YOU
PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO FALL?
SO IT'S KIND OF FUNNY.
>> CARVING IS JUST THE TIP OF THIS REAL LIFE JACK FROST MAKES
MOST OF THE ICE FOR THE REGION'S SCLURPS IN THE FREEZERS IN HIS
PLYMOUTH STUDIO.
>> IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR.
THE REASON IS WE HAVE WATER PUMPS THAT BASICALLY PULL ALL
THE OXYGEN OUT OF THE WATER.
WE GOT IT OFF THE TRAILER.
>> IN 2020 AFTER WORK FROZE UP, JEFF HAD TO LET 70 BLOCKS OF ICE
MELT.
SO TO JUST WATCH THAT MELT, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HEARTBREAKING FOR
YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THAT
BUT I KNEW IT WOULD COST ME MORE TO KEEP THE ICE, REFRIGERATE IT.
♪ >> OVER THE YEARS, JEFF HAS
SERVED UP ICE BARS, STRUMMED UP BUSINESS AT MEADOW BROOK AND
CREATED LOGOS INCLUDING ONE WE THINK IS PRETTY COOL BUT THAT'S,
O, YOUR FAVORITE, RIGHT?
>> WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT EARLIER.
>> HE LOVES TO SHARE HIS TRICKS OF THE TRAILED.
>> THE GATORADE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THAT WAS.
I FROZE GATORADE AND HOLED OUT STUCK IT ON.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
>> JEFF HAS HELD CLASSES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MENTORS
THOSE NEW TO THE ARTS, LIKE ALEX, A SKIMMED WORD CARVER FROM
WENTWORTH WHO RECENTLY COMPETED IF -- IN HIS FIRST ICE SCULPTING
CONTEST.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT THE A.
YOU CAN LYING IT -- IT IN DEPENDING ON THE ANGELS AND
TEXTURE IT WILL GLOW A DIFFERENT WAY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING MORE OF IT.
>> THEY ARE HOT AND COLD IN THIS BUSINESS.
FIRE AND ISLES IS THE FINAL TOUCH.
>> PEOPLE LOVE THAT.
YOU SPARK THAT UP AND THEME GET ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT MAKES THEM NICE AND SHINY AND THEN THEY REFREEZE LIKE
CRITICISM.
>> IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO AN ICE SCULPTING CONTEST LIKE THIS ONE
HELD AT CONCORD, YOU SEE HOW THEY USE ALL SORTS OF TOOLS,
SOME HAND MAIMED.
>> SOMETHING THAT'S ROUND, I CAN USE THIS AND SCRATCH.
>> THEY USE SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE AT HOME.
>> OLD IRON.
SO ANY ART SALE, GET AN IRON.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET THEM PERFECTLY FLAT.
WE WARM THOSE UP AND THEN YOU MELT THE ICE PERFECTLY FLAT AND
THEN WHEN YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER AND YOU PUT A LITTLE BIT OF
WATER IN, IT SEALS OUT REALLY STRONG.
A REAL STRONG BOND.
I GUESS THE ACTION IS LIKE WHEN YOU STICK YOUR TONGUE TO A
FROZEN POLE, HOW YOUR TONGUE WOULD STICK.
THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS.
[LAUGHTER] >> WE DON'T WANT TO TRY THAT AT
HOME.
>> NO.
[LAUGHTER] >> AFTER A YEAR OF PANDEMIC
ISOLATION, THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS
ONE AND A FUTURE FILLED WITH ONE CHILLY RECEPTION AFTER ANOTHER.
WHERE THE CENTER PIECE WILL BE AS COLD AS ICE.
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