On Thursday afternoon in April, in an interview and photography with "Herald Magazine", Joe Vande Merwe proudly displayed his roller coaster, which is made of various woods and medals .
You read that right. Medals, such as marathon runners' prizes; not metals in the copper or stainless steel varieties.
That's because when he wasn't working at Utah State University, Vande Merwe carved wood to make a drink for rest, and embedded the marathon runner's winning prize in it.
Vande Merwe said: "For me, the real meaning behind this is that it gives you the opportunity to take out medals and use them, and you can relive the game every time you drink." "It's like pulling out a photo album."
Vande Merwe started his business last summer, namely handmade buy coaster online. Since then, he has gone from running a roller coaster for a marathon girl to a roller coaster that has participated in Gran Fondo and LoToJa many times.
Less than two years after Vande Merwe's hobby, the racing director noticed his skills. Officials include Troy Oldham, Gran Fondo race director, who said that the second winner of the race in 2018 will receive a roller coaster with a finisher medal.
"They are unique, and this is a way for riders to achieve special accomplishments," Oldham wrote in an email to Herald Magazine.
Oldham pointed out in the Gran Fondo post-race survey that "unique and new awards" were listed as the number one reason the drivers said they planned to return.
He wrote: "Joe provided excellent service. His handicrafts are of high quality but reasonable prices."
Kami Ellsworth, the operations manager of the St. George Marathon, said that Van der Melway's roller coaster was won for the first and second men and women champions.
She said: "They are very unique... and... very useful and can inspire people's memory." "If I win a medallion for a race and win a roller coaster... Of course, I will watch those races and remember. I just won this major event."
Making a trolley
Vande Merwe lived in his current residence in Smithfield near the Bear River Mountains for five years. He quickly added a third garage as a workshop for coasters.
"All medals are different. I prepare all the coasters by hand," Vande Merwe said in a video posted on the handmade coaster website.
Vande Merwe bought timber from timber distributors in the Salt Lake City area before even sitting down to make timber. There are six types of wood-oak, alwood, maple, walnut, mahogany and sapele.
After bringing the wood home, Vande Merwe grinds the wood to a suitable size to make coasters. His typical coaster is 4.25 square inches and 0.375 inches thick.
Vande Merwe (Vande Merwe) wrote: "Any smaller medals cannot be put in wood." He told the newspaper in an email that he made sure before trying to use roller coasters of different sizes. The size used now. "Anything bigger becomes awkward, and it is too lethal for a roller coaster."
When he received a medal from a customer, Vande Merwe measured it and imported these measurements into a computer program.
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