home sharktooth grill

Just cause I'm curious, could you have drilled holes top and bottom and fillet welded the "teeth" in leaving the front clean? Or weld them from behind? Looks awesome either way I just wonder if it would have worked the other way.
That would look great. Maybe with an aluminum washer sandwiched between as a spacer. It would be easier to hide the welds, too. Uhh...next time?