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Desert Steel vice president Eric Carroll shows off a barrel cactus, along with a saguaro cactus and a palm tree. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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Steel agave cactus made by Desert Steel in Newton. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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Desert Steel Corp. vice president Eric Carroll explains how his Newton company started producing steel cactus. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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A laser cutter slices through sheets of steel creating what will eventually become yucca leaves at Desert Steel Corp. in Newton. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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Prickly pear cactus made by Desert Steal Corp. in Newton. (July 20, 2010)

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Hector Chavez welds together a prickly pair cactus at Desert Steel Corp. in Newton. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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Hector Chavez welds together a prickly pair cactus at Desert Steel Corp. in Newton. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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Desert Steel Corp. vice president Eric Carroll looks over a wall of prickly pair cactus that his Newton company is producing. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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Desert Steel Corp. vice president Eric Carroll looks over a wall of prickly pair cactus that his Newton company is producing. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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A laser cutter slices through sheets of steel creating what will eventually become barrel cactus at Desert Steel Corp. in Newton. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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A metal re-creation of a saguaro cactus sprays a fine mist of water into the air at Desert Steel Corp. in Newton. The company makes numerous cactus re-creations that have become popular across the Southwest. (July 20, 2010)

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