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Recently completed grand staircase railing. It works really well from afar as a very strong rhythmic composition, and it shines close up too with the attention to detail. Pretty much the works on this one: forged cap rail, forged runner, baluster ass
Decorative panels for a door project in progress. #doors #repoussee #chasing #chasingandrepoussé #handmade #metalwork #craft #madeindetroit #deer #buck #brass
Driveway gate for a 1926 home in a historic district. The gate takes many cues from the architecture and ornament of the house elevating and complimenting what was already existant. Traditional forge and joinery techniques throughout, high alloy mach
Progress on the current gate project. Traditional joinery, lots of forge welding, simple elegance, timeless beauty, a jeweler’s attention to detail. #artdeco #artnouveau #gate #gatedesign #balcksmith #blacksmithing #forge #forged #steel #ironw
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Quite excited about this finial for a terminating newel post. The railing it goes to is nearly complete. To give a sense of scale, the bulb form is 2 1/2” wide. There is some really interesting things happening here which we hope to continue to
A little grille we’ve been meaning to finish for a while. Traditional simplicity executed well—with a few liberties. 😉 #grilles #blacksmith #blacksmithing #forged #forgeweld #joinery #forging #handmade #madeindetroit #ironwork #metalwor
Working on some parts for a railing project today. We took 5/8 sq bar and forged it to 7/16 x 3x4 then chiseled down the narrow sides and chamfered the corners. Followed by twisting. These will be forge welded to arms to create a baluster assembly. 6
Caught a few hours in the studio this morning on my own. One last project as we say goodbye to 2024. #blacksmith #blacksmithing #finial #forgeweld #chasing #metalwork #coal #quatrefoil #sceptre #ornament #ornaments
We’ve been making extremely limited edition “modern colonial” servingware for @march.sf for nearly a decade now. In this run, as a customer request, we made the ladle bowl from steel rather than brass. The set becomes more subdued b
This past weekend we hosted The Traditional Ironwork Symposium in Detroit. This intimate gathering focused on seeing, making, and discussing traditional ironwork in the US. We visited museums and private collections, looked at architecture and rare b
Just wrapped up a pretty slick forged steel and brass railing project. Textured steel balusters and newels, forged brass railing cap. Lots of attention to detail and interesting transitions on this 90 foot railing over three floors. #railing #railin
We’re well into our second run of bottle openers for @michigancentraldetroit These bottle openers are made from reclaimed railroad sleeper plates that we extensively reforged. These should be available in time for the holidays in the retail s
In honor of the beginning of Fall: allow us to present recent leaf work. 1. As part of a door project. 2. As gate post finials. #blacksmith #forged #forgeweld #forgewelding #steel #ironwork #metal #metalwork #ironworker #fall #leaves #fallleaves #h
Upsetting an ingot into a die to make the base of a finial. #powerhammer #blacksmith #gate #gatedesign #handmade #madeindetroit #Craft #ironwork #dieforging #blacksmithing #nazel #forging
Forge welding a half-round bar around a square bar. #railings #railingdesign #blacksmithing #forgewelding #ironwork #handmade #madeindetroit #steel #blacksmith #nazel #dieforging #powerhammer
New project. New ornaments. #handrail #ironwork #blacksmithing #forging #forgewelding
We’ve just returned from teaching a weeklong workshop, “A Love Letter to Grilles,” at Penland School of Craft. We were extremely blessed by the passion, aptitude, excitement, and dedication of our students. Only a couple students ha