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THE ITEMS FEATURED ON THIS PAGE ARE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IRONWORK WITH A LARGE INFLUENCE ON FORGE WORK. ALMOST ANYTHING  IS POSSIBLE WITH FORGE WORK SO IMAGINATION IS IMPORTANT.

Hanging Shop Sign.

Designed for local art gallery using traditional smithing techneques.

Hanging Shop Sign detail.

After manufacture galvanising was used for corrossion prevention then finished in grey epoxy.

The Ultimate Door Bell

An old ships bell was the starting point for this bracket it needed to be hand made and be in keeping with the barn conversion where it is situated.

Bell Stand

Made to stand in the customers entrance hall displaying this fine old ships bell.

Contemporary Mirror

Fully forged mirror and frame, peach tinted glass burnished and lacquered finish.

Traditional joinery

All the jointing methods used in this project where traditional, fire welding, frame joints.Splits where forged to bring the creeping vines in gracefully this adds to the design,

Textured Finish

The client required a un-formal finish on the steel, so we decided to texture the stock steel with a slate like finish this was very impressive when lacqured.

Votive Candle Stand

Designed and forged for Bridlington Priory Church.Gothic lines have been used as the main design feature, all joints are mortice and tenon (no electric welding). After the manufacture the cross has been guilded with gold leaf.

Detail

Showing die forged holders and joints

Acanthus Leafs Examples

Acanthus leafs where used to decorate top quality ironwork

in the days of Tijou and Bakewell, today acanthus leafs are usually used for the restoration or reproduction of classical forms of ironwork.

Repousse Copper Example.

This is a well designed college test of the techneques used in repousse. Copper is used in this example.

Detail

The detail shows the depth that can be gained when starting will a flat steet of copper.

Industrial Smithin

College Tests, shows that the day to day work of the village smith of many years ago can still be achieved today

Detail

Pectorial Cross, Private Commision

Hand forged nails with copper corona fixed with copper rivits

Detail

Hand Forged Rose

Fire welded & burnished 100 % hand made.Unlike the inferior stamped out varierty these are full of character and very life like.

Examples Of Twists And Poker Handles

Vine Mirror

Hand forged & fire welded ivy leaves.

The Finished Clock Bracket.

Burnished finish with clear coat laquer

Forged Well Head

Made for local mason

Flower Basket Detail

Made for large fire place.

Sign Bracket

Made for local tea rooms traditional scrollwork.

Sign Bracket

Made for local restaurant to incorporate signwrighting.

House Sign

Hand forged thistles and yorkshire rose with laser cut lettering on 6.00 mm back plate.

Forged Candelabra

Made from heavy stock.

Modern Window Grill

Forged leaf's from heavy bars with wrap-round jointing. Designed for extra security and decoration.

Designed For Forgework Demos.

New range of candle sticks used as demonstrations of forgework (they are forged from a 4 inch length of 1 inch round bar), "on sale at the forge"

Fire Side Screen.

Hand forged using traditional methods, mortice & tenon.

Fire Side Screen.

Detail of feet.

Fire Side Screen.

Rams head detail.