By Alexa, on October 19th, 2011% 
Blacksmithing can be as complex as one cares to make it. It’s based on a few simple operations: stretching or drawing out, compressing otherwise known as upsetting, and then there’s widening or fullering. I’ve been spending the past few weeks on old time hardware replication, when not labouring mightily with my NSCDD display (more later). Thinking about the shapes of . . . → Read More: Transformations
By Alexa, on September 15th, 2011% 
This week’s project: a couple of sets of strap hinges. The ends are done in a pattern known as Bean, as in lima beans which they are supposed to resemble. This style was common in the early 1800s, particularly on interior door handles (known as Suffolk latches).
One set is 21″ x 1 1/2″ , the other is 20 . . . → Read More: Old timey Strap Hinges
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