"THE MONARCH" .....COMPLETED!

For all those who wanted to see "The Monarch" in its full glory! I hope you enjoy seeing this as much as I did making it!

Forged Rose Door Pull

This is a custom rose handle door pull that I forged earlier this summer for use on sliding glass doors. Having some many favorites it is hard for me to pick just one that's my fav....how do you rate this one?

SAMPLE CABINET HARDWARE

The pieces you see here are a few "experimental" cabinet and door pull handles I fabricated earlier this year. It's always fun trying new techniques, and I hope to have created some unique hardware. My goal of being able to fabricate items that you can't buy anywhere else helps to keep me focused on innovating new designs, rather than copying previous designs.

MICRO REX

This is one of those fun projects that you just like to have kids look at...myself being the biggest kid!

FRADLEY LOG STAND

I thought I'd post a drawing instead of the normal photo's to give you a sense of what I start with. This commissioned piece started out with a phone call from the customer, who knew what they wanted.... A double bin log rack that had shelves and had to fit with in an alcove by their stove. I thought on this for a while, then made the sketch you see above..... I've learned that the more time I put into drawings, the smoother the project goes. Even when you do build projects on paper it seems you still run into problems, but fewer problems.

HELPING HAND

This project was a lot of fun...and better yet it was for the Annual "Tree of Light" program. This hand was designed as a topper for the "Tool Tree" and is meant to take the place on the top of the tree. The fingers started out as 3/4" round solid stock which was forged down. The remaining base is of 18 gauge cold rolled steel, hand formed and shaped out of 2 pieces. I particluarly liked the transition from sheet steel to rod, as I think the sheet steel shows definition, while the fingers are still under the process of transformation. I started this project thinking....If I mess it up and it looks more like a hand that has been run over....then I can always put a glove on it! Enjoy!