Designed to be largely hidden from one side, this stand was created for glass artist Elaine Miles. Photography by Adrian Lander.
No need to hide your fixings. You can make them a feature! Not only are they practical, but they can really add character to things like bed frames, book shelves, coffee tables – any kind of furniture that can be bolted together. This simple flower design is just one of several possibilities! PRICING INFORMATION…
This is a versatile knife that could be used for anything from food preparation to carving wood.
Poke, stoke, shovel and enjoy with these attractive fire tools. As well as being extremely useful for the safety and maintenance of your fireplace, our hand forged fireplace tools and hooks will add significant visual interest to your wood burning setting. Give Matthew a call to discuss your practical requirements and design preferences, and/or use…
The clean lines in this simple handrail has enabled it to blend nicely into the surrounding environment. The tapered ends have been slightly rounded for handling comfort and safety, and the geometric fixings have been finished with hand forged bolt caps.
In time, this kind of hand-forged hardware will develop silver highlights with handling.
Hand forged in stainless steel, this decorative holder for a hand held shower hose pivots 180 degrees, so it can be tucked away when not in use.
A series of brass wardrobe brackets designed and commissioned by local timber craftsman Dan at West Wood Furniture for the penthouse walk-in robe in the 2015 season of The Block. We love this brass detail we used in the penthouse walk in robe for @shayanddean @theblock9 #westwoodfurniture #custommade #theblock9 #brassdetail #wardrobefittings A post shared by West…
This handrail was tapered & shaped from mild steel pipe; then sanded, polished and finished with a clear urethane coating.
This decorative balustrade is part of a complete staircase built in mild steel with timber treads. The staircase includes two straight flights with a landing half way up. It has a very tight fit (no more than 7mm wiggle room on either side). To achieve this, the entire staircase was designed and built in the factory, then pulled…
These 14th century reproduction arched doors and windows (5 altogether) were made from recycled oregon with mild steel strapping on both sides – all fixed with copper rivets. The large door stands 3 metres high and 1.5 metres wide. The characters in three of the images above are performance stilt walkers from Stilt Terrific. Matthew…
These bar stools have been lovingly hand made from top to bottom. The structure has been produced using forged and welded solid iron bar with a satin-finished copper pipe over the foot rest. The seats and moulded backs are from hand dyed, waxed and saddle stitched 4-5mm vegetable tan leather (the tan coloured stool is…
This unique fish planter container was made from a massive steel oil pipe cut down to size. The scales were clad around the pipe using recycled copper cut out from old drums. Stainless steel sheeting was used for the eyes. If you like quirky garden features like this, or even if you have something completely…
These medieval reproduction Viking chests were made from recycled Oregon and American Oak. They feature strapped hinges, 90° locking handles with protective backplates, and latches. All the forged hardware is secured by copper rivets, with forged nails on both sides of all four corners of the chests.
These brackets were made for a bench seat that will be used indoors or outdoors. The main structure was painted black with stainless steel leaf detailing.
This decorative steel frame with wall mounted bracketing is reflective of the Georgian era. The design brief required Georgian motifs and minimalist fixing whilst supporting a very heavy sheet of 12mm plate glass for the roof.
This contemporary, exterior light fitting was forged in stainless steel. It’s gently flanged form bears a resemblance to the Calia Lily.
This is an unusual project that has produced great results for one of our family therapists. The background story for this project can be found in the article finger armour for cranial therapists. Here are some images of this most unusual, but extremely useful tool for structural professionals who work inside the mouths of their…
Our youngest son’s kinesiologist made an unusual request a few months ago. He practices and trains people in something called Neural Organisation Technique. As part of this technique and other protocols, he often works inside his clients’ mouths to help relieve intra cranial pressure and balance out some of the deeper cranial muscles and bones…
This was an interesting assignment which included several aspects. The patterned lacework adjacent to the gates was hand forged, welded and primed. The hinges, decorative straps, copper rivets & letterbox on the gates were also cut, shaped, forged, hammered and rolled by hand.
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Hand forged house names can really add a welcoming, nostalgic feel to the home for both owners, and for friends visiting. They can be created in a variety of fonts from classic mid century running letters with underscores to contemporary clean lines. Names can also be powder coated in a wide variety of colours if…
This security gate was completed more than 15 years ago, but the top photos you can see were taken recently (July 2017 whilst installing another job for the same client). The last 2 images are the original ones. The finish has held up extremely well with no maintenance after all that time!
These coat hooks were forged in mild steel (and were not at all blurry in real life).
This neoclassical style bed head was hand forged in iron and painted black (design supplied by the client).
