Iron Handrail

Here's a handrail I made with a hand forged volute and scroll brackets. (The volute is the curl at the end.) I've used a molded cap for the rail, but unlike many other handrails, my handrail has a hand forged volute. Lots of fabricators buy clunky, cheap, pre-fabricated volutes and weld them on, but they never look as nice as a hand forged volute. What's the difference? Quality. This hand forged volute has a graceful taper, smooth lines and solid material, and it's forged from a continuous piece of steel. You just can't buy that from a catalogue. And those brackets look great too (If I don't say so myself!)

The latest firescreen - ready for install

Here's the firescreen I finished today. (I'll be installing it later this week.) It will have a 3" thick marble hearth at the bottom. This screen features hand forged texture, rivets and lap joints. I was going for a masculine, "men's den" kind of look to this screen, with heavy material and bold lines.

Firescreen

This is a custom firescreen that I did for a client in Memphis. I've been making trees for years, and I've used them in railings, gates, fences and fire screens. The trunk and main branches are forged pipe and the smaller branches are solid. The "ground" under the tree is hollow formed sheet metal.

My first post

This is a gate I finished recently for some clients who love the south west. It's iron, copper and stainless steel.