December 2010
Mixing Finishes in Beantown
Posted by on Monday, December 20, 2010 in - 4 comments
• Today we're looking at the amazing kitchen remodel of Horton Brasses customer Gena Hooper, aka A Bluebonnet in Beantown. Gena Bluebonnet outfitted her Boston kitchen with an imported British Aga range, custom cabinets by Country Craftsman painted in gourmet Farrow *&Ball Cooking Apple Green …
WINTER LIQUIDATION SALE : HORTON BRASSES CABINET LATCHES
Posted by on Thursday, December 16, 2010 in - 1 comment
• Call me a Scrooge, but frankly, I detest sales. I don't want our customers to wait around for the right price to buy our products; our hardware is priced fairly from the beginning. Coupons, special codes, special events, *"ree shipping specials*"bother me. You don't need to be a great …
Shaping a Grip
Posted by on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in - leave a comment
Blacksmithing uses two operations to transform mild steel or wrought iron: forging and shaping. Forging is using a hammer and anvil to alter a piece of steel’s dimensions. Shaping is changing the piece’s lines in relationship to the air around it. A line becomes a circle, a spiral, or an abrupt …
Hardware Comparison
Posted by on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in - 4 comments
Recently I received my December issue of Popular Woodworking magazine. While looking at it during lunch, one of my woodworking co-workers stopped to look at Glen Huey’s Line & Berry Chest of Drawers that graced the cover. • (Photo provided by PopularWoodworking.com) • After thumbing through …
FINDING THE PERFECT HOUSE NUMBERS
Posted by on Friday, December 3, 2010 in - 3 comments
What's the point of having a house if no one can find it? Yes, that works for J.D. Salinger, but for the average non-recluse, it's helpful to have house numbers prominently displayed on the exterior of your domicile to facilitate visitors, fill-in FedEx drivers and, of course, 911 responders …
Making a Suffolk Latch -- The Thumber’s Slot
Posted by on Friday, December 3, 2010 in - 1 comment
• In the eighteenth century there were two main types of hand forged latches with grips -- Suffolk and Norfolk. The Norfolk has a grip attached to a flat plate. The Suffolk latch has an upper and lower decorative cusp with an integral grip in between. We make two styles of Suffolk latches for …