Posts Tagged: early american hardware

One Heat

Posted by Molly and George on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in blacksmithing, American made hardware, iron strap hinges, early american hardware, hand forged iron, black iron, Iron hardware, custom iron - leave a comment

• Small stock heated in the forge cools quickly. This short video shows the shaping of an HF-19 ring grip. The cusps have been forged on each end of the stock and the screw holes punched. • The shaping of a grip is quickly done with the proper heat and tools. We start out with two batches of …

Horton Brasses: Ahead Of The Small Trend!

Posted by Deva Mirel on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in American made hardware, early american hardware, hand forged iron - 5 comments

• In The News • Liberty Hardware, a major knob and pull producer, made it into the New York Times a few days ago. Short, to the point, and with a good hook, the story was most likely just a reprint of its own press release. But that’s the way the news machine works. • The gist of the piece …

Interview: Orion Henderson, The Head + The Heart of Horton Brasses

Posted by Deva Mirel on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in furniture hardware, Christopher Peacock style, classic kitchen knob, early american hardware, brushed nickel, hand forged iron, polished nickel - 4 comments

• Orion, you bought the company from your mother. What were you doing before taking over your family’s hardware manufacturing business? • I joined the company in 2001 and purchased the company at then end of 2006. Prior to joining the business I was in sales. • If you weren’t running … read more »

Blacksmith’s Riveting, Brazing and Welding, part 1

Posted by Molly and George on Thursday, June 9, 2011 in blacksmithing, early american hardware, black iron, hand forged iron, wrought iron - 3 comments

There is a great book by Jeannette Lasansky titled "To Draw, Upset and Weld: The Work of the Pennsylania Rural Blacksmith, 1742-1935" that was published 30 years ago. We’re taking a bit from the title in the next two posts in order to begin to describe how blacksmiths fasten two pieces of metal …

Forging a latch bar

Posted by Orion Henderson on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in blacksmithing, early american hardware, hand forged iron, black iron - leave a comment

New blacksmithing video is up today. Here are Molly and George forging a traditional Suffolk style latch bar. Suffolk latch sets were commonly used from the 17th century through the early 19th century.

Using H Hinges

Posted by Dave Griessmann on Friday, February 4, 2011 in H hinges, early american hardware, period furniture making - 3 comments

• Today while at lunch I was busy trying to sketch a project that I was designing as a tall laundry room cupboard for my house when a fellow co-worker/woodworker stopped to take a look. • While we were talking about the piece, why I was designing it and what it would be used for, he made a …

Strap hinges with style

Posted by Deva Mirel on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in colonial hardware, early american hardware, strap hinges, butterfly hinges, iron strap hinges, cupboard hardware, suffolk latch sets, hand forged iron, custom iron - 5 comments

Strap It On! • My mother-in-law just left after a weekend visit, returning to her DC home. While staying with us, she and her husband admitted to feeling some kitchen envy for our new remodel. That being said, she is hesitant to tear out her 40 year old kitchen and trade up to something more …