Posts Tagged: furniture hardware

My Lufkin Scale

Today I'd like to write about my scale. What is a scale you ask? A machinists scale is a ruler. A very precise steel ruler, typically with increments down to the 64th place. I picked up my scale at an open house for the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking. I don't think Lufkin makes … read more »

So, you have broken hardware?

Posted by Orion Henderson on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in furniture hardware, American made hardware, early american hardware, reproduction clocks, reproduction furniture, antique furniture - leave a comment

What now? We get this question a lot. You have a broken pull on an older dresser, typically something dating from the 1950's to the 1970's. The first thing to understand is that the furniture you have is not an antique. An antique is technically 100 years old, or older. You will not be …

Video Blog

Posted by Orion Henderson on Friday, January 4, 2013 in Horton Brasses, furniture hardware, early american hardware, antique furniture, cabinet hardware - leave a comment

Come join us for Horton Brasses second video blog post. In this video we are going to take you into our tool room and show you the original tooling we use to make our reproduction furniture hardware. •

Interview With a Furnituremaker: Glen Huey

Posted by Deva Mirel on Friday, February 3, 2012 in furniture hardware, period furniture making, furniture makers, reproduction clocks, reproduction furniture, queen anne furniture - 3 comments

Glen Huey is known not only as an exceptional craftsman, but also a thorough teacher. Amongst woodworkers, his plans are famously meticulous, demonstrating extreme care and attention to detail. As the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, Glen’s experience with various hardware lines is …

Going Modern With Macintosh

Posted by Deva Mirel on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Charles Rennie Macintosh, mid century modern, furniture hardware, period furniture making, kitchen hardware, cabinet hardware - 4 comments

• Okay. • I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. • The Macintosh style pulls from Horton Brasses are one of my favorites. • Sure. Charles Rennie Macintosh was a turn of the century architect who died in 1928 at the too-young age of 60, but the organic, minimalist lines of his designs …

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 »

Object Impermanence

Posted by Deva Mirel on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in furniture hardware, furniture makers, antique furniture, cabinet hardware - 3 comments

• Did you see the October 3rd issue of The New Yorker? It includes an essay by Laura Collins on the undrar (wonder) of Ikea. House Perfect—Is the IKEA ethos comfy or creepy? is a balanced, conflicted look at the home furnishing mega-box that has revolutionized the flat packed design of how we …