Residential Lamp Post

We recently had the opportunity to create an unusual project for a client we've worked with a few times. That's a winning combination for sure! Take a look at some of the process photos as Kyle and his assistant, Kallen, forged a custom decorative exterior lamp post.

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Kyle (on the left) and Kallen (on the right) bending tube steel to create the curves of the lamp post. You can see the scale (oxidized steel) flaking off the hot steel in this shot.

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Above, the top of the lamp post is almost ready to go on the left. On the right, we're priming the lamp post and fixtures (supplied by the client) for paint.

And below, the finished and installed lamp post! Gotta thank the local foliage for providing a gorgeous backdrop for this photo.

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Gifts and other items

We're always honored when asked to create custom gifts, whether for an anniversary, birthday, holiday, or any other reason. Here's a selection of gifts and related items we made last fall. 

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A set of custom shelves for showing off a gorgeous pyrex collection! Kyle created forged steel shelf brackets and reclaimed heart pine shelves to house these classic dishes. 

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This is the fourth trophy we've created for the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce annual Impact Awards. You can see versions from previous years here and here. This project just gets more fun every year!

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These last two projects prove the furniture designer & blacksmith's family DO have furniture and handforged items! Kyle made the loft bed for our daughter, who helped design it. The photo on the left shows the bed in process, and the photo on the right is the finished bed waiting to surprise her!

The fire poker, below, was a gift for Johannah who's been known to complain that "we really need a poker for this fireplace!" There's no more complaining now that this beauty is hanging at our house.

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You can see gift items in our shop available year round!

Wine Cellar Window Grill

Kyle was commissioned to create a window grill for a wine cellar door in Washington, D.C. Here are a few process photos and the installed window grill.

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On left, the final sketch in the foreground while laying out the parts for assembly. On the right, the completed window grill waxed and ready to be installed.

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And here it is installed in the wine cellar door! Detail photos below.

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