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Wilde bridge
curved railings over a bridge
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Allium gate
Forged electropolished stainless steel
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Ardingly college Pelican unveiled
This giant bird was commissioned by the college and unveiled by the journalist and presenter Ian Hislop, an old boy of the Ardingly. The sculpture has pride of place and symbolises the pupils flying off to greater things. 2m wingspan forged and fabricated steel. I was especially pleased with the feet!
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New forged gate commission sneak peek
Here's the design for a lovely hand forged garden gate that is in the pipeline
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stainless gate awaits electropolish
At long last this commission is complete and awaits finishing, I have had to get up to speed on the possible finishes for stainless, deciding in the end to have the gate bead blasted and then electro polished, this should give a satin like polish while also giving maximum corrosive protection. Heres a pic of [...]
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New web site and hot stainless
Last week my new website was launched, the content has had a thorough overhall and redesign, enabling me to showcase recent commissions more clearly in the portfolio pages while maintaining a record of past work in the archive.
Meanwhile In the forge I am working on a forged stainless steel gate commission. I have been sweating [...]
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Wrap fire tools with dog
perfect for an inglenook fireplace
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Standard companion set
available in different options
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Big boy knocker
Beautifully simple contemporary door knocker
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Heart fire dogs and basket
with an art nouveau feel
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Greyfriars fire guard no.2
curved self supporting
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Greyfriars fire guard no.1
with woven stainless mesh
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Catalpa gate
Design inspired by nearby trees
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Spiral knocker and handle
galvanised and etched
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Painswick latch
gives a satisfying clunk
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Juliet balcony
with forged collar detail
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Honey handrail
designed to complimented the honey gate
Goff Panel
enclosing a courtyard
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Wilmington gate
design using repeat pattern
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Estate gate
a take on this classic design
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Heart gate
Entrance gates constructed of riveted plate.
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Mills railing
Forged details combine to great effect
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Tree seat
Ironwork seating to enrich your garden.
Withywindle salt rakes
A screen with a strong graphic design
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Fernbank waterwheel
commissioned by W.M Morrisson supermarkets
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Strap bench and gate
forged in complimentary designs
Honey gate
A traditionally made pedestrian gate
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Arched seed head gate
with large forged leaf detail
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Sussex Lodge entrance gates
Automated with a nod to the arts and crafts.
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Fernbank anvil
a sculpture of enormous metalworking tools
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Galt fire basket
A contemporary forged fire basket
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Wrap fire tools
Curving up from a slate base
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Arc candlesticks
Pair of contemporary forged candlesticks
Ring candlesticks
With copper rivets and hot punched holes
Ripple pond covers
contemporary design inspired by the water
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Seed head railing
Metalwork inspired by plant forms
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Traditional forged bench
commemorative seating for 2 vilages.
Drewery railings
a curved run of railings with integral gate
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Acorn door knocker
For a client with a woodland
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Bigges Farm balcony
Featuring an interwoven contemporary design
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White house balcony
Juliet balconies with a clean simple design
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Alderman railing
Forged railing with wiggle details
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Crabtree Farm gates
Entrance gates with rivet plate detail
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bigger power hammer…
I have just acquired a 2 cwt. massey clearspace, increasing the capacities I will be able to work.... Very exciting. I look forward to getting her working. Although no longer made they are widely regarded as one of the best power hammers out there.
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Fernbank public art commission fitted
After months of work the 9 panels were installed by a team of skilled craftsmen. The day started at 5.30am and we were on site until 6 pm, the scissor lift gave up the ghost at around 3pm leaving us to ingeniously install the last remaining panel, some 5 metres off the ground!!
The panels all [...]
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More Fernbank
Here's some more pics of this work in progress, 6 down, 3 panels to go..............
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Catalpa gate fitted
A lovely new piece of work recently fitted in Brighton, the gate takes its form from the nearby Catalpa tree, more info on this job in the gallery pages.
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Fernbank work in progress
Here's some photos of this project under construction, these photos show the second panel, the hooped design, under way.
So far 2 panels are made with a further 7 to go. Bending 40x10 stainless on edge for the first panel design proved a little tricky but in the end we prevailed with superior fire power!
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New public art commission
I have just been appointed as the artist for an exciting public art commission in Crowborough. This involves the designing and forging of 9 wall mounted panels which draw upon the history of the area. These are to be mounted in the Fernbank centre and are a fantastic opportunity for exciting and creative work. watch [...]
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leaf gate fitted
I have just fitted a new gate for a client, she is a great customer with a fondness for forged birds which always feature whenever I make work for her. This gate is very fluid and is constructed of veined leaves which are forged under the power hammer. Lots of curves in the design and [...]
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Forging 2009 and onwards
2008 is out of the way, lots of nice projects completed including a foray into the world of public art, the image to the right being part of this commision, more images from this project can be seen within my new public art pages within the gallery.
Commissions underway include several gates both pedestrian and entrance [...]
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Upcoming shows and exhibitions, dates etc.
I will be exhibiting at both the South of England show ( June 5/7) and the Edenbridge and Oxted show (Aug 28/29) as well as an exhibition at the Weald and Downland museum as part of the British Artist Blacksmiths Association's (BABA) AGM; this exhibition runs from the 24 July - 3 August.
I shall also be exhibiting at several Sussex Guild shows throughout the year.
Ludlay - [...]
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On site and balancing
I spent the day on site in Brighton fitting the art nouveau balcony. This turned out to be a fairly ambitious feat for one pair of Blacksmiths hands and involved a particularly perilous moment suspended over a drop clutching a balcony trying to get the returns in their holes and not get pulled over the edge, [...]
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Scrolls,scrolls,scrolls and a bit of site work
The art nouveau balustrade is finished, looks great and awaits the galvaniser, meanwhile onto the next job. This is a series of scrolls which interlock to form a repeat pattern for a series of step plates. I have spent the last couple of days forging the scroll dogs and drawing out 60+ tapers under the [...]
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Between furnace and forge ,
I started a new commission today, a lovely Art Nouveau style balustrade, lots of fire welded tulip leaf motifs. I have spent the day sandwiched between a roaring gas furnace and a raging coke forge, Its been a few weeks since I have had a day of solid fire-welding and I am always reminded the magic of it.Left [...]
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Moody gates