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the forge at west dean college

22nd February 2016

JAMES PRICE BLACKSMITH
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Patrick and I got this one together today……par

Patrick and I got this one together today……part of our ongoing Balcony project in Rochester, Kent. The bare bones of this have been languishing in storage whilst we waited on the clients lock mechanism. Tenoned, riveted with a crafty use of shear nuts…….Voila!!👌🏼#gate #forged #metaldesign #process #blacksmithdesigner #bespoke #handmade

Made up of the left overs of last year’s Strata

Made up of the left overs of last year’s Strata entrance gates this one’s heading to our showroom. Resplendent in ‘ ratho grey’ MIO paint and weighing in as a super heavy weight it’s great to be able to hang on to a bit of this project……. Although the storage challenges of 20 yrs of samples means that I’m thinking of some kind of hybrid workshop iron cladding 🤔

A couple of our Rivet fire bowls on the bench toda

A couple of our Rivet fire bowls on the bench today, 1 for an order, 1 for stock (DM for pricing) these are available with a stainless grill and plancha as well as a powder coated top to switch into a table.
#firebowl #gardendesign #firepit #fire #gardendetails #blacksmithdesigner #details.

I love bronze a lot….. the rich colour, the way

I love bronze a lot….. the rich colour, the way texture pops when forged, the way it sounds when handled, it goes deep! With the patina and marble now complete this one will be heading off soon to stoke some fires stateside 🇺🇸 🔥 #bronze #patina #firetools #bespoke #craft #forged #fireplaceideas #fireplacedesign #companionset #hearth #blacksmithdesigner #metaldesign

Easing into 2024 with an Omega companion set for @

Easing into 2024 with an Omega companion set for @mfosterinteriors in NYC. This is the first glimpse after cleaning off the bronze oxides after the forging process. The stand is great fun to forge starting life as a chunky lump of 38 mm round and being transformed into this elegant and fluid form. Polishing and patination up next ….. #interiors #firetools #companionset #bespoke #bronze #bronzefiretools #forge #hearth #blacksmithdesigner

Smaller version of the recent Strata gates for the

Smaller version of the recent Strata gates for the showroom….. I swore to myself that the last thing we need are more samples but somehow all the leftover bits from the larger commission had other ideas 🙄……#gates #gardengate #forged #latch #blacksmith #bespoke #metaldesign #craft #blacksmithdesigner

And they are up! 🙌🏼…… I headed to the Su

And they are up! 🙌🏼…… I headed to the Surrey Hills this morning to give these the once over, now that the automation contractors have done their work. Happy clients = happy me #gates #entrancegates #gates #texture #iron #forged #metaldesign #moderngates #blacksmithdesigner #bespoke #craft #architecturalmetal

You will know us by our latches…… this tasty l

You will know us by our latches…… this tasty little number forms part of a showroom sample that we are making. Forged from the left overs from the recent entrance gate project. This pile of bits is slowly becoming a stout pedestrian gate built properly to last a lifetime. #latch #detail #forged #process #craft #metaldesign #blacksmithdesigner #maker #architecturalmetal

Final laser check before galvanising…. Happily a

Final laser check before galvanising…. Happily all the dims were spot on and exactly as my original CAD drawing, lucky as there’s probably not much we could have done to adjust . These guys are quite possibly the most rigid pair of gates I’ve ever made!…… Very satisfying to see the flow of the infill too. #gates #forged #ironwork #iron #gate #entrancegate #blacksmithdesigner #architectural #metaldesign #craft

New home for this one……. Omega fire tools in f

New home for this one……. Omega fire tools in forged bronze and Carrara marble ….. from 2015, photo by @mrhughfox #firetools #companionset #bronze #hearth #fireplace #interiors #bespoke #craft #blacksmithdesigner #metaldesign #tongs #fireirons #interiordesigner

Infill assembly….. rivets up next and then it’

Infill assembly….. rivets up next and then it’s off to the galvanisers 👌🏼 #iron #gates #forged #metaldesign #gate #texture #bespoke #blacksmithdesigner

Saturday morning ‘me thing’……… Ring #1

Saturday morning ‘me thing’……… Ring #1

#forging #process #craft #iron #ring #sculpture #forged #octagonal #rings #blacksmithdesigner

There’s something about octagons….

There’s something about octagons….

These guys made into into the wild today, or rathe

These guys made into into the wild today, or rather the entrance to the @sussexwildlifetrust Deneway nature reserve. This is a green corridor that links Brighton to the downland beyond. The gates feature native leaves that are found in the reserve….. We used the existing cast iron posts which were far from plumb in all directions, but a careful site survey and off set hinges saved the day. We also made up new saddles for the pintels as the old ones were completely worn out. The last photo shows how the entrance looked before……fun job and nice to have something very much in the public realm. #naturereserve #deneway #brighton #gates #sussex #tree #treegate #blqcksmithdesigner #bespoke #metaldesign #publicart

Heat….Press….repeat #process

Heat….Press….repeat #process

Pressing….. chomping my way through the textured

Pressing….. chomping my way through the textured plate for our current gate project. #forged #iron #gates #metaldesign #process #tools #bespoke

First glimpse of the gate infill, this is made up

First glimpse of the gate infill, this is made up of textured forged plate with 25mm pressed forms at precise centres, these echo the punched holes in the uprights……and tooling layout #gate #detail #iron #craft #metaldesign #blacksmith #gates #forged #ironwork #bespoke #gardeninspiration

Forged hardware for a pair of new oak gates in my

Forged hardware for a pair of new oak gates in my home town Lewes. The latch makes use of the existing latch keep in the old brickwork. Oak and iron are always good bed fellows, all of these are galvanised including the wood screws to minimise tannin staining. #forged #latch #hardware #ironmongery #bespoke #clunk #details #blacksmithdesigner

Started digging into uprights on our new entrance

Started digging into uprights on our new entrance gate project. 25mm hot punched holes through the 25mm square uprights……… really looking forward to seeing this one take shape. #gates #forged #gate #iron #details #process #craft #architectural #metaldesign #entrancegates

3 runs of branch handrails, this is the simplest,

3 runs of branch handrails, this is the simplest, the other two being curved and a bit of a head scratcher. Fire welded and riveted, this design seems to capture an elegance and a effortless sense of flow. #garden #gardens #gardendesign #handrail #ironwork #metaldesign #forged #rivet #bespoke #iron #blacksmithdesigner

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