ElementFe is my trade name for the Guemes Island blacksmith shop; designing, forging, and building handcrafted forged steel and iron furniture, gates, railings, candlesticks, spoons, kitchenware and all manner of repair and fabrication.

Monday, April 04, 2011



Here is the Insta-Blak 333 finish on flat panels.
Truly an antique, rustic look, very different from a painted surface, a blackening patina.
There is some variation in shade and reflection, from a deeper black to more of a gun blue, though the general impression is that of blackened antique steel.