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.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hooks and eyes

Closure for garage doors, 3/8 square steel, black rust preventive paint, matchbook for perspective

Handles

Steel back plate, forged iron handles

Door handles

Handles for the front door of a local cafe

Thursday, October 20, 2011

railing

Conley railing- 48 foot welded aluminum pipe and picket. Custom fitted to sloping angled deck

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Railing

All for sections done, ready for install

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Railing

Three done, beginning layout for the fourth and last section

Friday, October 07, 2011

Second railing section

Two down, two to go

First section

First section assembled-aluminum pipe and picket railing system

Details

Faceted ball on slide bolt and accents on cleats and handles

Door hardware

Grab handles amd slide bolts

Friday, September 30, 2011

New stuffs for the weekend event

From left: seven weed diggers- two hori type, three made from railroad spikes, two trowel type.
Four spoons, four trowels, two long two short. One door handle snuck in there....

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Thumb Latch

Thumb lever lifts a flat drop bar (not shown) that is caught by pin

Latch

Door latch in pieces

Hinges

Completed hinges for four barn doors

Cane bolts

For came bolts for barn doors- 36"

Monday, September 12, 2011

Nicole's railing

A job well done-Gene and Sam enjoy their success

Railing

Hard to see the whole thing but this gives one an idea

Railing

Checking fit....

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Hinges

Barn hinges ready for paint

Friday, September 09, 2011

Moon rise

I just had to post this-moon over Guemes Channel