AdrianWood

I was recently asked to come up with some designs for 160 metres of railings for a cemetary wall in my local town. The drawings were done but the councillers needed something physical to touch and feel! so My friend Matthew Brown (another local blacksmith friend of mine) hepled me to make them today to get them to the meeting tomorrow. Matt will also share the job with me. We wanted to do something simple to forge, simple to jig up and something that will look effective on a long run.

Fantastic peices, i love them all, the forge work is exquisite with some lovely details. I really like the finish on them, is it a rust patina?
Excellent work.

yes probably for the best!! Thanks for the comments really enjoyed this project, would actually like this one at my place!

yes forgot to add them but i think i edited them back in . Are they there now? let me know and i will add another thread

Garden sculpture made for an art gallery in Helmsley, north yorkshire. The finish will be galvanized with an acid etch prime and polished up. The scrolls around the base are all forge welded but all of the stems have been mig welded to the dished base.

very nice. What did you use as a Finnish?

Many thanks to all for taking the time to look and comment, the finish is just a hi build vinyl paint that has been sprayed directly onto the cleaned metal surface. By cleaned we only used rotary wire brushes on grinders. the colour used is a dark grey. Again many thanks for the comments.

Many thanks for the comments frosty. yes i believe the clients are thrilled with the work, we also fitted a very tight handrail made from 1 " bar to attach to the wall of a spiral staircase. They also want more railings and two pairs of gates!!

These are the window guards that were commissioned by our local church, they are based on the same design as the railings that were made for the exterior. The commission originally came to a blacksmith friend of mine, Matthew Brown, and he asked me if i could help him out.

Many thanks for the comments guys, the last set of gates may take some time to be fitted as a few problems have arisen!!

There are some lovely forged details on all your work and with a definate eye for a good line your work really sings! as well you can see the many artists you mentioned that have influenced your work,but you have also given it a new life and stamped your own style onto it. Lovely work and hope to see a lot more of your work.

A fine fire set and one that should not be put in the scrap bin, well done and keep on hammering!!

Hi kate, that is a fantastic archway sculpture, really love the flowers the colours, the flow of the stems and the butterflies are great. The clients and the school must be thrilled with the finish. Well done, would love to see some more pictures of your work.

Many thanks to everyone for your fantastic comments, it has been a little while since i have been on the site so am really enjoying going through all the great pictures and discussions.

Many thanks for your comments. It was a really nice and simple project to do and the client is thrilled.

This is the latest project made for the clients i did the schoolhouse railings for. The wood is polished and oiled seasoned oak, with forged steel supports beneath to give the impression that the cantilevered wood is floating.

Wow Adrian!! Those are great- both completely jumping out at you and yet still fitting in with the surrounding greenery! Did you paint them yourself, what kind of paint did you use? Look forward to seeing the next set!
Colleen

hi colleen, thanks for the comments, the paint i used is a hi build vinyl from manor coating systems. You can paint it direct onto galv and it keys in by itself
Hope all is well and all the best for the new year

Hi there everyone and thanks very much for you amazing comments. Jimmy, you can check out my website Adrian Wood Artist Blacksmiths thanks again. i will be adding more pics soon.

Very, very nice windswept lamp. There are some lovely lines on the piece.
Good work

many thanks for the comments guys, it was a great project that i was involved in. There were about 14 metres of railing in total, it took us about 14 days to make,including the fitting (not including the week they were at the galvanizers).
The joggles in the railings were put in using a 100 tonne press. The finials were stamped under a 5cwt Massey power hammer.
A great project to do. We still have a handrail, four window guards, and another 25metres of railings to do ( the railings will probably be started in the new year.

Great first start fella, keep on keeping on, practice does make perfect. Would like to see a photo of the gates in situ. Looking forward to more

These are the latest railings i was asked to collaborate on with a blacksmith friend and colleague Matthew Brown of MB Blacksmiths. They were made for a local church in Seaton Carew on the North east coast of England.

Many thanks for your comments. The client was absolutely thrilled with the bowl and amazed at the comments it has received on the internet.

Thanks for the comments,All items are made from stainless steel, with the hearts made in copper, all are rivetted with small copper rivets. The six hearts and the six acorns symbolize the six family members. The acorn that is wilting or broken to one side symbolizes the son that died with the remaining acorns supporting. The client supplied me with the writing around the bowl and wanted a symbolic broken branch. The basic design and rest of the content was left to me. It is a very moving piece and means alot to me but it means the world to the client and his family.

Commemorative Plate made for a client whose Son Died.
The writing around the plate is as follows.
" whom shall i call each day opening the window that in winters past framed your playful commotion. Whom shall i call without him coming"

This is the second set of gates made for my Client at Seaton Hall.