Valentin Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 2day i received by email a price request for making the gate that i'll attach the picture ...it will be 7 meters tall and 8 wide.Fabricating the gate is no problem but the top golden part is ...1st because i don't even know what that is made of i think carved wood...not wanting to sound silly but forging that desighn ...oh my does anybody do that ?is that casted ? how can i do that and how much to charge...or maybe not do it ...and let somebody else do that nice gate :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pook Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The top parts looks cast. So someone did carve some wood to make the pattern hence why it looks like wood. But it also could be forged and then decorated with repoused parts. Hard to tell from those pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The top was made either of two ways depending on time/place/craftsmen: 1. it was forged, repouse'd, chased; or 2. it was cast by highly skilled founders using top notch materials. Either way it would then be cleaned, prepped and gilded---using real gold leaf. My basic take on this is: if you have to ask how---don't bid on it! Can you make a bid to just do the gates and have them let the cresting out to someone else? (don't forget to add the weight of the cresting into the engineering of the foundation!) Do you have the equipment/skills to move/install multi tonn assemblies? BTW check up on the gates of Tijou for examples of such stuff forged. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 if you have to ask how---don't bid on it! Somebody needs to frame that one and hang it on the wall ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Seems like Valentin has done some great work. And large too boot! Don't forget the size of his hammers It looks like a fun project to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Off.... I can install multi tone assembels.The gate is no problem to make or install but the golden top ...hmm i am considering forging it.Considering i started from 0 with no forging experience 2 years ago when i finished computer sience Learned everything on the way i think maybe i can learn this to...wonder how long it will take 2 forge this and where am i going to get the gold from :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 You get the gold from the person commissioning the project and then you buy the gold leaf from sign supply companies along with the prep stuff. IIRC we had several ex-signpainters over at anvilfire you may want to ask them about gilding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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