MLMartin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Hello again Here are two window panels I installed today. They are approximately 2 foot by 4 foot. The frame is mild steel and the rosettes and arrow points are silicon bronze. These elements have been silver brazed in place. There are small piano hinges set into the outside corners and the opposite side having magnetic hasps attached to the door. There is a black guilders paste wash with lacquer finish. The doors are 8 feet tall and the glass is lightly mirrored on one side. M Martin Martin Forge Works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 those are beautiful! pardon the probably simple/silly question, but are the bronze elements cast or forged? they look like they are forged but i associate the material more with casting. just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Wow, those are going to make a customer feel GOOD coming home! Just beautiful, all round. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Silicon Bronze is one of the forgeable alloys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 It is a fine question. The Silicon bronze elements are forged. I would have happily used cast brass rosettes on the work, but the customer also wanted some type of arrow points on the piece. I looked and could not find anything good. So to insure that the rosettes and arrow points were a color match I forged them all from one bar of silicon bronze. I used this metal because some friends of mine enjoy forging it with good success. I know some of the bronze and brass types will not forge well so this was the choice for me. When forging I would turn the lights off in my shop, this would dim my shop because I still had a 12 foot square door open on the end. Under dim conditions I would heat the silicon bronze to a dull red and it forged very soft. I did over heat one rosette to a light orange color and it shattered then I struck it with a hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 cool, thanks :) I missed a bronze forging class taught by Dorothy Stiegler earlier this year and I have been kicking myself ever since =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Beautiful work! The cross panels really made the doors look elegant and classy and it goes really well with the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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