June 27, 201510 yr In the sweet morning light, the new shutters to our cider making workshop.The collars are of medieval inspirationDetail of the collars :Forging the collars :The pin inserted in a punched hole in 3/4" bar were forge welded and driven in the door jamb.The top pintle is longer than the bottom ones to facilitate insertion.Waiting for some help to clinch the nails I forged.To hold the doors closed while I finish forging the hardware.By the way, the straps were folded and forge welded. Edited June 27, 201510 yr by yves Forgot something.
June 27, 201510 yr can taste the cider already, well done, I love the attention to detail, good luck with the cider.
June 28, 201510 yr Yves: That is one fine piece of work, just plain beautiful. Make hard cider too?Frosty The Lucky.
June 28, 201510 yr Author The cider is a long way off (next year) we have to clean the barn, change some structure, insulate walls etc. There will also be some room for my "store" to show some of my forgings when people come. A big endeavor in fact. Lots of fun ahead.
June 28, 201510 yr I gotta say "that cider house RULES"! I LOVE those collars Yves!!! Both the technical concept and the look are terrific IMO!!
June 28, 201510 yr Good point Notown, it would be a shame. I guess Yves is just going to have to make some hardware for the inside, besides what he has on display. Folk like seeing hand forged hardware in practical use, those hinges are wowsers.Frosty The Lucky.
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