In today’s world of mass production, fast food, and high tech, I have chosen a profession that requires a slow, methodical approach. I am a blacksmith. My shop is filled with what most folks would consider as antiques, however they are everyday tools for me. Many of these tools I
Last night I passed beside the blacksmith’s door, And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime; Then looking in, I saw upon the floor, Old hammers, worn with beating years of time. “How many anvils have you had?” says I, “To wear and batter all those hammers so?” “Just one”,
Custom Service Hardware, Cedarburg, WI, is now offering our decorative metal switch covers, as well as outlet covers. (Switch plates and outlet plates.) The switch and outlet covers come in several combinations, as shown below. The height of these covers are 8″ to 8-5/8″. These steel covers are hammer textured,
This bakers rack was delivered to my client today. It is 16″ x 48″ x 96″. The shelves are polished 3/8″ glass. This thickness of glass will support 8 lbs. per square foot. It is entirely hand forged, utilizing mortise and tenon joinery, as well as rivets and collars. The
“Forged Elegance, the Lifework of Master Blacksmith Cyril Colnik” (Copyright 1998, Bighorn Forge, Inc.) is a video presentation about the work and life of the famed master blackmsith Cyril Colnik (1871-1958). Cyril Colnik was born in Austria, and came to the United States via the “Chicago Columbian Exposition” (World’s Fair)
I am pleased to announce that after decades of waiting, a fine book detailing Cyril Colnik’s life and ironwork is finally to be published. VIlla Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is home to two galleries containing Colnik’s works, including his famous “Masterpiece.” “Masterpiece” (above) The Masterpiece, along with several other fine
This is a driveway gate recently completed and installed for “Lynden Sculpture Garden” in Milwaukee, WI. (Note: To see larger images, simply click on the image, and a larger image will appear. Click again on that image for an even larger photo.) The gate was installed on a cold winter
As promised, here are new images of the bronze railing I forged for “Lynden Sculpture Garden” in Milwaukee. I am adding these images, as the images published earlier in this blog were taken by me shortly after installing various sections. Since the railing was installed one piece at a time
Here is a listing of some upcoming forging workshops, taught by blacksmith Dan Nauman. (For details on the workshops, see Nauman’s Northern School for Blacksmiths.) Forging Workshop #2 (Kitchen Utensils) October 2+3, 2010 Two openings left. Cost: $290.00 Forging Workshop #5 (French Repoussé) October 25-29, 2010. One opening left. Cost:
This morning I installed the terminus of the bronze railing at the Lynden Sculpture Garden. As you can see, the terminus is highly polished, and will need a few weeks to achieve the patina of the other four panels, which were installed earlier this year. When the patina reaches uniformity,
NAUMAN’S NORTHERN SCHOOL FOR BLACKSMITHS
