Selected forged gates and archways designed and created by Dan Nauman. The above gate won a silver medal from the “National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association” (NOMMA) in 2007. Below is a detail image. The above driveway gate at “Lynden Sculpture Garden” in Milwaukee, won a bronze medal from NOMMA
Selected forged railings designed and created by Dan Nauman. The above railing won a gold medal from the “National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association” (NOMMA) in 2013. The image below shows the verdigris patina that is evolviing after a few years. The above railing panels were exterior railings for a
Bighorn Forge received two awards last week at the “National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association” (NOMMA) convention “Metalfab 2013”, which was held in Albuquerque, NM. During this annual international convention, a “Top Job” contest is held, where many categories of forged, as well as fabricated works are voted upon by
Here are some images of driveway gates, garden, and pool gates I have made in the past. …Dan Nauman “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”…Proverbs 17:22
(Note: To see a larger image, click on the image.) I have been privileged to have had several commissions at “Lynden Sculpture Garden” on Brown Deer Rd., just north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This gorgeous site was the home of Harry and Peg Bradley, who purchased the grounds in 1927. Originally
These are images from a home where I recently installed a set of fire tools, as well as a railing. The style of the home decor is “Arts and Crafts”, and the client wanted simple forged accents to match. (To see larger images, simply “click” on the image.) Both the
I just wanted to show you folks how the patina on a bronze railing is coming along. I installed this last year at “Lynden Sculpture Garden” in Milwaukee, WI. Above is how it looks today, below is the way it looked after installing the last panel in August of 2010.
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
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,
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