Darren Ainsworth • March 28, 2014
Over the past few years ive been studying a new facet of the blacksmiths craft which is locksmithing , the majority of the work is performed at vise and bench using filing, sawing and chiseling . The keys and lock parts are hot forged firstly and then file fitted for smooth operation, lockmaking requires attention to detail and time , but the end result is very rewarding, when for the first time you turn the key around the wards,it lifts the tumbler and throws the bolt, much like the action of a gun.
The animal head keys were made to fit an existing 3 lever cupboard lock, where as the lock at the bottom was made to fit into a wood surround on an oak door, much like the ones you see on the church door.
