Metal Doors

Metal Doors

Darren Ainsworth • April 14, 2018 Sheet iron doors were very popular in the glan valley of carinthia southern Austria, they were made from recycled plowshares which were flattened out and riveted together to make these patch work doors, iron was a very expensive...
Decorative Handrails

Decorative Handrails

Darren Ainsworth • March 5, 2017 Handrails can quite often be dull and municipal looking, but with a little consideration and experimentation a handrail can become a feature to the architecture of the building and not just a safety rail. A well made set of stone steps...
Locks and Keys

Locks and Keys

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...