1,200+ projects · 54 years · One shop

The work.

A selection of the last decade. We don't post every job — historic homes deserve privacy — but a fair sample of what we do, from the small brackets to the long courtyard runs.

Stair railing
Railing · Dilworth
Lyle House Stair
Garden gate
Gate · Eastover
Magnolia Gate
Fireplace surround
Hearth · Myers Park
Queens Road Hearth
Forged hardware
Hardware · NoDa
Strap Hinges
Driveway gate
Gate · Plaza Midwood
Truesdell Drive
Window guards
Restoration · Fourth Ward
Window Guards, c. 1901
Forge work in progress
In Progress · The Shop
Dilworth Stair, #2604
Iron balcony
Balcony · Cherry
Hawthorne Balcony
Sign bracket
Hardware · NoDa
Bookshop Bracket
Queens Road Hearth
Featured project · Myers Park · 2025

Queens Road Hearth.

A riveted-plate fireplace surround for a 1923 Tudor on Queens Road West. The client wanted something that looked like it had always been there — and would still be there when their grandchildren sold the house.

We worked from the original 1920s archival drawings for similar Tudor homes, hand-cut each plate, and hot-riveted the joints rather than welding. The patina was applied with linseed oil and beeswax, then heated to a soft black.

Eleven weeks in the shop, three days on site. The mantel itself is reclaimed heart pine from the property's original carriage house.

Material
Mild Steel
Finish
Oiled Black
Hours
240+
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