[TheForge] Help with hinges

Wed Aug 13 18:35:01 2003

Lynn,
I agree with Larry that you should look at some pictures.  Almost any
book on blacksmithing will show at least a few hinges, and some show
comprehensive treatments of them.  Authors:  Geerlings, Lindsay, Sonn,
Schiffer (?), Kaufman(n), come to mind, and no doubt there are many
others.  

I agree the unwelded hinge, held firm by the first bolt, is a good one
for a beginner to try.  However, you haven't made clear whether you want
this riding on a pintle, or what.  You'll need to decide all that before
anyone can give you much help.

Bruce

>>> [email protected] 08/12/03 09:56PM >>>
I have a book I picked up in a B&N titled "Wrought Iron in 
Architecture,  An Illustrated Survey" by Gerald K. Geerling first 
published in 1929.  It has some excellent examples of hinges in it as 
well as other outstanding iron work.  Many of the works pictured may
not 
exist today considering the wars that have taken place in Europe since

the books publication.  You may get some ideas from it.

Larry

Lynn Emrich wrote:

>Bruce, thanks much for the reply!
>What I would like to have is a simple hinge for a
>heavy gate going into my back yard. It will be
>constructed of pressure treated and 'pecky' cypress.
>Mostly because the doors to my house are the same.
>I looked at all the hinges in the major on line
>sources but nothing struck my fancy. I would just like
>lots of 'curlicues' but nothing like leaves or the
>like.
>I have seen hinges wrapped around the hinge pin so
>that the first bolt is what keeps them together. That
>looks like something I could do.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>Lynn
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