[TheForge] Hinges (was: Iron Work at U of Pitt)

Tue Feb 11 14:38:00 2003

Thanks George, and all.  I suspected this was how these were accomplished,
but wanted other opinions.  It just seemed like a lot of work to move that
much metal, but then that's what it's all about, isn't it.

Larry

George Dixon wrote:

> The manner in which the hinge material is spread is called 'feathering'.
>  The hinge starts
> as heavy stock.  The 'bosses', or seemingly raised blocks represent
> original thickness.  The hinge strap is forged down, but left
> structurally thick, to carry the door.  The hinge finial is much thinner
> than the strap.  It is the result of feathering the hinge stock. This
> means that the stock on the end of a hinge bar is forged so that it is
> thicker in the center and gets thinner toward the edge.  feathering
> spreads the stock.   The chisel cut work on the finial of the hinge is
> done in metal forged down to near sheet in thinness.
>
> Here are three shots of  hinges I started in January.  It uses the same
> approach.  The stock was 1/2" x 1 1/2" steel.  the end is feathered,
> just past the block.  The chisel-cut layout has been incised.  The
> perimeter of the feathered material will be chiseled off.
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/hinge_blank1.jpg
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/hinge_blank2.jpg
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/hinge_blank3.jpg
>
> Yellin treated metal like clay.
>
> G Dixon
>
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