[TheForge] RE: Question...

[Andrew Vida]

 What happened at our short business lunch:

 We met and what I found out was that this will be a LAWYERS' COMMUNITY.
 Not sure if houses or condos or both, but it is a relatively small build,
 meaning high $$.  Also, my associates suspect the developer will want us
 to do the iron design, though this is not yet established.  All we know is
 that they have expressed the desire for a "lawyerly" look.
  The other thing I was told that it may be a shoe-in due to the connection
 between one of my associates and the developer, who runs the show soup to
 nuts (RE, finance, GC, etc.)  If this is so, that would be great, but I
 will believe it when I see signed contracts and a sizable upfront check in
 my hot little hands.
  Not to get ahead of myself, but if this becomes reality, there will have
 to be some changes to their shop.  They are fabricators.  Well equipped 
with ironworkers, hydraulic presses, cold saws, shears, etc. but nothing
 specifically oriented to hot hammer work.  Gas forges and other basics
 will have to be had.  At some point I would like to ask you folks for
 recommendations.  I do recall that wailin' gas forge they had at Asheville
 for the demos of the 300# Chambersburg.  Anyone recall who made them and
 whether they are still in business?
  I have a new question due to the design wrinkle that I've not come up
 against before.  If WE are commissioned to do the design work, how does 
one do a cost estimate?  There's a wailing big difference between $100/ft 
fencing and $1K/foot ornamental ironwork.  We run into a chicken-or-the-egg 
situation here.

 While I can think of several ways this might be done, I consider deciding
 this by myself to be as wise as being my own lawyer or brain surgeon, so
 I would solicit your help on this when the time comes.
  If this turns out to be half as good as it sounds, it should be a very
 cool
 project.
  -Andy