From the shop
Projects with a little more story behind them.
Repairs, rebuilds, historic ironwork, fabrication details and the occasional project where what we found mattered as much as what we built.
Artisan project • Gate repair
When a car hit this driveway gate, sandblasting revealed a bigger problem.
A vehicle impact brought the gate in for repair. Stripping the old finish exposed previous repairs and weak attachment points that also needed to be corrected before the gate went back into service.
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Earlier project • Historic wrought iron
Restoring the wrought-iron railings my great-great-grandfather built.
A multigenerational restoration of true wrought-iron cemetery railings in Lancaster — originally built by my great-great-grandfather and later restored alongside my father.
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Earlier project • Ornamental gate
Building a new gate that belonged beside a historic Charleston home.
A traditional ornamental driveway gate designed and fabricated to fit the character of a historic property rather than fight against it.
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