Tag Archives: Blacksmith

‘Tijou’ gates in the sun.

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Nick Bates

Late Friday afternoon 9th August 2013 and the sun is still shining. Today was the last ‘hand’ painting day (final coat is hand painted with a brush) and Lee the painter has gone off on holiday. The site is clear … Continue reading →

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Last leaf.

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Nick Bates

  Last leaves made! Well here’s the beginning of the end, the last of all the new leaves have been offered up and painted ready for fitting later this week. The last of the repairs were completed a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Forging.

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Nick Bates

At last we can start thinking about making new components to replace missing Ironwork and repairing damaged originals. This is what we do well… its not that we don’t clean, fix and paint well…. but making stuff is what we … Continue reading →

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