Installed Railing

eligius1427 - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 11:23am

Hi All, just finished installing a railing I've been working on and thought I'd post some picts. The client had wanted a modern design that involved traditional looking elements and this is what I came up with. I also tried a new concept for posts at the front and corner of the larger railing, something a little more interesting and lighter looking than a boxy square tube that was decorated with this or that. I would like to come up with a more interesting way to finish the bottom of the posts, but other than that the technique worked pretty well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. The last pict is a little better view of the staggered pickets.

Rail 1

Rail 2

Rail 3

Rail 4

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Bravo.......great

visitor - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 12:09pm

Bravo.......great design......another beauty, Jake.
bjr

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This is a nice clean design.

marilyn - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 1:15pm

This is a nice clean design. It makes me think of groin vaulting in the old cathedrals.

marilyn

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Thanks Marilyn, I've been

eligius1427 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:37am

Thanks Marilyn, I've been wondering where I'd seen the concept and have gotten a lot of example images on the Sandbox. The last couple were of vaulted ceilings of old churches.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Hi Jake, Frankly, I`m trying

NELSON - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 5:04pm

Hi Jake,
Frankly, I`m trying to see what you could ad to the post, but considering it`s a turning point, that there`s little room left, and considering it looks so original and great, I would leave it as it is. You`re the artist though, and it looks just fine to me. Congratulations. Nelson.

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Thanks Nelson, I may just be

eligius1427 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:39am

Thanks Nelson, I may just be acting too critical. I guess sometimes I work or look at something for so long, every little detail becomes an issue. It's nice to have outside opinions from very talented peers. Keeps me on track.

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Hi Jake, Man, I don't know

Chuck Girard - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 8:03pm

Hi Jake,
Man, I don't know if I could or want to inprove on this design.
I think you acheived what most people don't.
I like the simplicity of the design, very easy on the eyes.
The shape and the series was a great design.
I liked the Corner posts and the begining of the hand Rail.

You know, I'm not big on Railings but after watching your work I have really come to appreciate the talent of your designs.

For me it's about flow and you always seem to Nail that concept.

AWESOME!!

Chuck

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Sometimes an artist is

don johnson - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 8:40pm

Sometimes an artist is hardest on themselves. Any "feature creep" may distract from the oringinal design and increase your costs. In other words, don't add features the customer wont't pay for. Your work looks great and I would be proud to own some of it.

Don

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Wow, what a nice thing to

eligius1427 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:50am

Wow, what a nice thing to hear. Thanks Don. I agree with you about the artist being the toughest critic. Even worse, it's dangerously easy to want to add things to satisfy your own criticism. Like I said above, I'm glad I've got smart talented peers to weigh in and evaluate my work with fresh eyes. Thanks again.

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Thanks Chuck, I think if I

eligius1427 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:43am

Thanks Chuck, I think if I had my choice I'd rather do sculptures all day, but for me the railings pay the bills right now. I find designing them and building them enjoyable. It's dealing with unknown surprises that pop up behind the drywall or in the floor of a remodel job that I can do without, lol.

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Railing design

Nic East - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7:09pm

Perhaps your name should be Gothicus Maximus! Wonderful work; clean symmetrical and with those illusive "Invisible welds".
You should be proud, buddy.

Nic East, Jim Thorpe, PA USA
Creativity begins with a novel thought.

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Thanks Nic, I can be a bit

eligius1427 - Friday, November 7, 2008 - 11:36am

Thanks Nic, I can be a bit of symmetry nut which has its positive and negative side effects. In this case it was a plus. As for the welds, you can kind of blame Janet for that. During my trip to NYC and my wonderful chat with Janet I couldn't help but admire the clean polished welds on her work. I don't think it's necessary on all projects, but with some it's the icing on the cake.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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CLASSY!!!!

PeterG - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 4:49am

CLASSY!!!!

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Thanks Peter Jake

eligius1427 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:43am

Thanks Peter

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Great , as usual

Frank Castiglione - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 6:36am

Hi Jake,
This rail is neat, pleasing to the eye, and balanced well. I wouldn't expect less from you.
Frank

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Thanks Frank, it's a fine

eligius1427 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:46am

Thanks Frank, it's a fine line knowing when to stop adding or taking away elements of a design. With this one, the client helped a lot with her input.

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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great design and exicution

Canaday Designs - Friday, November 7, 2008 - 1:15am

great design and exicution Jake, I like it
Matt

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Thanks Matt. How goes it

eligius1427 - Friday, November 7, 2008 - 11:37am

Thanks Matt. How goes it out in Cali? Any cool projects or toys?

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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wow rail

Jaybird - Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 9:19am

Jake, not much I can say as it has been said already. Very nice job! Tell me about the cap, store bought or fab, I would like to get some. jay

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King Architectural

Rick Crawford - Sunday, November 9, 2008 - 6:48am

I just got some from King Architectural.

www.kingmetals.com

Not just the same as Jake's, but nice too.

SmokyRick

Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge

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Thanks Jay, I got the cap

eligius1427 - Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:37am

Thanks Jay, I got the cap rail at Kings Architectural Metals like Rick did. It's pretty heavy duty, 2-1/4" wide by 5/8" thick with I nice modern profile, roughly 3/8" chamfers on the top two corners. Material came to me pretty clean, but there was a slight bow in one of them, the hard way of course, which I couldn't get out. That was a bit of a bummer for me, but with your big ol' tools you could probably straighten it right out. Also comes in 8' sections which means it can be shipped UPS.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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