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orchid stairs
Giusseppe -
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 3:03pm
Blacksmithing flowers | stainless | stairs You might remember that I was developing a stairway inspired by orchids and leaves ..... here are some progress shots:
Giusseppe  Wow! I'm really impressed
webminster -
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 4:01pm
Wow! I'm really impressed with your approach to making these stairs. I also love the flowing vine-like design. It looks like you used copper throughout the railings? I also like your use of iWeb for the slide show. I noticed you have a .mac account. The slide show is really nice on .mac. I just published an update to my web site using iWeb and am very fond of the ability to move the page formats, images and other things iWeb does. The only thing is that I had to get a different javascript app to make the slideshows look good on sites that are not on .mac. Very impressed with your new metal artwork! Thanks for showing it. » reply  not copper
Giusseppe -
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 7:11pm
all stainless ...... Where to bend next ... www.metalgarden.ca » reply  stainless
City -
Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 7:23pm
Giuesseppe, I thought it was copper as well. Being stainless is that some type of patina you applied or just heat marks? City "Who are you going to believe, me or your eyes?" » reply why stainless
visitor -
Monday, January 22, 2007 - 9:43pm
because I can get almost any finish I want and I never have to worry about degradation.The colours are all oxides. I also combine the metal with hot glass and live plants.... another good reason for using a maintenance free material. I have added a few new pics ... more once the marble is in place .... » reply |
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making orchid stairs
For those of you who dislike working to shop drawings you may be interested to know that the stairs and balcony were almost entirely free form. Each panel has a basic round bar outline which is loose enough that it can be bent to follow changing curves and slopes. This outline is actually two outlines that are slightly out of sync ... thus providing extra lines in the design. All the infill pieces were made loosely to five basic shapes and were threaded into place between the two outer layers on site.
This approach enabled me to sculpt everything to the site and maintain a degree of symmetry without being restrained.
The structure of the stairs was a bit more demanding ... I used a bundle of nine 25 mm box sections and forged and bent them together ..... the result was a light weight yet extremely strong stringer which is attractive enough to be left exposed.
The wooden stairs are the bases for marble treads and risers.
Where to bend next ... www.metalgarden.ca