gates

Rowing the Atlantic

Giusseppe — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:05:05 -0600

I am planning to row the Atlantic solo in 2013.
I want to fund the row myself and use the 3000nm trip to raise money for fresh water wells in countries where the need is desperate.
The only way I can raise the 100k needed for such an adventure is to do what I do best ...make metalwork.

Almost done...

Stephen Fitz-Gerald — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:29:03 -0500

This gate (the first of two)is for one of my neighbors,a wonderful Viet Nam Vet who survived heavy action in the first part of the war (1965).Li

miami gate detail

Giusseppe — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:03:30 -0600

this is a closeup taken a year ago in the snow the day the gates were loaded for their trip to Miami

miami gates up at last

Giusseppe — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:43:07 -0600

The site is finally safe enough to hang these gates that were made over a year ago .....same house as the stairs etc.
As far as the column tops go, I am planning to make scaled down shapes similar t

Bending channel

Daniel Mazur — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:14:05 -0500

I need some advice on forming channel. Hawke Industries claims that thier tube bender can form channel for gate arches and I'm wondering if it's possible. I'm looking to purchace a tool that does this and with what I consider as a full search on this matter I only seem to have found this one tool. I've formed channel in the past on an old power roll former at my last iron works job and it was a pain because the channels would collapse. So I would roll so far and with a couple tools I made would work the legs and web as straight as I could and then repeat the process. Has anyone had any experience with this Hawke Tube Bender.

gates being hung

Giusseppe — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:43:20 -0500

Some fun gates that play with an arch ...part of the Miami project.

Eye of Horus Gate

Stephen Fitz-Gerald — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:49:59 -0500

This is a newly finished commissioned gate for one the gardens of some dear friends.
It forms a protective amulet for their bees,and the other butterflies and hummingbirds that are attracted to their strategic plantings.

Eye of Horus Gate

Stephen Fitz-Gerald — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:49:31 -0500

Nothing high brow here just a (large)garden gate made from scrap in my studio.

finishing Miami at last

Giusseppe — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:46:48 -0600

On my way back from Miami ....fixed all the boundary railings and tested a gate in place ...next visit for the stairs and lights

handle detail

enchanted iron — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:58:11 -0500