Vintage Metalwork, Inc. offers the specialized knowledge and coordination of services for appropriate treatment of historic metalwork. Our experience implementing historic preservation standards and our first hand knowledge of traditional metalworking, featuring hot forged iron, insure an effective approach to preservation projects. This same knowledge and experience is carried over to the development of new designs for a variety of applications.

Past custom projects have included the design and fabrication of original gates, railings, signage, tree guards and arbors for the outfitting and adornment of designed landscapes. We believe that close consultation with designers and end users during the entire design process and our ability to provide full scale prototypes of products for review, insures the success of any new custom metal work or rehabilitation project.

Specific Services Offered:

Drawings and specifications for new custom work
Prototype development
Custom ornamental works in metal using period and modern means, methods and materials

Arborists advocate that newly planted trees be allowed to move in the wind in order to build up a strong root stock. A series of prototypes of tree guards have been developed that can not only protect trees from all kinds of aggression in urban environments, but can provide just the type of flexible support that arborists would like to see. This photo shows a tree with a typical rigid staking.	A tree guard can provide a more attractive alternative to staking, providing additional protection from dogs, weed whackers, lawn mowers and tree climbers. This model of tree guard is forged and riveted with cast zinc rosettes. It can be staked to the ground as shown, or bolted to a cast iron tree grate.

The design of the tree guard can be customized for any landscaped context. This more contemporary design includes a lock bar for bicycles. Here again we enjoy working with creative professionals and discriminating clients to provide unique solutions to design problems. An appropriately designed tree guard can encourage bike use while protecting the tree and providing a decorative accent to a designed landscape.

Denise and her favorite tree guard.

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New homes are often sold without railings for the entrance steps. Simple well crafted railings with a touch of hand work can beautify the front of a home while also improving safety.

Handrails can be finished with unique hand forged detail.

This is a one-of-a-kind entrance door knob forged from steel and brass.

Our versatile metal fabrication shop is equipped with traditional and modern tooling and machines.

Some forging in progress.

A variation of the Fleur-de-Lis motif.

The client asked for a Fleur-de-Lis motif , which was hand forged from solid stock and fastened by mortise and tenon to the handrail.

All parts of this custom rail are hand forged, including the hand rail.