2024 #10 – A Little Wrought Iron
Here we have one of my standard Size #1 (1 & 1/2″ diameter) ball padlocks, this one with with a lightly-etched wrought iron shackle. These days, we take wrought iron to mean any hammered or forged iron or steel material, however, the term “wrought iron” refers to a pre-industrial form of iron that shows a […]
Little Lancaster Lock 2024
Though I had to miss the 2024 Lancaster Lock Show, this wee ball lock from my workshop attended! It has a 1-inch diameter body and laminated steel shackle and is based on a 400-year-old lock in my collection. It was the prize in a raffle to help support this wonderful event, which is the “premier […]
2024 #3
A triangular padlock with “gravity drop” keyhole cover and spring-out laminated (“Damascus”) steel shackle
2024 #2
2024 #1 A larger coffer
A locking coffer in the style of the “Nuremburg Strongboxes” of the 16th and 17th century. While it is not a replica of any particular piece, it has all the salient characteristics of the type – keyhole hidden under the false center hinge, and a lock in the lid with four independent bolts. On this […]
2023 #5
Here we see some photos of a little trefoil padlock, with laminated “(Damascus”) steel shackle, and a trick-opening keyhole cover. It was finished on Bastille day but went back to the spa for extra tender loving care before finding a home.
2023 #4
Terryville Lock
It was a pleasure, as always, to attend the Terryville Lock Show in October 2022 and visit the Lock Museum of America. I made and sold this triangle lock and key, and I came home with some interesting pieces for my study collection.
Pierced Padlocks
Process photos from two small pierced-bodied padlocks I was working on this past spring
’23 Triangle No. 2
Another triangular lock, also inspired by a lock I bought at the 2022 Terryville lock show.