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The finished latch

This photo shows two latches after receiving their hot finish. The finish is wiped off after they are cool. The latch to the left is a bean style. The latch to the right is the heart style.

Two finished latches are shown after having the final paste wax. The latch on the left is a heart latch for an exterior door, the one on the right for an interior door. The latch on the left doesn’t have a forged slot like the one on the right. Instead a slot is cut through the metal of the cusp. The thumber is held in place in a different fashion.

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Making a Latch
is a description, with photos, of the steps we go through to make a Suffolk Latch.

Making a Hinge
is a description, like Making a Latch, that shows the steps we go through to make a Butterfly Hinge.

Making a Grip
shows the process for making a Cabinet Grip.

Blacksmith's Blog Posts
collects posts we created for the Horton Brasses blog in 2010 and 2011. There's information about the shop, what we make and how we make it, including links to two videos.

Tools of the Trade
shows some of the tools in Molly’s blacksmith shop.

Making a Living
describes how we became blacksmiths.

Glossary of Blacksmithing Terms
is linked to various words that are not commonly known by non-smiths throughout this section of the site.