Gallant Metalworks
This thirty-two foot long reception desk was designed as the central piece for the lobby of a new downtown construction. The rolling and undulating metal front wraps around a granite and wood desk. All of the panels were formed
by hand and on rollers. There is over a hundred feet of TIG welding in this piece.
Tate Ornamental
This stunning stair showcases an exquisite blend of materials and design elements. Its defining feature is the curved steel structure, which adds a sense of elegance and artistic flair.
Art's Work Unlimited, Inc.
Being accustomed to small forged projects, this stair project was undoubtedly one of the most challenging ones. Entire stair was fabricated in our shop, then cut into three pieces and transported to the job site. Client said it
was spectacular!
Shickel Corporation
The turtle-shaped structure is the rally point for the University of Maryland football team before entering the field of cheering fans! The overall structure measures 21’ tall x 33’ wide and 45’ long.
Junoworks
Return by Ralph Helmick sits at the entrance to Hopewell, Virginia, 20 miles south of Richmond. The 61-foot-tall sign is evocative of scaffolding and was inspired by the industrial mills of Hopewell. The piece is made of more than
a linear mile of 2" stainless steel pipe. The angles of the horizontal pieces are all angled as if they radiate from a single point and the angles of these pieces increase as the piece go up. This resulted in over 1,000 parts
with about half of those unique parts. We designed all of the part files which were used to cut the 2" pipe on a six-axis tube laser. The piece was welded and assembled in our shop and then disassembled and shipped to Hopewell
where we installed it.
Anderson Ironworks
Originally built in 1911. Early 1990’s the pediment and column capitals were removed & scrapped due to deterioration. Wrought Iron was donated in the form of 70 ft of Iron fence which was reforged into shapes required for the
project. 700l/f of bar was reforged. Most restorations have remnants to work from to create new. For this nothing was left, everything had to be designed from photos, which was a challenge.
SO METAL LLC
Homage to the power and majesty of the horse, this piece is (unofficially) the world's largest chess knight. Consisting of nearly 2000 forged 1/2" rivets and over 100 shaped plates, it stands 15 feet tall and 9 feet in diameter.
Weight: approx. 6 tons. Internal lighting allows the portholes and blown-glass eyes to glow at night. Challenges were shaping compound curves in the plate and getting into tight spaces to hot-set all the rivets.
