Metal products made by forging are widely used in the modern world. They decorate country cottages, ennoble the landscape, decorate parks, and also use them in creating interiors, bringing sophistication and nobility to the room. The forged elements included in the product, thanks to smooth lines and complex plots, give it grace and aristocracy.
Method of creating forged parts
Blacksmiths make forged elements using a cold forging process, in which the metal is subjected to numerous press pressures. This allows you to bend the product into the desired shape. As a result, finished parts acquire high strength and wear resistance. If necessary, and depending on the complete product, the elements are welded together. This is applicable in the manufacture of gates, railings, fences and other things that have repeating links. When creating particularly complex parts, the method is usedhot forging. In this case, an anvil, fire and hammer are used.
Forging as an ancient art combines centuries-old traditions with modern ways of working with metal. Today, due to the use of stamping and casting of individual elements, the time for creating forged products has been significantly reduced. This, in turn, lowered the cost of the finished product. Forged elements on the market have become much more affordable.
Artistic patterns
Frequently in architecture there is such an element of decoration as a curl. This pattern resembles the shell of a snail or bindweed shoots. It was borrowed by master blacksmiths. Using this ornament, specialists create forged elements of extraordinary beauty. By changing the density and twisting of the curl, as well as the thickness of the line, the finished product acquires a beautiful shape. This pattern has a wide range of applications. It is used in the decoration of fences, window grilles, outdoor benches, garden furniture, stairs, walkways and other products.
Among the myriad of forged elements, one can single out common details: pikes and spears. They often decorate fences, hedges, gates. Handrails as forged elements for stairs are perfectly combined with products made of stone, glass, concrete. Also, forged patterns such as baskets, rings and balls are used as decorations. All ornaments made by the hands of the master can decorate not only large-scale products, but also decorative accessories that make up the interior of the room.
Forged Styles
Ennobling the estate, the owners try to adhere to a certain style that has characteristic features that reflect decorative forged elements. In Romanesque, for example, the main pattern contains curls of various sizes tightly spaced to each other. Symmetrically connected elements fill the entire canvas. They may contain a matching flower in the center.
Gothic ornament has intertwined rods ending in sharp spikes or arrows. Shamrocks, lilies and symbols can be included in the products. Renaissance style is characterized by lightness and airiness. The elements are made of thin metal rods intertwined and reminiscent of mathematical infinity. Here you can also find a braid, pointed leaves and a spiral.
Empire differs from other styles in its conciseness and geometry. The ornaments are dominated by straight lines along with floral elements. Forging specialists can create products in any style. The main thing is that it should correspond to the general architecture of the estate.
Forging inside the house
Forging elements that decorate landscape design products can also be used in the creation of room accessories. Such patterns decorate fireplaces, railings, lamps and hanging chandeliers, flower pots, as well as stands for them. Various forged ornaments made in an artistic manner look original in the interior.
Regardless of the chosen style, the use of forged elements will emphasize the taste of the owner and ennoble the surrounding space.
