Decorative L Brackets & Corner Straps: Sizing Guide
The right size L bracket or corner strap depends on one question first: is it purely decorative, or is it...
Decorative Garage Door Hardware: The Complete Buying Guide
Decorative garage door hardware is a set of surface-mounted pieces, usually faux strap hinges, handles, and clavos or decorative bolts,...
Trunk & Chest Hardware: Clavos and Straps for Refinishing Projects
Trunk & Chest Hardware: Clavos and Straps for Refinishing ProjectsA trunk or chest refinish comes down to four hardware pieces:...
Rustic Cabinet & Furniture Pulls: A Buying Guide
The right pull comes down to two things: the size of what you're opening, and how it fits the rest...
Gate Latch Buying Guide
The right gate latch comes down to three things: which side of the gate you need to open it from,...
T Brackets & T Braces: What They're For and How to Use Them
A T bracket, or T brace, is a T-shaped piece of hardware used to reinforce a joint where one piece...
Slide Bolt Latches: A Complete Buying Guide
A slide bolt latch is a metal bar mounted in a sleeve that slides into a separate catch, or keeper,...
Metal Corner Straps & Protectors: Complete Guide
A metal corner strap, sometimes called a corner protector or corner guard, is a piece of hardware that wraps a...
Rustic Furniture Knobs: Style & Sizing Guide
A rustic furniture knob is a single-point, hand-forged iron knob used on drawers and doors where a full pull isn't...
Mailbox Hardware: Choosing Numbers, Letters & Mounting Hardware
Mailbox and address hardware comes down to three decisions: how big your numbers need to be to actually be readable...
Barn Door Hardware 101: Complete Buying Guide
Barn door hardware, in the decorative sense, means four pieces: strap hinges or faux hinge straps, a handle or pull,...
How to Install Decorative Clavos: Step-by-Step Guide
Installing clavos comes down to four steps: plan your layout, pre-drill a pilot hole slightly smaller than the clavo's shank, set...
Blacksmithing: An Artform, a Culture, and a Piece of the Past
Blacksmithing is the traditional craft of shaping iron and steel by hand using heat, a hammer, and an anvil. It...
Strap Hinges vs. Faux (Dummy) Hinges: What's the Difference
A real strap hinge is a working hinge, it's mounted on a pin and actually holds the weight of a...
Rustic Shelf Brackets: How to Choose the Right Size
The right size for a rustic shelf bracket comes down to two things: how deep your shelf is, and how...
Our Blacksmithing Process
Every piece of hardware we make starts the same way: a bar of raw steel and a blacksmith who knows...
What are Clavos?
Decorative Corner Brackets 101: T-Strap vs. L-Strap vs. Corner Protector
"Corner bracket" sounds like one product, but it actually covers three different pieces of hardware that solve three different problems....
Antique Strap Hinges: A Buying & Installation Guide
If you've ever looked at a plain barn door or a builder-grade gate and felt like something was missing, it's...




