This is a gorgeous hinge strap.... and that window grille ain’t too shabby, neither!
The hinge appears to have been cut from a large sheet, not edge welded like some want to believe. That much forge welding on the edge would have been nightmare to accomplish so cleanly, and rather costly.
You can tell that the hinge was made with the door in hand, rather than by some blacksmith far off. Even with detailed blueprints, it would be impossible for someone to line up the bolt holes so perfectly, landing them dead on the center of each board in the door. I’ve seen a lot of people try, but there are always variables you can’t control for, and they always end up out of alignment.
Whoever did this work was a real pro. Classy and elegant, but solid, too.
www.storefrontier.com/store/three-rivers-forge
