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| These are small handcrafted latches and a center window stay. The knob, top photo, and it's matching brother at the other side turn to lock shut. The stay, bottom photo, props open the large top hinged window. |
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| Door latches at my camp were hand wrought by a black smith in Bar Harbor, Maine . |
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| Northeast Harbor, Maine. While photographing this beautifully designed and built garden entry I couldn't help but note the lever/catch. Made of brass and apparently custom, it has a nautical feel while at the same time fits wonderfully with the Japanese inspired gate. And it works seamlessly, I tried. |
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| This is the matching side gate. Here the catch latches on to a brass receiver that has been bent to match the profile of the round gate post. So well thought out. |
Are the top two stays yours? They look as if they still have bark and all. Nice touch. (Though I'm not entirely sure how the second one works....)
ReplyDeleteThe top two photos are at the camp. I made the locks/stay from maple twigs my sister cut several years ago. The bark stayed on, I think, because the twigs were cut in the spring. The locks, top photo, are ripped in half and given a dado to the back side. That dado, when locked, fits into a notch chiseled into the window sill. A half turn and it's unlocked. That stay is simply a way to prop open the window. A stick in the window. A half twig is attached to the bottom of the single large window and the 'stick' part, which is hinged to the attached part, is swung down to rest against the sill, keeping it open. When open it has the same appearance as a Bahama Shutter. The hard part was carving the hinge. I think it took longer to explain than make.
ReplyDeleteI think you'll have to make a YouTube video.... I'm dense.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's my explanation that's coming up short. I'll work on a video.
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