Garden Gate

07-09-2009

garden gate

As you can see, I now have all of the pieces cut, formed and welded into place. I still need to permanently attach the copper leaves to the vines, but will hold-off until I decide how I will apply the patinias to the garden gate project. I like the natural rust patina that has formed on one side of the steel that comprises the frog's body, however, the other side is lacking a developed rust patina. I could accelerate the rust process on the other side of the frog's body and hightlight with green...

garden gate

The garden gate ventures outdoors for the first time! At this point I have also submitted a CAD drawing to the client, illustrating potential hinge and latch configurations, which will facilitate a final determination on the garden gate's "handing" or direction of opening.

garden gate

Here, I have mocked-up a proposed hinge arrangement next to a piece of scrap square tubing I had lying around. The tubing represents the post supporting the Pergola. After we sort out the garden gate's "handing" (or direction of swing), I complete the welds.

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