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Architectural blacksmith Glenn Gilmore forges ahead

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Gilmore in his studio strikes while the iron is hot. Photo by Tommy McNabbThis expressive and pictorial railing was commissioned for the corporate headquarters of a major foundation in Atlanta, Ga. The design elements include squirrels, fox, birds, rabbits, a person reading a book, oak trees and flowers all individually hand forged and designed to relate to the clients’ interests. Photo by Tommy McNabbThis fireplace screen for the Two Feathers Ranch was designed to incorporate the ranch logo with unique hand forged copper feathers, forged steel arrowheads and a southwest Native American pattern for the frame. Photo by Tommy McNabb
This impressive hall table aptly named, Aspen Solace, features a hand formed copper top with a raised ridge design and a steel border band of hand forged aspen leaves and branches set off by a bark texture background. Photo by Tommy McNabbThe Fleur-de-lis fireplace door in this Vail Valley residence features one of the clients’ two dogs formed from sheet copper using repousse, an ancient metalsmithing technique, where many small tools and hammer blows are used to bring the image to life. Photo By: Kelly Gorham
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