Window Handle Made Of Forged Iron

These products have been made for over one hundred years by a family run smithy now in the third generation. For more than 20 years the firm has specialized in making handcrafted iron door and window fittings while keeping abreast of contemporary manufacturing techniques. For instance, the iron blanks are precision cut with a laser using a computer guided lathe and produced in series. The subsequent forging of the parts by hand then proceeds exactly as it did one hundred years ago. It’s the free-form forging by a skilled blacksmith that gives the work its finished look. Form, color and surface texture are determined mainly by the forging temperature. In the process of cooling, the door handles are treated in a specially developed process with a corrosion proof layer which is neither visible nor palpable. For use outdoors the door handle sets can only be used with constant care.

These door handles come from a blacksmith's store that has been run by the third generation of the family for over 100 years. For more than two decades, the company has been dedicated to the handcrafted production of iron door and window fittings - without losing sight of modern manufacturing processes. The basis, for example, is blanks that can be mass-produced with consistent precision using computer-controlled lathes and laser cutting technology. The subsequent forging work, however, is done by hand, as it always has been.

And it is only then, during open-die forging, that the workpieces are perfected by the skilled hand of the experienced blacksmith - both in terms of shape as well as color and surface structure, both of which are significantly influenced by the temperature during forging. Finally, after the door handles have cooled, they are painted in a process specially developed for this purpose, whereby a layer is formed that protects them from corrosion on the inside, but which can neither be seen nor felt. For outdoor use, the door sets can only be used with constant care.