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Our profession: Certainly, the evolution of our profession allows us to work on contemporary realizations which is exciting. Nonetheless, on this site we wanted to pay homage to the great craftsmen and to their skills which are increasingly becoming scarce. Made by a master artisan, a volute such a simple and delicate element appears to us to be the best expression of quality craftsmens art.. |
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Volute (decorative element tipical of a smiths trade). The volutes quality reflects the smiths mastership.
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Anvil and its tip. Smith hammer Griffon (utensiles which insure the mantainance and care of tools used to forge) |
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First work on a volute. "Noyau" creation (curved part where the volute begins.) |
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Etau ("Vise") Faux rouleau (a matrix prepared in a thinner iron [without the use of heat] which is then used to build the volute. |
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Realizaton of the volute which is build around the faux rouleau utilizing "griffon". |
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Realizaton of the volute on a drawer in eral scale to insure its precision before its final assembly. |
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