Wrought Iron: Rough and Rusty

A set of hand-forged ironworks. The long strap hinges and nail heads of the door, the window grilles, the balcony railings, and the wall-mounted lamp holders and hooks are all made of black forged iron. The cross-sections are irregular, the surfaces have hammer marks and rust spots, and the joints are hot-forged or riveted, not welded. Their lines are simple, mainly straight rods and simple bends.
Avoid: Using machine-made regular ironworks, adding decorative ironwork with scrolls and flowers, using smooth galvanized and painted surfaces, making the joints obvious modern welds.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組手工鍛打的鐵件。門的長條鉸鏈與釘頭、窗的格柵、陽台的欄杆、牆上的燈架與掛鉤,全部是黑鐵鍛打的;斷面不規則,表面有鎚打的凹凸與鏽斑,接點是熱鍛或鉚接不是焊接。它們的線條簡單,以直桿與簡單的彎折為主。避免:使用機製的規則鐵件、加入捲草與花朵的裝飾鐵藝、使用鍍鋅與噴漆的光滑表面、讓接點是明顯的現代焊道。