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A Suffolk Style latch

This is one of the first Suffolk style latches we made. It is used every day on one of Molly’s shop doors. You can see where Sootypaws comes from by the dirty finger smudges on the door around the latch.

This latch has a bean style cusp.

On the other side of the door is the bar, keeper and catch. The thumber tail raises the bar when the thumber is depressed. The keeper restricts the bar’s motion. If the thumber is pressed down enough, the bar will lift out of the catch and one can open the door.

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Making a Latch
is a description, with photos, of the steps we go through to make a Suffolk Latch.

Making a Hinge
is a description, like Making a Latch, that shows the steps we go through to make a Butterfly Hinge.

Making a Grip
shows the process for making a Cabinet Grip.

Blacksmith's Blog Posts
collects posts we created for the Horton Brasses blog in 2010 and 2011. There's information about the shop, what we make and how we make it, including links to two videos.

Tools of the Trade
shows some of the tools in Molly’s blacksmith shop.

Making a Living
describes how we became blacksmiths.

Glossary of Blacksmithing Terms
is linked to various words that are not commonly known by non-smiths throughout this section of the site.