Rusty Toad Ironworks

Rusty Toad Ironworks Artist Blacksmith

Hot, lazy Texas afternoon in the shop!
05/26/2022

Hot, lazy Texas afternoon in the shop!

This was to be my demo project if the ABANA Conference 2022 had happened. It’s a plant hanger that still needs it’s brac...
05/16/2022

This was to be my demo project if the ABANA Conference 2022 had happened. It’s a plant hanger that still needs it’s bracket and mounting plate. I took it to the Crossroads Forging Conference for show and tell, so thought I’d post some pics now that I’m back home.

Commissioned sunflower at the top of a tendril tripod trellis for a public garden. I don’t usually paint my ironwork, bu...
11/26/2021

Commissioned sunflower at the top of a tendril tripod trellis for a public garden. I don’t usually paint my ironwork, but it needed to stand out against the background and from vines that will eventually grow up it

Just a single flower set with a tenon.
11/26/2021

Just a single flower set with a tenon.

The finished finial flower, colored with dyes from Sculpt Nouveau and clear coated.
11/26/2021

The finished finial flower, colored with dyes from Sculpt Nouveau and clear coated.

Tried a new style of flower to go on top of a 4x4 post and the bottom of our deck steps handrail. Pieces will be riveted...
08/30/2021

Tried a new style of flower to go on top of a 4x4 post and the bottom of our deck steps handrail. Pieces will be riveted, but I drilled through the 3/8” rivet to run a screw down into the wood to hold it on. Would like to add some color for fun, but, we’ll see.

Creating more letters. These are the beginning letters in two full surnames I’m adding to the family plot cemetery grill...
07/21/2021

Creating more letters. These are the beginning letters in two full surnames I’m adding to the family plot cemetery grill I made (with Tom Leining’s frame fabricating help) last year. They are 7” high and need to tie in with the more ornate large R at the top of the grill.

Decided to finish up this gate I started at least six years ago. Joining squiggly things that don’t all lay flat sure re...
02/04/2021

Decided to finish up this gate I started at least six years ago. Joining squiggly things that don’t all lay flat sure requires creativity and patience when you don’t weld your work.

Special hooks ordered for a little girl at Christmas who deserves something special from the blacksmith, since she was N...
12/16/2020

Special hooks ordered for a little girl at Christmas who deserves something special from the blacksmith, since she was Nice and not Naughty! I get to hang onto my coal!

This is a little bit of the wall-mount sun hat rack I just made for a client. It’s 1/4”x4”x6’ with five fern frond hat h...
11/09/2020

This is a little bit of the wall-mount sun hat rack I just made for a client. It’s 1/4”x4”x6’ with five fern frond hat hooks. It’s waxed, but I used a hint of African Bronze Gilder’s Paste on the fronds so they’d stand out a little.

Oh my oh my... Mr Rusty turned out awesome! I can’t wait until he gets here!! Thank you so much Robert Bowers!! He’s abo...
11/04/2020

Oh my oh my... Mr Rusty turned out awesome! I can’t wait until he gets here!! Thank you so much Robert Bowers!! He’s above and beyond!! 💕😃👏🐸

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