Description

Bow handle 7″

Our rustic traditional cabinet handle 7-inch black bow handle is cast in heavy wrought iron with a matt black oil finish. These large, vintage simple and solid black handles are really useful around the home and will look great on old kitchen cabinets or antique kitchen drawers, as well as being suitable for traditional cupboard doors.

This traditional cabinet handle measures 18cm in length and has a diameter of 1cm. The maximum depth of the handle at the height of the curve is 3cm.

Our heavy duty cast iron rustic door and cabinet handles are all individually hand forged, and so they are similar but not identical. Each piece is hand finished and given a beeswax coating. All our hand-forged products are carefully aged. Once installed these products will look old and authentic.

Casting

All of this range of old bow handles are hand cast. We have been fortunate in finding a small foundry to cast these handles for us. The foundry consists of artisan founders who are passionate about their work. As important as this is they also have the skill to produce these items for us. The share our ethos for top quality cast iron products

Black Oil

Once the handles have been cast they are hand cleaned and then hand polished. The handles are now dressed with hot black oil. This is a very old way to treat cast iron. The hot oil protects the iron in two ways. Firstly the oil seeps into the tiny pores on the surface of the casting and by doing so creates a film over the surface of the handle. This coating provides an airtight seal over the iron and thus protects it from rusting. The oil also gives the iron a uniform black colour.

When you receive your purchase we will include all the fixing screws you will need to fit the handle.