Description
Blacksmith Weathervane
Blacksmith weathervane handcrafted by Chris Clarke who is a traditional blacksmith with over 20 years experience of producing beautiful, high quality ironwork. We can also make the blacksmith making a scroll at his anvil, or a farrier shoeing a horse.
History
Weathervanes have been around for hundreds of years and are a traditional symbol of British countryside life.
Traditionally weathervanes have been mounted on the gable end of a house, garage or other solid structure. More and more people are acquiring these beautiful, as well as useful, items for their home. Therefore we can supply vanes with ridge fittings, roof fixings or with a post fitting so that the vane can sit on a post in the garden, visible to those inside the house.
Choices
We make all sorts of weathervanes from the traditional cockerel, through to birds, animals, occupations, hobbies and vehicles. Alternatively, bring us your photo’s or pictures and we will make a truly unique and bespoke vane for you. If you don’t have a picture but you do have a great idea, talk to us and we will source and design a vane for you. The only limit is your imagination – so far nothing has been impossible!
Manufacture
We balance our weathervanes on knife edges in the making, and they rotate on a free running, single ball bearing. We finish them in a high quality, weatherproof black gloss produced locally in North Yorkshire. Most importantly ,all of this results in a weathervane that will work accurately and trouble free, and last a lifetime.
Sizing
With regards to size, a medium vane measures 21″ (54cm) across the cardinal points and is approximately 25″ (63cm) tall from the wall mounting to the bottom of the motif. This does not include the height of the motif which of course will vary depending on the design. The offset from the wall is 3.5″ (9cm) as standard but we can always make this more or less if needed. Medium is our most popular size.
Fitting
Chris cuts all our weathervanes by hand and they are fully welded, with no flat packs to screw together. The vane comes well packaged in a large box containing 3 pieces – the upright stem, the NSEW and the motif, plus bolts and screws for fitting. We include an instruction sheet in the box which explains the simple procedure to install the vane.
Delivery
Every weathervane we make is hand cut to order, and unique. Due to the nature of the work, from design (if a bespoke or personalised vane) to posting, we ask that you allow approximately 3-4 weeks from confirmation of order. If you are buying for a special occasion and need it by a specific date, we will always do our best to meet this, and sometimes it might be possible to make the vane in less than this time scale. However 3-4 weeks is the standard time to allow. A lot of our work is bespoke to our customers requirements. There is no extra charge for bespoke work, therefore if you have your own ideas or a particular picture or photograph, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Blacksmith Weathervane.
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Read the lovely poem The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow https://poets.org/poem/village-blacksmith
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