$19.00
These elegant letter openers are hand forged and are detailed with a reverse curl on the handle. Each letter opener is finished in a combination of linseed oil, beeswax, and turpentine, which leaves a smooth dark finish on the piece.
These are small letter openers as they measure about 8 inches long. Since each letter opener is handmade, they may vary in size– however this means your piece is guaranteed to be one-of-a-kind.
Forging is the process of heating metal to increase its malleability and then working it in various ways, often with a hammer and anvil. When steel is heated and worked a dark material called scale forms on the surface of the metal. Once the forging is completed, most of the scale is removed through wire brushing the surface. This gives a nice silvery finish, which is sealed with a wax coating.
This item is located at the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner.
4 in stock
Wicks Forge
Pownal, ME
Growing up, Nicholas Wicks Moreau was an artist and a carpenter who loved working with his hands. Nicks great-great grandfather worked on the Statue of Liberty and his great-grandfather was a pioneer in the field of welding. While completing his Master’s degree in Scotland, Nick met a master blacksmith who agreed to take him on as his apprentice. Upon returning to he United States, Nick founded the Wicks Forge in 2013 to carry on the family tradition.
| Weight | .5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 9 × 2 × 1 in |
