University staff and students will renovate a space and help to re-design the interior of an unused storage area in the castle grounds to create a "Heritage in Action" room complete with a public gallery space and animation walk-through to show the 900 year history of the castle. The room will also make use of paintings, hands-on exhibits, interactive displays, models and photographs.
I was lucky enough to get up close and personal with some of the locally made elements going into Farnham Castle. I went down to our university workshop where i saw the making of the handle for the very large doors. I was able to get an insight in to how he developed his designs and ideas to the final product being made at this time.
These prototypes were to test the twisting of the steel for the large door handles that would take the many people walking through the castle everyday. They Needed to be long lasting and robust.
Tight twisted steel pieces using different sizes. Creating different eye catching and interesting effects.
Different finishes were also played around with, including, buffing, painting and glossing the steel.
The door handle is to sit on a thin piece of steel with steel bolts welded on, heated and hammered flat. Giving it an interesting and textured finish.
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