The foundations of our current products are not evolved from new technology. The skills have been around as long as man has been working with metals and wood.

Out in the elements a protective coating is needed to prevent the brass from oxidizing or tarnishing. This is the process that happens when oxygen and atmospheric gasses comes into contact with the surface of the brass.

In normal use your brass door knocker should not require much attention.  It should just hang on your door looking good for many many years to come.
Occasionally a cleaning may be necessary.
Care should be taken if you attempt to clean your brass door knocker. Like the rest of your brass door hardware it will scratch [...]

Over the years I have worked on thousands of brass door knockers. This was the first time I experienced the actual birth of one.

A brass door knocker is not just another accessory on your door. It is part of the image that your house conveys.
When a person approaches the entrance to your home what impression would you like them to have. That of a building or that of a home. It is the accessories that makes the difference. [...]

I have been an engraver for over two decades now. I have worked on many levels, doing work for jewelry stores, operating our own stores and now more recently, on the internet.
I have performed hand engraving, pantograph engraving and computer operated engraving.
I take great pride  in the performance of my trade.
Over the years many objects [...]

The brass door knocker selection offered by Your-Door-Knocker is produced in foundries by the sand casting method. This method involves pouring molten brass into a mold made of sand and letting it cool to form a casting.

Our experience in the foundry making our brass door knocker didn’t start in the foundry at all. As a matter of fact there is a lot of work to be done before the foundry work can even begin. First of all we need something to cast. We call this the pattern.
It seems that our brass [...]

The posts have been scarce lately as I have been spending a good deal of time in the foundry with the development of our latest brass door knocker design.
Two years ago I would have never imagined actually creating our own castings. Until now we have sourced our castings from production foundries many located in [...]

A door knocker needs to be made from a bright yellow brass that casts and polishes well. Not all brasses are alike.