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From: Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere>
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Subject: Re: 1/4 mile of one inch wrought  iron
Date: 24 Aug 2024 20:46:28 -0300
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JAB <here@is.invalid> writes:

> On another note, "According to vintage VW blogger Old Bug. Rafael
> Esparza Prieto, a Mexican blacksmith, built the original iron Beetle
> using a real car as a mould, shaping intricate iron patterns."
> 
> PIC
> https://rmsothebys.com/media/Blog/2019/09%20-%20September/Sept4_TG19MildtoWild/115544/1970-volkswagen-beetle-casa-linda-lace-by-rafael-esparza-prieto_4.jpg

This one is better:

https://vrbanus.com/

Scrolls are tapered and/or have forged terminals. Some joints are arc welded
but many use traditional banding.  There's an interesting take on
leafwork, not traditional Baroque but effective.


-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada