How to order Custom Items
Discover the making of RWARE Store hardware, custom brass and bronze pieces crafted through timeless techniques and modern design.
01
Pattern & Mould
Each design begins as a hand-carved pattern, pressed into fine casting sand to create a negative impression. This mould is the exact form that the molten metal will take, every surface detail, every edge, preserved.
02
The Pour
Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, is melted at over 900°C and poured slowly into the sand mould. As it cools, it contracts slightly, pulling away from the sand and taking on the precise contours of the pattern. The density achieved in this process cannot be replicated by any other method.
03
Hand Finishing
Once removed from the mould, each casting is hand-filed and sanded to remove any parting lines or surface roughness. This step takes time. It is the step that separates cast hardware from truly fine hardware, and it cannot be automated without losing the character that makes each piece unique.
04
Living Patina
Bronze is left unsealed so it can breathe and age naturally. Over months and years of handling, it develops a patina, a darkening and warming of tone, that gives each piece a distinct and irreplaceable character. No two RWARE pieces will age identically. That is the point.
