Definition of the Processes Involved in the Production of Hand-Forged Artworks

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTERPRETING HAND-FORGED METALWORK PROJECTS.
Formal characteristics of handcrafted wrought ironwork.
- Physical properties of metals: density, toughness, malleability, ductility, fusibility, elasticity, expansibility, plasticity, weldability, forgeability, brittleness and hardness.
- Mechanical testing of metals: tensile, compression and impact testing.
- Mechanical processes: forging, rolling, drawing, stamping.
- Heat treatments: hardening, annealing and tempering.
Functional aspects and constraints of handcrafted wrought ironwork.
- Organisation of the artistic space: grid composition, mathematical and organic patterns, sequences, articulations, variations and fundamental divisions.
- Use of metal in the applied arts.
Types and historical styles of handcrafted wrought ironwork: bibliographical and iconographical sources.
- Types of handcrafted wrought ironwork: grilles, ornamentation, furniture and accessories.
- Metalwork in prehistory.
- Metalwork in Egypt, Assyria and Persia.
- The development of blacksmithing in Greece and Rome.
- Ironworking on the Iberian Peninsula in ancient times.
- Medieval blacksmithing: ironwork in Visigothic and Arab Spain. The use of iron amongst the Mozarabs and in Christian areas (10th and 11th centuries).
- Romanesque tracery.
- Gothic tracery.
- Renaissance Ironwork: Renaissance-style ironwork.
- Baroque Ironwork: Baroque wrought ironwork.
- Ironwork in the Neoclassical period.
- Ironwork in the 19th and 20th centuries. Modernist and contemporary ironwork.
- New approaches to production and industrialisation.
- Iconography.
- Bibliographical sources.
Methodology for project analysis: factor analysis and decision-making.
TEACHING UNIT 2. GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO THE DRAWING UP OF PLANS FOR HANDCRAFTED IRONWORK.
Graphical representation systems:
- Types.
- Features.
Sketching and drawing techniques.
Standardised representation systems: Drawing up plans.
Computer graphics techniques applied to the production of graphic material: hardware and software.
Manual graphic illustration techniques: techniques and media.
Techniques and procedures for making insoles:
- Materials.
- Media.
TEACHING UNIT 3. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE CREATION OF HANDCRAFTED WROUGHT IRON WORKS.
Iron-based materials: physical and structural properties.
- Steel.
- Other derivatives.
Types of iron-based materials: characteristics and applications in traditional blacksmithing.
- Types of steel and their most common uses in a blacksmith’s workshop.
- Other derivatives and their applications.
Standardised commercial specifications for ferrous materials: sheet metal, sections, tubes and bars.
- Industrial sections and profiles made from iron and special materials.
- Their production, use, maintenance and storage in the workshop.
Fuels: characteristics, storage systems and the supply of gases and coal.
- Coal.
- Gases: oxygen, acetylene, argon, propane and butane.
Electrical power: requirements and workshop conditions.
TRAINING MODULE 2. DRAWING UP THE WORKPLAN AND BUDGET FOR ARTISANAL IRONWORK PROJECTS
TEACHING UNIT 1. TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR DRAWING UP PLANS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HANDCRAFTED IRONWORK.
Specific characteristics of handcrafted wrought ironwork:
- Identification of materials: metal and industrial sections.
- Selection of the production technique.
Criteria for selecting materials, techniques and procedures: forecasting requirements.
Criteria for selecting energy sources and fuels: forecasting and requirements.
Estimating job completion times: phases and timetables.
Computer tools for drawing up plans for handcrafted wrought ironwork.
- Software for searching for information.
- Word processors.
- 3D design software.
Regulations on occupational and environmental risk prevention applicable to the production of handcrafted wrought ironwork: drawing up risk prevention plans.
- The environmental impact of the metal industry. The pollutants it produces.
- Waste disposal and reuse.
- Preventive systems.
- Handling of materials and toxic substances.
Quality, occupational and environmental risks associated with techniques and procedures for drawing up plans for handcrafted wrought ironwork: preventive measures.
TEACHING UNIT 2. TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR PREPARING QUOTATIONS FOR HANDCRAFTED IRONWORK PROJECTS.
Sources of information for drawing up quotations for handcrafted wrought ironwork.
- Bibliography.
- Updated catalogues of materials and price lists.
- The Internet.
- Other quotes.
Techniques for the economic valuation of handcrafted wrought ironwork.
- Cost-based assessment.
- Market value method.
- Adjusted economic pricing method.
- The method of similar goods.
Computer tools for drawing up budgets:
- Spreadsheets.
- Others.
Legal regulations applicable to quotations for bespoke wrought ironwork.
- Social costs.
- Taxes.