Squashed Ducks & Steel
I like complex, interesting, and historically important food. You might call me a foodie. You might also be wondering what that has to do...
Saving Snapped Statues
Hello Progressive Bronze blog readers! It’s been some time since the last update, but we’ve been keeping busy. In this post I’m going to...
Revitalizing Treasured Family Heirlooms: Menorahs
I know what you’re thinking. A holiday post? In retort, I will say that December is a bad time to start thinking about having your...
Third Place Prize - A Bunch of Pennies
Sometimes… or actually quite often, I find cool/fun/hilarious things on the internet. Only vary rarely, however, do they have anything to...
Putting the Cherry back in Chariot
At Progressive Bronze, we have a lot of capabilities, and a lot of experience dealing with unique jobs. That is why we don’t like to say...
Custom Manufacturing Roundup
Happy almost Thanksgiving, everyone! In this post, I’d like to highlight some of Progressive Bronze’s custom manufacturing projects and...
Patinas & The March of Time
Previously, we featured a custom curtain rod job which was left unlacquered, so it would patina over time. Well, we had a couple of...
Eyes on the Prize(s)
We recently had the opportunity to refinish a number of sports trophies from St. Viator, a nearby Catholic school. There is some serious...
Fixing Up a Fireplace Fender
Here in Chicago, we are preparing for Thanksgiving and hope you are as well. Today I’d like to highlight a fireplace fender we recently...
An Introduction to Alloys Bonus: You keep me alive, copper!
Well, there’s been some copper coming through the shop lately, so I thought I’d give you a primer on pure copper. As we’ve covered...
