Shutter Hardware - Hand Forged Strap Hinges

These are the premier hinges of our product line. They are forged by blacksmiths in Pennsylvania that have specialized in shutter hardware for decades. Made from 3/16” thick material to make a bold appearance and to assure they won’t fail to securely hang heavy shutters over time. The finish is not historic; all hand made hinges and pintles get an epoxy dip/powder coat finish that is the best finish available in shutter hardware.

All hinges have ½” diameter barrels to mate with our hand made pintles. They are designed with quite a bit of room between the pintle pin and the hinge barrel, but it is intentional. It allows a bit of play to make the installation easier, and provides clearance for moisture to drain so they cannot rust together.

Standard lengths are 10 to 16 inches, in 2 inch increments; Standard width is 1½  or 2 inch.  Offsets are 0 to 3 inches in one inch increments.

Our part numbers make ordering the correct part easy. See our part number decoder for all the information you need to order the correct size for your project. Or just call us. We will work with you to make sure the correct pieces are ordered. 

Strap hinges and pintles are priced separately to allow you to combine those elements that will best work in your installation situation. All quantities are in pairs, so you need 2 set of hinges and pintles per window.

Tapered Strap

The 700 series is also called a tapered strap. The form of the hinge is cut from a 3/16” thick steel bar using custom made dies. The finished product has the general form of typical early strap hinges.

Hammered Strap

The 701 or hammered strap hinges are representative of the best early hand forged hardware. They are made by starting with a custom die cut blank. Then a hand-forged bevel is hammered along the length of the hinge. The bevel spreads the width of the hinge slightly and accentuates the un-straightness of the hinge. Finally the end is “beaned” or flattened and widened by heating and hammering. You may ask "why the bevel on the early hinges." The most likely answers are:

• The same reason as they hand-beaded the edges of interior beams. It creates shadow lines. The shadow lines give three dimensionality and pull your eye to the added care and detail of the original craftsman.
• It allowed the early smith to make a longer hinge with the same amount of material, which was expensive.

Tapered Beaned Strap

The hinge blanks are formed the same way. They start with the 700 blank but hand forge the end only.Since these are forged by hand, you can have a heart or exaggerated lima-bean shape to the end of the hinge as an optional detail.

Storm Strap

The 705 “Storm Strap” is an inexpensive but perfectly functional shutter hinge. It’s just a straight steel bar but hand made to function as a strap hinge. If you want the functional look but never plan to close the shutters this is a cost efficient choice because the hinges are hidden behind the open shutter anyway. If you like the shape but want something special we can also hand forge the edges to look like a 701.

Notched Option

Right Side

These are made with the same hinge “blanks” but notch the end. A pin is welded into the hinge barrel which mates with the female pintle. This results in a very nice installation where the hinge and pintle are of the same width - eliminating the need for room below the bottom hinge and the window sill for pintle mounting. This type of hinge and pintle were first seen in the early 1800's, but they became universally popular shortly after the civil war through the early 1900’s.

The notched hinges have an attached 1/2" diameter pin that mates with most of the original pintles. In any event, they're a very nice option that's easy to install - one of our favorite approaches. This design makes installation on a brick faced structure easier also. Available as an option on any of our strap hinge styles.

NOTE: This design creates unique hinges for the left and right side of the opening. Both hinge and pintle must have a side designated when ordering. Offset for the hinge and pintle is always zero on these products.

Custom Strap

What do you have in mind?

• Need to duplicate an existing hinge?
• Special length, width or offset?
• Different barrel diameter?
• Hinges that are visible with the shutter open?
• Unique end shape?

Call us and share your ideas.  The only thing better than a new challenge is a satisfied customer. 

Shutter Hardware - Hand Forged Pintles

The other half of the best we have to offer.  Pintles attach to the structure and provide the pivot for the hinges. All of the hand made pintles are fitted with 1/2” diameter pins that mate with our hand made hinges. Every window situation can be unique so we offer a wide range of mounting styles and offsets.

Our goal is to provide hardware that is easy to install. Pintles matched to your construction save time and money.  Selecting a pintle which works easily with the structure is a major consideration in planning any shutter installation.

Please call us early in the process – we can save you time, money, and aggravation with a little up-front input.

Our part numbers make ordering the correct part easy.  See our part number decoder for all the information you need to order the correct size for your project.  Or just call us.  We will work with you to make sure the correct pieces are ordered. 

Strap hinges and pintles are priced separately to allow you to combine those elements that will best work in your installation situation.  All quantities are in pairs, so you need 2 set of hinges and pintles per window.

Drive Pintles

A metal bar wrapped around a pin, welded and forged to a really big nail. Offered in two styles according to application.

300 Timber Drive

The earliest pintles were designed to be hammered into heavy hewn timber
frame construction. They’re really strong and absolutely original in appearance, but they take a lot of wood to handle them. Not recommended for anything less than a 4x4 and even that may be subject to splitting.

301 Frame Drive

Same 1/2” pintle pin as the 300 pintle, but with less meat in the drive body. It’s suitable for lighter frame construction but a bit tricky to install and only suggested if you really want the look of the originals.

Plate Mount Pintles

These are the most popular styles and come in different plate configurations to meet your specific application.  Offsets are 1,2,3 inch, measured from the mounting surface to the center of the pin.  Other offsets are available as custom order.

302	303	304

302 Standard Plate

The rectangular plate is probably the most commonly used pintle with strap and other hinge forms.  The plate is 1-1/2” wide by 3-3/4” tall for a 1-1/2” width hinge. Add 1/2” to the height for a 2” wide hinge.

303 Standard Plate

Many installations don’t have sufficient wood on the casing to accept the traditional 1-1/2” width of the plate pintle.  We make this narrow variant that’s only 1” wide by 4” tall. This pintle often fits narrow casings and custom moldings without touching the millwork.  It is also used when the pintle will fasten into masonry - the two fasteners require far less drilling and installation time than four.

304 Offset Narrow

This is a specialty pintle that is designed to allow the hinge pin to sit off-center relative to the pintle plate.  It is useful where a narrow section of casing is available to mount the pintle, but the shutters need to swing on an axis other than the mid-point of the casing.

Special Application Pintles

Designs you will appreciate when there is something special about the construction of the building or opening.  A blacksmith has many hammers, we have many pintles for the same reason.  Each one makes a specific situation easier.

305 Jamb Leaf	306 Lag

305 Jamb Leaf

This pintle is designed to mortise into a door jamb or window pocket to provide a nearly flush pin position.  It offers is a very clean looking installation. The mount plate is countersunk on both sides to make installation easier.

306 Lag

These pintles have a minimal visual appearance when installed which looks quite similar to the original drive pintles.  We make these pintles in a 4 and 6” screw length so you can adjust the pintle offset on site.  We recommend drilling a 1/2 ” diameter hole in wood or masonry, coating the threads with an appropriate adhesive, then tapping the pintle into the desired depth.

Pintles for Notched Hinges

Notched hinges have the pin attached, so the pintle has the barrel normally on the hinge.  Because of this they require special pintles.

307 Notched Female	309 Female T

307 Notched Female

This pintle is designed to mate with our notched male hinges.  This is a great choice for masonry installations, particularly where the window sits four or more inches inside of the face of the structure. It’s easy to install, and can be configured so that the shutter lays nearly flat against the building with the pintle plate hidden behind the open shutter.

309 Female T

This is a fairly new design of pintle to allow female hinges to be installed on narrow flush casings.   It’s nice because it doesn’t require a large mounting surface to accept the width of the 307 and it’s not right or left hand specific.  It also works as a hinge on small shutters not having a rail or for a mortised edge mount.

Shutter Hardware - Decoder

Why bore you with our numbering minutiae?  We offer a variety of styles, lengths and offsets to make sure every shutter works.  This numbering system helps you order the correct parts.  We are always there to help, and sometimes it is easier if we both speak the same “language.” (A printable version is available upon request)

Strap Hinge Decoder
Style-Width-Length-Offset
(700-N-12-0)

Style
The first three digits identify the design of the hinge
700  Tapered Strap
701  Tapered Strap with beveled edges and beaned end
702  Tapered Strap with beaned end
705  Storm Strap

Width

Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”

NOTE: When ordering pintles the pin height must match the hinge width.

Other widths are available as custom order

Length
Length is the amount of hinge in contact with the shutter.         
Length is measured differently depending on if the hinge has an offset

For 0” offset hinges we allow 1 ½” clearance from the center of the barrel to clear the pintle mounting plate.

0 offset hinge

For hinges with an offset the length measurement begins after the bend.

Hinge with offset

End treatment
This only applies to hinges with 0” offset.  The barrel is replaced with a pin, requiring a notch for clearance, hence the name “Notched”.  Now the hinge is the male part and the pintle the female.  This style requires a unique pintle and is specific to a side of the window.  The side specified is always looking at the window from the outside of the house.

Now the part number looks like this

Style-Width-Length-N(Side)
(700-N-12-NR)

Pintle Decoder
The part numbers for pintles are unique according to their design, so the decoders are different

Drive and Lag
(300,301,306)

Style-Width-Length
(for example 300-N-4)

Style
The first three digits identify the design of the pintel
300 Frame Drive
301 Timber Drive
306 Lag Screw

Width

Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”

NOTE: When ordering pintles the pin height must match the hinge width.

Length

                Length is the dimension of the drive or screw .             

Plate and Leaf
(302,303,304,305)

Style-Width-Offset-Side
(for example 302-N-1)

Style
The first three digits identify the design of the pintel
302 Plate
303 Narrow Plate
304 Offset Plate
305 Jamb

Width

Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”

Note: When ordering pintles the pin height must match the hinge width.

Offset

Offset is the dimension from the mounting surface of the plate to the center of the pin.  On a 305 Jamb it is the dimension from the closest edge of the mounting plate to the center of the pin.       

Note: The 304 is also left and right hand, so a L or R should be specified at the end of the part number

Female Pintles
(307,309)

Style-Width-Side
(for example 307-N-R)

Style
The first three digits identify the design of the pintel
307 Forged Female
309 Tee

Width

Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”

Side
The 307 is specific to a side of the window, so L or R should be specified

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