Shutter Hardware - Tie Backs
Shutter Tie Backs, or shutter dogs, are your chance to duplicate the historic appearance or add your own artistic touch to each window. They are the most visible piece of hardware; take your time on this selection. It is what will catch the eye first and we want you to enjoy the finished project.
We enjoy making them too. They are where our blacksmiths truly show their artistry. We also offer a selection of contemporary and cast tie backs. All of our tie backs have the same high quality epoxy dip and powder coat finish.
While they are not really Tie Backs, our hand forged hooks perform the same function and can be considered as an alternative. They hold the shutter in position and are easily engaged and disengaged. Hooks mount either with large “U” shaped staples or optional stainless screw in eyes.
Hand Forged Tie Backs
| #801 English Rattail (ca 1730-present) |
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The “English Rattail” shutter Tie Back is an interpretation of the most common tieback in the Colonial cities. It is a combination of different elements from the best early examples. It has been used on quite a few national park service projects. Hand hammered from a 1” x ¼” bar and a very three dimensional example of nice forge work.
Item: 801
Size: 6 ½” h x 1 ½” w
Price: 45.00 |
| #802 Soldier (ca 1730 ~ 1860) |
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The “Soldier” is another pattern with roots in Colonial America. We feel the name came from one of C. S. Forester’s novels wherein Captain Horatio Hornblower was pacing the streets of early 19th century London and noticed the shutter Tie Backs “lined like a row of soldiers down the street”. This pattern is more commonly observed in the southern states; you see more of them south of the Mason-Dixon than north.
Item: 802
Size: 7” h x 1 ½” w
Price: 35.00 |
| #803 Salem (ca 1740) |
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The “Salem” is very typical of the work of early local smiths. This piece was inspired by a sample from Salem, MA; the home dated 1740. The original was dainty in size – a reflection of the cost of early iron.
Item: 803
Size: 4 ½” h x 1 ¼” w
Price: 33.00 |
| #804 Beacon Hill™ (ca 1800-1900) |
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The “Beacon Hill” takes its name from its home. This is about the only original Tie Back seen on Beacon Hill in Boston. This Tie Back must have found its way on New England coastal trading vessels and spread along the Atlantic seaboard.
Item: 804
Size: 7” h x 1 ¼” w
Price: 30.00 |
| #805 Belmont (ca 1990-present) |
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This may look like a 200 year old design, but it isn’t. It is a combination of some early elements to give this piece the width and visual bulk to balance with the size of larger shutters. This is a nice forged piece with strong shadow lines and hammer texture, it has a European feel. Available in various sizes, mild or stainless steel, straight or offset.
| Item |
Size |
Paint |
805 |
7” h x 2 ½” w |
40.00 |
805/L |
9” h x 3 ½” w |
45.00 |
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| # 806 Mr Streeter’s (ca 1730-1780) |
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This was blacksmith Donald Streeter’s favorite Tie Back pattern. In his catalogue he identified this piece as English in origin.
Item: 806
Size: 5 ½” h x 2 ½” w
Price: 42.00 |
| #808 Fort Mifflin (ca 1774-1782) |
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A rather poorly done copy of the English Rattail excavated at the revolutionary Fort Mifflin on the Delaware River near Philadelphia. At first this design was not intended for duplication until we thought about its possible origins. To a blacksmith, it has an awkward form was probably the result of typical novice mistakes. Our theory is that some rebel soldier had spent a lot of time at the fire forging this hardware. Maybe to teach himself a trade in his idle hours, maybe to keep back the damp river chill; but certainly to contribute what he could to strengthen the fort and the cause.
With such a great “story” to share how could we not make these. Five dollars a pair sold will be donated to the Fort Mifflin Association (a non-profit group).
Item: 810
Size: 6 ½” h x 1 ¼” w
Price: 52.00 |
Custom Forged
We can provide Tie Backs to match something on your house or any Tie Back you have seen and want. We can also enlarge any of the standard designs for large shutters. Send us your originals, work from your drawings, or help you come up with custom Tie Backs unique to your home alone.
Offset Tie Backs
When there’s no space at bottom of the shutter has to mount Tie Backs, they can be “offset” and positioned at the side of the shutter. This is the case when second story shutters are positioned immediately above a pent roof or when doors are fitted with shutters that come down close to a porch deck.
Another reason for “offset” Tie Backs is to move it to the center of the shutter. In conditions with high or gusting winds – especially with oversized shutters - tremendous leverage can be exerted on the bottom mounted Tie Backs. The full height of the shutter acts as a lever against the mounting point at the bottom, amplifying the force of the wind. Move the Tie Back near the mid-point of the height of the shutter and the leverage factor is eliminated.
| #801-O English Rattail (ca 1730-present) |
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“English Rattail” Offset. Our offset is unique in that we decided to just roll the tail to the side rather than the front. It’s a simple and inexpensive solution that works. The edge of the rattail protrudes beyond the width of the body and holds the shutter from the edge.
Item: 801/O
Size: 6 ½” h x 3” w
Price: 50.00 |
| #804-O Beacon Hill (ca 1800-1900) |
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Start with a regular “Beacon Hill”™, hammer the tail over to 90˚ and it's offset. There’s still enough weight in the bottom of the Tie Back to maintain the proper balance, but the “head” of the Tie Back reaches across the shutter stile.
Item: 804/O
Size: 4” h x 2 ½” w
Price: 40.00 |
#850-O Belmont (1993-present) |
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This is made from scratch as an offset. It retains the same visual presence and forged character as the normal 850, with larger sizes for larger shutters. The large offset Belmont Tie Backs were first created for the 15’ tall shutters on Ben Afleck’s “romantic Georgia hide-away”.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
850/O |
5” h x 4” w |
42.00 |
850/OL |
7” h x 5” w |
50.00 |
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| # 809-O Savannah Gem (ca 1740-1820) |
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This is one of the few Tie Backs that was designed exclusively as an offset. It’s a rather elegant piece with flowing lines and some nice forged detail. We believe it was offset just to put it up into your line of sight. We observed the originals on a corner home in Charleston – but we like the name Savannah!
Item: 809/O
Size: 6 ½” h x 4” w
Price: 56.00 |
Contemporary Patterns
These patterns are either representative of Tie Backs made through the 20th century or originals that we’ve designed. We offer quite a few examples of machine cut, two-dimensional, plate Tie Backs. Ask about other “S” patterns, we’ve done quite a few to match no-longer-made patterns from the past 50 years. We also have three dimensional forged pieces that aren’t colonial. Many of our contemporary patterns are available in stainless steel.
| #855 Floral “S” (ca 1996-present) |
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You don’t see many forged “S” Tie Backs because they’re tough to make at the anvil. Cookie-cut “S” Tie Backs came into being around the 1920’s and are still very popular. We took this profile and added a Pennsylvania German stylized tulip as the terminations of the “S”. We cut this piece from 1/8” plate in mild or stainless steel.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
855 |
7” h x 2 ½” w |
20.00 |
855/L |
9” h x 3 ½” w |
32.00 |
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| #858 Plain “S” (ca 1920-present) |
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This piece is typical of the stamped “S” Tie Backs of the early/mid/late 1900’s. It’s plain, mild steel, and the least expensive Tie Back we make.
Item: 858
Size: 7” h x 3” w
Price: 18.00
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| #861-SS Doodle (2001-present) |
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“Doodle” is short hand for dancing dolphin – it’s standing on its tail. We thought it would be fun to use functional shutter Tie Backs to “stencil” the front of a shore house with local creatures, thus the dolphins and seahorse. The doodle rests in the vertical position, looks like it’s standing on its tail and jumping up onto the bottom of the shutter.
Item: 861/SS
Size: 7” h x 4 ½” w
Price: 30.00 |
| #862-SS Doffle (2001-present) |
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But wait….. the “Doffle” is the flying dolphin. This Tie Back rests horizontally so you can position the dolphin along the vertical edge of your shutter. Its back is arched and either the nose or the tail can be used to hold the shutter open.
Why two dolphin tie backs? You can have one doffle jumping up onto one side of the window, one doodle with it’s tail 1/3 of the way up the adjacent shutter like it’s jumping off. Have some fun with your beach house!
Item: 862
Size: 5” h x 7” w
Price: $30.00 |
| #860-SS Seahorse (2001-present) |
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Another Tie Back made for the coastal communities.
Add a unique touch to your beach house.
Item: 860
Size: 7” h x 3 ½” w
Price: $31.50 |
Tie Back Mounts
All Tie Backs have a lag mount kit included. This is the most common mounting method. Like the hinges, there are always different situations and we have a variety of mounting hardware to fit your needs.
#XXX Lag Mount
The 4” lag kit is the most common method and works in a variety of situations. If a longer bolt is needed request the xxz 6” bolt kit. The 4” is standard with all tie backs.
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Size |
Price |
xxx |
4” x 3/8” Bolt |
5.00(N/C with tie back) |
xxz |
6” x 3/8” Bolt |
5.00(N/C with tie back) |
#820 Traditional Sill Mount
Sill Mounts attach to the window sill and hold the Tie Back at the bottom of the shutter. Be careful when ordering, if you don’t have 4-6” thick sills the radius raises the Tie Back above a functional point at the bottom of the shutter.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
820 |
3” h x 16” w |
22.00(17.00with tie back) |
#821 Contemporary Sill Mount
This straight sill mounts fits most contemporary sill thicknesses and eliminates the need to install lag screws into masonry. It is also an attractive option which eliminates the need to find a stud on frame construction and avoids breaching the integrity of the siding.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
821 |
1” h x 16” w |
20.00(15.00 with tie back) |
821/SS |
1” h x 16” w |
25.00(20.00 with tie back) |
#822 Plate Mount
Common on early clapboard construction. The plate mounts are set to hold the Tie Backs our standard 1 ¾” away from the face of the home.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
822 |
2” h x 2” w |
16.00(11.00 with tie back) |
#826 Drive Mount
This is the most original mount. Many early Tie Backs were fitted with this mounting. The Tie Back and mount were forged and riveted together, they came as a single unit. The 6” long spike was typically laid into the masonry during construction.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
826 |
¼” x ½” x 6” |
24.00(19.00 with tie back) |
#825 Dummy Mount
If you have non-functional shutters attached to the building, the dummy mount allows you to install Tie Backs without touching the exterior of the home. Screw the mount into the bottom of the shutter and the Tie Back is pinned to the dummy mount with a nylon fastener.
| Item |
Size |
Price |
825 |
¾” x 2” |
24.00(N/C with tie back) |
Cast Tie Backs
These cast tie backs are an affordable imported alternative. These have a different size mounting hole and have their own unique post or lag mount kits.
Flower
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| Item |
Mount |
Size |
Price |
88-252 |
Lag |
4 ½” |
$25 |
88-202 |
Post |
4 ½” |
$30 |
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Grape
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| Item |
Mount |
Size |
Price |
88-250 |
Lag |
6 ¼” |
$27 |
88-200 |
Post |
6 ¼” |
$32 |
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Shell
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| Item |
Mount |
Size |
Price |
88-251 |
Lag |
5 ¼” |
$27 |
88-201 |
Post |
5 ¼” |
$32 |
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Hooks
| Item |
Size |
Price |
603-12 |
12” |
25.00 |
603-14 |
14” |
27.00 |
603-16 |
16” |
30.00 |
603-18 |
18” |
32.00 |
603-24 |
24” |
35.00 |
603-01 |
Stainless Screw in Eye |
2.00 ea |
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