XXXI
DOOR KNOCKERS, PLATES, ETC.
DOOR KNOCKER
Sketches given here show two different designs of door knockers. In the first design the knocker itself is made of round iron and twisted to form part of the design. It is made of very heavy stock.
Door knocker
Stock: Escutcheon plate: 1 × 1⁄4 in. flat iron. Bolt: 3⁄4 × 1⁄2 in. iron. Knocker: 1⁄4 × 1 × 4 ins. long. Directions: Take the piece of metal intended for the escutcheon plate and thin the ends out according to the dimensions of the drawing. Draw out the end of the 3⁄8 × 1⁄2 in. piece until it is 3⁄8 in. in diameter and 2 ins. long. The thickness of the door must determine the length of this bolt. Since the door knocker fastens on to the door, the bolt should go through and fasten on the inside with a washer and nut. The other end of the bolt is rounded to the dimensions given and a 1⁄4-in. hole is drilled through the centre.
Knocker: Taper the 1⁄4 × 1 × 4 in. piece of iron down as shown in sketch, retaining the thickness, 1⁄4 in., throughout the whole length. The two small pins on the end of the knocker are now made 1⁄4 in. in diameter and 1⁄4 in. long. This whole piece is bent into shape, the pins touching and the sides filed parallel to fit the bolt. When it is fastened into the bolt it should fit up snug and close.
Ball for end of knocker: Take a piece of 5⁄8-in. round iron any length. Fuller in as shown by the sketch. Rivet this to the centre of the knocker, the pin on the end of the ball projecting far enough through to make a rather large rivet head on the other side. The rivet head acts as a knocker. The bolt is pushed through the escutcheon plate, then the knocker is ready to be placed on the door. Sometimes these balls are made long enough to go through the door and fasten in the same way as the bolt.