CASE STUDIES Coldur-A® Tonypandy Cup winner 2014 Contemporary blacksmith Andy Hopper AWCB used Coldur-A®, a proprietary alloy from Columbia Metals, to design a staircase handrail that was awarded the prestigious Tonypandy Cup by the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. Andy was initially approached in 2009 to design a staircase handrail for a property with an original Georgian exterior and a modern interior. The property featured a river running through the estate, which provided the perfect inspiration for the ?nal design. After careful consideration, Andy chose hot forged and polished stainless steel and bronze as the perfect choices of material for his creation, The River Flows. “I speci?cally chose Coldur-A® silicon bronze from Columbia Metals for its outstanding forging properties,” say

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