"Sea Scape" Railings Extraordinaire

Extraordinary railings do not just happen. They don't come in a box. You need a designer with vision, you need metal workers with the skills, and a shop with the necessary equipment to tackle any task. Maurice Beane is such a designer with metal working skills and his longtime friendship with Bill Mayers at Virginia Railing and Gates makes for the perfect working partnership. They are both dedicated to producing the best. Bill is amazed and excited with each of Maurice's artistic projects and Maurice is positive that Bill can help him tackle any issues that may arise and Beane enjoys his family like working relationship with the Virginia Railing metal technicians.
Here is your view into the making of this sophisticated art railing by Maurice Beane.

Maurice Beane

From the outset Maurice's hand designed drawings are worked up on CAD by Jared

Jared

Aaron cutting the steel

Frames taking shape

For weeks wire seaweed screens are welded by Nildo and Craig

Each detail is cut, welded and checked against the drawing

Ocean wave patterns are welded into the frames

Seaweed panels are welded into the frames and rails are taking shape

Maurice is famous for his "special" hand applied finishes

So many panels to weld; grind; apply finish, and add sea treasures


Collect sea coral, sea glass, and sea shells and then go to the foundry to make brass replicas

So many colored choices

Placing the art in the seaweed panels

Artist at work

Nildo

It takes at least two people to rotate the rail - this time it's Maurice and Nildo

Grinding off the metal burrs one at a time

Aaron and Brad sanding the rails after the glass is welded in

Install is really going to happen

Maurice and Brad discussing the best procedure for install

A lot of flooring to protect and a lot of stairs to navigate with heavy metal railings

Amazed contractors watch as the rails are unloaded

Flat spaces - the only easy part

Here we go

Only 6 more landings

Bradon and Aaron feeling the weight

Don't look down - open treads - open sides - granite landing pads

Just one more turn - don't make them laugh

Hey down there bring up the padded quilts

Maurice and Aaron are happy it is Brad that has to make the cut

In place and it fit perfectly

Now start back down - six sections to be installed on this day

Time to remove the floor padding and head to the next level

"the touch of the masters hands "with many days before Maurice will say, "done"

Measure and re-measure

It's working and so absolutely delightful to observe

CAD drawings are so helpful and accurate

This room, with these rails, makes me feel like I am swimming in the Florida Keys

Experience the sea

Perfection

Eight more panels to be completed and installed in the next two weeks
The day began at 7 am and now at 12:30 am it is time to call it a good day.