Hardware 101 > Overview

A series of documents are provided here to further explain terms and terminology related to shutter hardware and blacksmithing, as well as the evolution of early hardware.

• Glossary – “A Blacksmith’s Glossary of Terms” – all about iron, steel, forging… stuff like that.
• History – “A Brief History of Early Hardware” covers the roots and evolution of
• American hardware. Why certain hardware was seen in a given period.
• Shutter Terminology – the nuts and bolts words used with shutters and hardware.