Collection: Martin Model

Gary Martin has over 60 years of experience in the industry. Over the years he has created work for Stanley Tools, Boeing, Ingersoll Rand, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Volvo, Freightliner, Oshkosh Trucks and more. Some of his more notable public works include the Astoria Column staircase, the park benches on the Portland Waterfront for Columbia cascade, steam locomotives for Disneyland and countless more.

All Martin Model & Pattern iron castings are fully annealed for easier machining. When molten iron is poured into a sand mold, it cools very quickly where it contacts the cold sand. Quick cooling being the formula for hardening iron, this results in a very hard surface, or skin, on the casting. It's commonly known that you must address this hard skin when you start machining a casting. But Martin Model castings go through another heat treat process. After the castings have cooled, they are once again heated to a high temperature, but this time they are cooled slowly. This ensures that the castings are evenly soft throughout, and that there is no hard skin on the surface.