Cabinets & Countertops, Bins, and Racks
Kitchen & Bath; Built-ins; Retail Display;
Restaurant; Office/Home Office.
Sponged Patina on Copper Medicine Cabinet;
Waxed Copper Counter; Cherry Door & Vanity

Residential Copper Siding:
Copper Flat Lock Panels & Trim, Corrugated Copper
Exterior Siding & Trim
Corrugated Copper Siding; Flat Lock Panel Siding;
Copper "Clapboards," Louvers, Coping;
"Corner Boards," Fascia, and Flashing in
Copper, Stainless, or Zinc.

Railings, Grab Bars & Gates
Durable and Attractive Accessories to provide safety
and accessibility, or to keep the kids away
from stairs and woodstoves.
Painted Steel Pipe Railing
To Fit Terrain and Irregular Steps (21' Long)

Copper Dome Roof & Cladding
South Sutton Meeting House c.1839
Small Copper Roofs and Roof Accessories
Cupolas; Curved Bay Window Roofs;
Domed Roofs; Valleys & Scuppers;
Weathervanes; Decorative Custom Lightning Rods.

Finishing Touches & Lighting
Custom metal trim and functional "fillers" to make new
fixtures and appliances blend into existing spaces.
Copper or stainless kitchen ductwork and hoods.
Imaginative lighting solutions.
Copper Lights on Entry Gate Pillars (24" Diameter)
(Replicas of Pavilion on Property)

Red Brass Balustrade & Stair Railings
Landscape Features
Pergolas; Trellises; Fountains; Firepits; Benches.


Metal can be the perfect choice for many applications...

Metal has made life possible and productive for thousands of years while adding durable beauty to our daily tasks. Metal can be rustic or sleek; rich brown copper or mirror-polished stainless steel; hammered into wispy-thin gold leaf or hot rolled into inch-thick plate. Many metals can last thousands of years with little or no maintenance, be left to weather or be colorfully patinated, painted, or powder-coated. Zigzag Metalworks uses traditional tools, methods, and machines (rather than CAD/CAM/CNC/3D) to design, cut, bend, shape, roll, weld, and solder raw materials into practical and decorative creations.
Stainless Steel Entry Railing
Metal finishes include brushed, polished, or "mill" for aluminum and stainless. Copper and zinc can be left untreated to develop a unique patina as the metal reacts to its environment. These metals can also be guided with certain chemicals and processes to achieve desired color palettes, then left to react further or be sealed with wax or lacquer. Aluminum and steel sheets are available pre-painted with a durable finish in many colors. Aluminum is also available with an anodized finish (an electrolytic process similar to plating). Sheets of various metals are available pre-punched or laser-cut in repeating patterns for making room dividers, unique wall treatments, or privacy screens. Custom patterns or logos can be carefully hand cut through the metal, or cut with a plasma torch if a rustic look is preferred. The possibilities are endless.

Zigzag Metalworks is, essentially, one person: Will Priestley, with decades of experience working with many types of materials to create aesthetic solutions for challenging situations. Priestley found his "calling" early in life with vocational school training for four years in sheet metal fabrication, then self-employed in remodeling, design, cabinetmaking, and homebuilding, which then evolved into a business providing lightning protection systems--primarily for mountaintop and lakeside homes, along with some churches, government buildings, and other unique structures. The lightning work often required special metalworking procedures and occasionally branched off into providing architectural metalwork for the customer, which brings us to the present.
Curved Painted Steel Entry Railings
Zigzag Metalworks is housed in a newly built shop adjacent to the old cabinet shop, so many projects that would benefit from combining wood with metal can be produced in one location, by one person. In addition to wood and metal, Priestley enjoys working with granite (natural boulders or polished slabs) and textiles (fiber or metal). Manipulating materials into useful and decorative objects, in styles ranging from Art Deco to contemporary, has been a life-long passion for Priestley.

Service area for installations is primarily the "Upper Valley" of central New Hampshire and Vermont. Other New England locations will be considered, or finished products/components could be shipped for installation by others. Please note: Zigzag Metalworks is not a repair shop. Unfortunately, the hours and overhead costs for doing repairs usually makes this type of work impractical. On the other hand, if the goal is to incorporate a cherished heirloom into a new creation, that could be an interesting possibility.
Functional Lightning Rod on Balcony
(Replica of Lighthouse on Adjacent Lake)
Contact via email is usually the best way to start, and to determine if working with Priestley would be a good fit for your needs.

A sketch, description, or architect's drawings can be sent to:

Phones have been cannibalized by telemarketers, unfortunately, but the landline is another possibility at .

Mail can be fun. If the Postal Service is still functioning when you read this: 1280 Cape Moonshine Road; Piermont, NH 03779

Zigzag Metalworks       Piermont, N.H.