Aircraft Propeller — Handmade Metal Wall Decor

A propeller, mounted as an object in its own right — which is how a great many real ones end up, in hangars and aviation bars around the world.

Handcrafted in metal with a hand-applied finish, built to hang.

Details

• Handcrafted metal construction
• Hand-finished blade surfaces with hub detail
• Wall-mounted — ready to hang
• Suits a study, office, hallway, bar or hangar

Why they look like that

A propeller blade is a wing, and like a wing it is twisted along its length. The tip travels much faster through the air than the root does, so if the whole blade were set at one angle, the tip would be stalling while the root did nothing. The twist keeps every section working at an efficient angle.

Early propellers were carved from laminated hardwood — spruce, walnut and mahogany glued in layers and shaped by hand, which is why surviving originals are prized as sculpture rather than only as parts.