Metalsmiths & Blacksmiths
Blacksmiths create functional and beautiful works of art from metal.
Check out Beautiful Iron http://www.beautifuliron.com/
Metalsmiths work with belt plaques, sand casting, and casting metals to make pewter creations.
Look at some of the beautiful SCA regalia this metalsmith is offering. http://www.billdawsonmetalsmith.com/regalia2.html
See also, the rest of his website, for even more metal work he has done. http://www.billdawsonmetalsmith.com/re-enact2.html
These should give you lots of ideas about things you could do with metal!
Interest Group -- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/meridies_metalsmiths/
On Facebook -- Metal Shop, https://www.facebook.com/groups/262939260486200/?fref=ts
Iron Workers, https://www.facebook.com/groups/359857210785451/?fref=ts
"Meet" one iron worker -- http://www.ragweedforge.com/
Casting questions -- a thread in the Artisans Collaboration of Meridies facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/314196732021880/doc/314483351993218/
A collection of related links -- http://www.scatoday.net/links/weblink/60
Even more resources:
Online book - English and Other Silver in the Irwin Untermyer Collection
Online book - Highlights of the Untermyer Collection of English and Continental Decorative Arts
Online book - The Arts under Napolean (Photo of belt in here, among other decorative items of metal)
Online book - Guide to Provincial Roman and Barbarian Metalwork and Jewelry in The Metropolitan Museum of Art