This pile of rusty scrap metal is about to be transformed into something you see on luxury gates every day. Because once the worker feeds the rebar into a high-powered shear, it’s chopped into small, uniform slugs which are immediately thrown into a blazing furnace. **As** they turn red hot, they are grabbed with tongs and placed under a massive forging press, **which** smashes the solid steel into a hollow cup shape in seconds. **Because** the metal is still rough and oxidized, it’s mounted onto a lathe that peels away the outer layer, finally revealing the shiny, smooth steel hidden underneath. **As** they are dipped into chemical baths to clean them, they undergo a final electroplating process that turns them gold, **which** is baked on with a torch while spinning, creating a perfect decorative finial that will last for decades.