For collectors, gift-givers, and anyone who wants something hand-forged that no machine could make. Made to your specifications. Signed, dated, warrantied for life.
Some pieces aren't meant to be made in a workshop. The custom hunting knife with the antler handle that matches your grandfather's rifle. The dirk for the Highland wedding. The wrought-iron gate hardware for the historic property. The chef's knife the recipient will use every day for the next forty years.
Heirloom commissions are a relationship, not a transaction. We talk about what you want. I sketch. You respond. We refine. I forge. You take home a piece that exists because you asked it into being.
No workshop component. No forge appointment. You commission, I deliver.
Forged from quality blade steel, heat-treated, ground, and finished with a handle of your choice. Chef knives, paring knives, hunting knives, bushcraft fixed blades. Steels include 1084, 1095, 80CrV2, AEB-L, and others by request. Handles in stabilized wood, bone, antler, or micarta. Includes a leather sheath for fixed blades.
Pieces meant to be passed down. Scottish dirks, sgian dubhs, bowie knives, ceremonial blades. Hand-forged from premium or damascus steel, with hilts and sheaths chosen specifically for the piece. Hand-stitched sheath included. Engraving and inscription available.
Iron is the traditional sixth-anniversary gift. Forged roses, hearts, name plaques, monogram pieces, ceremonial first-axes. Made to mark the moment. Custom designs welcome. Inscription and presentation packaging included. Rush options for time-sensitive gifts.
Hooks, hinges, latches, fire tools, gate hardware, decorative ironwork. For homes, businesses, period restorations, and anyone who wants real wrought iron instead of cast knockoffs. Single pieces or matching sets. Period-appropriate techniques. Site visits available within northern Colorado.
Send what you have in mind — pictures, sketches, references, descriptions, anything that helps explain the piece. I'll respond within 48 hours with questions and a rough budget range.
Once we've talked through specifics, I send a written quote with materials, timeline, and design notes. Most commissions go through one or two rounds of revision before we finalize.
50% deposit secures your spot in the queue and pays for materials. Progress photos at major milestones — forging, grinding, heat treat, finishing.
Final payment due on completion. Local pickup welcome. Shipping arranged with insurance for further deliveries. Every piece signed, dated, and warrantied against material defects for life.
Slots fill up. Booking commissions for the holiday season starts in midsummer; booking for spring weddings starts the prior fall.
