Artifact Metal Works
About Maker:
Thank you for visiting the Artifact Metalworks page! I began teaching myself how to blacksmith in the ruins of an abandoned coke mill 14 years ago. I’d ride my bike with all of my tools to Hazelwood and build myself a fire to keep warm and cook with. I built a small coal forge and made an anvil from an old piece of rail road track. I’ve come a long way since then, and I’ve been blacksmithing full time for almost 10 years! I moved my workshop to a small shack I rehabbed at my house when my partner and I learned we were having a baby! Blacksmithing is my life’s work.
About Product:
I hand forge all my pieces. I heat treat all my knives in-house with a kiln for scientific accuracy. I work hard to combine the best aspects of traditional methods with modern tools and advances in science and metallurgy to produce the most high performing, unique items that I possibly can. It’s a one person operation, so I do all of the woodwork, kydex sheaths, customer service, social media outreach, etc. My work is built to last.
My work includes, but is not limited to:
- High quality chefs knives
- EDC knives
- Damascus (I make all my own Damascus and pattern welded steels)
- Pendants
- Hairpins
- Cuffs and bracelets
- Tools
- Memorial pieces
- Bottle openers
- Gifts
- Decorations
