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Folding Letter Opener
Reclaimed agricultural steel forged into a hefty old-pattern lever folding blade with a soft contoured hand filed finish. This is another piece that came out of the collaborative agricultural steel project. Raw material for this piece was reclaimed antique farm equipment from my grandparents’ farm. The levered folding design is based on a very old…
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Steel Butter Knife
A highly sculptural fileworked piece inspired by the rounded butterknife appearance of a scrap of forged steel bar. The raw material for this piece was a scrap cut off of another project that had been hammered down to form a flat tab. The shape seemed so much like an overbuilt butter knife that I decided…
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Dagger from the Sea
A desktop sculpture and conversation piece, this heavy duty double edged letter opener was forged from an ancient bolt from the sea. The raw material for this piece was another find from cleaning up the seaside at one of our beautiful Vancouver Island beaches. Recently I found a heavy duty bolt that seems to be…
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Wrought Iron Relic
Forged from an amazing piece of rough wrought iron pulled from the sea, this heavy duty letter opener is a piece of history. When I am at the beach I tend to pick up and bring away any rusty pieces of steel, partly to clean up the beach and help keep Vancouver Island beautiful, and…
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Alder Froe
An ancient tool used for splitting cedar into planks and shakes, made from a reclaimed leaf spring and alder driftwood. A froe is a splitting tool for making cedar bolts into shakes or even planks. It is held cutting edge down against the top of the block and struck with a wooden mallet into the…
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Walnut Houchou
A reclaimed harrow tooth combined with walnut and hand hammered copper to create a utility knife with Japanese style mounting. One of a pair designed in collaboration with a Japanese collector, this piece has been forged and shaped from entirely reclaimed materials and is mounted in the traditional Japanese manner using only a single bamboo…
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Charcoal Retort D. 7-9
Before and after… This weeks scrap wood generously provided by Chris and his crew again, who have always been more than willing to assist with my experiments. The major new development this week was not in the burn phase, but in the chop and sort phase of the process. Using some scrap 2×6 and a…
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Classic Letter Openers
Shaped almost entirely by forging, these steel blades are finished with traditional twisting, bending, and scrolling handle forms. Approx. 8-10″ long, hand waxed finish. Material: Rolled steel stock A similar piece would start at $360 These pieces are in private collections in Alberta and on Vancouver Island Thanks, Ken!
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Cedar and Steel Hanger
West coast memories: A unique piece of silvery weathered cedar contrasts with hand hammered and twisted steel key hooks. This commissioned work was a follow up request after a visit from the good doctor and contrasts silvery weathered Vancouver Island cedar with the dark tones of forged steel. Five hooks are arranged to provide ample…
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The First of Its Kind – Walnut Kotanto
Designed in collaboration with a Japanese collector, this piece represents the foundations of my current work in two ways. One is that it has been forged and shaped from entirely reclaimed materials, down to the smallest part, and the other is that it is mounted in the traditional Japanese manner using only a single bamboo…
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Paper Towel Holder
Starting with a heart and ending with a leaf, this sturdy stand is worth its weight in the kitchen when hands are short. This was a long-overdue request from home. There is an old saying to the effect of, “In the home of the blacksmith hangs a wooden spoon.” Approx. 14″ high, hand waxed finish.…
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Small Drive In Hooks
Perfect for a log cabin or post and beam structure, these small spiked hooks can be driven securely into woodwork.
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Smashin’ Glass!
Smashin’ Glass is an artist-run studio, gallery, and shop that thrives on supporting local artisans and their creative work.
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Leaf Keychains
Is that a piece of wrought iron in your pocket? Pieces of scrap steel are hammered down into a delicate curving leaf and vine motif. Keychains featuring leaves forged from small pieces of reclaimed scrap steel. Approximately 2″ to 3″ long. Hand rubbed combination wax finish. Material: Reclaimed rolled steel scrap A similar piece would…
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Small Heart Trivets
Smaller variations of heart trivets showcasing various hand formed scroll ends look great alone or in groups of four. These trivets are made using various scroll techniques that would traditionally be used in gate or screen designs. In place of legs, these smaller trivets are bent on edge to provide clearance and even support on…