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Panther Valley Day
A photo of our minimal style portable set up from the demo at the Craig Heritage Park and Museum community event.
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Driftwood Garden Bird
A one of a kind piece of naturally sculpted driftwood is combined with hand riveted steel and set on a driftwood base. This is one of our first truly collaborative works, both of us putting in portions of the design and creation stages. Inspiration for this garden sculpture started with the Yellow Dedar driftwood for…
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Oak Nakiri
A charred Oak handle gives a rich patinated look to this compact vegetable slicer with hammer textured finish and inaka styling.
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Bike to Work Wrap Up
This Sunday (June 3) we will be set up at Morningstar Farm for the Bike To Work Week Community Ride wrap up event.
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Oval Pot Rack
Beautifully patinated steel and reclaimed farm equipment makes up this traditional hand riveted aerial kitchen storage system. This is my favorite kitchen rack to date. The colour and texture, the handmade rivets, and the heavy forged bar across the top all work together perfectly. The weathered finish is natural, a result of fire, hammering, and…
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Rail Spike Coat Hook
A repurposed railway spike makes a sturdy coat hook with plenty of room for hoodies, housecoats, and a parka. A friend issued a challenge when he found a discarded railway spike in an unusual location: create a useful object, preferably something other than the ubiquitous rail spike knife. The head on this hefty spike makes…
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Post Drill Repaired
Another piece of Canadian history is restored to working order and finds its place in the Island Blacksmith workflow. I have had an old hand powered post drill for about twenty years now, but have never made a hole with it. My long term list of things to do included refitting a modern keyed chuck…
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Scrolled Sign Bracket
Simple yet elegant, this traditional sign bracket has just enough class to be seen out on the town but holds its own with the locals. One of my favorite styles of sign bracket, this traditional pattern mounts perpendicular to a flat surface and has an adjustable rear hook for various sizes of sign. Most of…
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Charcoal Retort B15-18
The recent rash of outdoor blacksmithing demonstrations has taken a toll on our handmade softwood charcoal supply so it was time to get serious. The lower heat shield was burnt right through last batch, so a new one was cut out of slightly higher gauge steel for this round. We processed and chopped four batches…
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Forged Blade Workshop
A collaborative instructional blade forging session with a Vancouver Island Blacksmith from Foggy Mountain Forge
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PQB News Article
We were featured in a well written community profile in the Parksville Qualicum Beach News today
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Heart Key Display Case
A hand forged key, driftwood, and hammered steel with antique copper nails highlight this distressed reclaimed cedar and glass box.
Traditionally crafted knives for people who wish
they could take things home from museums.
Crossed Heart Forge
Historical Techniques
Hand forged with handmade charcoal, constructed and finished with historical methods and natural materials.
see the process
Traditional Tools
Human powered hand tools are used from the time the steel is first put in the fire through to the final assembly.
tour the forge
Reclaimed Materials
Steel, iron, copper, and brass are sourced from salvage and scrap wood for charcoal comes from local sources.
watch a tanto being made