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Welcome to the Black Dog Forge website.
| The Smithy , Open and ready for work , early AM. |
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Here in my Smithy located deep in the woods of Royalston, Massachusetts I produce fine
works of Hand Forged Wrought Iron. Functional works of art that will last many lifetimes. Each piece hand crafted from steel
in a coal fired forge and shaped with hammer and anvil. I use the same methods and techniques as Blacksmiths the
world over have used for many ages.
| Templeton Arts and Crafts 2004 |
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| Forging Door pulls |
Black
Dog Forge , named for my Black Dog , Buster , who was always with me as I began to learn the almost forgotten art of Blacksmithing.
He would lie beside the anvil or beneath the forge as I would work , hot scale and coal would fall into his thick black fur,still
he would never leave my side.
Buster is gone now but his memory lives on in
my Smithy with each ring of the anvil.
Steel Roses.
Forged from a 1/2 x 1/2 in. square bar of solid steel.
| Basket twist holder |
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The "Basket Twist" candle holders were made special order
for my sister-in-law to give to her daughter.
The "Howling Wolves" candle holder was a custom piece for
the wife of a good friend as a Christmas gift.
OK , OK, so it's not "traditional" blacksmith work. I never
said I was strictly a "traditionalist" But they are cool , don't you think?
Have an idea for something out of the ordinary ...unique for your home
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Why not call me?
Above is a new sign hanger I made to replace the one the town
of Royalston snowplow driver removed from our mailbox post.
OK, now that you have gotten a taste of my web site
why not go on and check out the other pages I put together for you to enjoy.
I hope you like it and if you want to call me for some custom work go
right ahead. Custom work is my specialty.
Thank you and enjoy,
Mark....BDF
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