Furnace Creek Forge

Furnace Creek Forge Hours by Appt. Beginner blacksmith classes, cutting board classes, and handmade culinary knives in the foothills of Texter Mountain.

In addition to making culinary items, I teach beginner blacksmithing classes. Mission Statement:
Furnace Creek Forge makes hand crafted culinary tools and provides private instruction in blacksmithing skills. Furnace Creek Forge’s heirloom professional level cutlery is created with the utmost care and precision, along with superior materials and workmanship. Furnace Creek Forge sees potential in all people and strives to educate enrolled students in a relaxed atmosphere of encouragement and coaching, while teaching the traditional skills of basic blacksmithing. Furnace Creek Forge truly cares about its customers and students, and always treats them with integrity and respect

10/02/2026

I had to make a bending jig out of 3/16” x 1” flat stock to do a proof of concept for a job forging 16” diameter clothing hangers.
There is an old automotive wheel I’ve used for various curves over the years and the size of the rim would give me the diameter I needed.
I used a torch to heat the flat stock, and then bend it around the wheel which took a lot of oxy-acetylene and time.

So today I remembered a cheap harbor freight ring roller I had picked up like 15 years ago and thought I’d give it a whirl.
It works. 😁
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Did inspection in the skyscraper bee hive yesterday. Consolidated some frames and removed a deep. The top three mediums ...
09/26/2026

Did inspection in the skyscraper bee hive yesterday.
Consolidated some frames and removed a deep.
The top three mediums are jammed with honey and ready for harvest.
I’ll wait to pull those boxes till after the other hives are checked later this coming week.
I’d rather give them their own honey than to take it from them and have to feed sugar syrup for their winter stores.
If the other colonies are doing ok then I’ll be extracting raw honey soon.
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Behind every Little Giant hammer is usually an often-used oil can. That’s why these hammers always look a bit schmutzig ...
09/26/2026

Behind every Little Giant hammer is usually an often-used oil can.
That’s why these hammers always look a bit schmutzig when the oil leaks out of the joints.
Every now and then someone installs grease zerks for lubrication but mine still does it the old-fashioned way.
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09/23/2026

Edit: Cell service is back.

Our phones are down this morning and cell service is having issues.
We also lost power twice during the night for a short duration each time.
Text and emails appear to be working.

Tucker, one of our QC inspectors, must think he has carte blanche to ignore safety rules. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣
09/08/2026

Tucker, one of our QC inspectors, must think he has carte blanche to ignore safety rules. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

I’ve been working out the kinks on a new candleholder. The candle socket had me flummoxed for a bit and am making progre...
09/07/2026

I’ve been working out the kinks on a new candleholder.
The candle socket had me flummoxed for a bit and am making progress.
In the group photo, the first socket is on the right, and the latest is on the left.
The drip pans are approx 5” in dia.
I’ll forging the handles next.

All set up under the pavilion at the Robesonia Furnace Firehouse Craft Show. Let’s go!
08/22/2026

All set up under the pavilion at the Robesonia Furnace Firehouse Craft Show.
Let’s go!

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48 E. Mtn. Avenue
Robesonia, PA
19551

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+14846519402

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