Heavy Hands Forge

10/18/2026

And that is the season. Thank you so much to everyone who we met, and everyone that had come out to the fairs we went to this year. It's been a great year with a few new events and locations. I would like to thank all the venues that allowed me to set up my forge, make a bunch of noise, smoke out the other vendors, have a bunch of fun, and occasionally leave scortch marks on what's left of their grass where I was working. I would especially like to thank Jessica, who makes it so I can concentrate on the art of hitting hot metal by manning the merch tent. Now to take a weekend or 2, take stock, and begin preparing for next year.
I will still be doing the weekly Twitch streams, Tuesday nights 6 PM...ish. Log on, say hi, and watch this wisconsin blacksmith in his native habitat. There may be a big new piece of equipment coming this off season, keep checking in.
And now to sum up the season in pictures.

10/17/2026

10/16/2026

First go around on the torch. It Burns. I have improvements to make on the next, but this was fun.

10/16/2026

Those working artists? Yeah one of them is me. I'll have the forge lit at 1:30. For a real treat, stick around after dark and watch the sparks really fly!

10/14/2026

So a few holes didn't work out where I had them planned but I'll pretty happy with the torch build.

10/13/2026

Day 2 of the torch build. This is going to finish with me lighting it up. It's going to get assembled tonight.

Slightly deranged blacksmith, playing with fire and hitting things with hammers. Been smithing for over 6 years and this is what it is actually like when I work. Come in, hang out, ask questions or even drop a challenge to build something — heavy_hands_forge streams live on Twitch! Check out their...

10/13/2026

Saturday afternoon into Saturday night! If you know me, you know there will be forging shenanigins. I mean, we're starting at 2 and going after dark. This is it. Last live demo of the year, if you've been wanting a piece, now's the time.

THIS Saturday October 17th
Flannel Fest & Chili Cookoff on the Farm CARLOADS
So excited to have these boys back 🐄🎸🎻🪕🐄
Tim Castle's Country Legends Tribute
Hope your bringing a carload of Sh*t Kickers!
🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄

10/13/2026

Tomorrow night on the twitch stream, I'll be finishing forging and assembling the torch I started last night. Imminent also going to be firing out some more hummingbirds to replace the ones that have flown south. I'll be staying the stream earlier than usual, so watch for the link around 430 to 5. The main event with start at 6.

10/12/2026

Soooooo I ordered a new hammer...

10/12/2026

Every now and then I have a night in the forge that absolutely blows me away. Tonight was one of them. I started it with a rough idea, thoughts on how to accomplish it, and low expectations. I was going to see what I could learn while trying to build a mideval style torch. I started by trying to wrap angle iron. I worked but I didn't have the right size piece. I started trying to neck down a piece of 4 inch pipe, which was kinda working but not quick. I then stumbled on a piece of 3 inch welded pipe. This was the ticket. I worked it down, then all hell started breaking loose and the design started getting more interesting. What happened, live on the twitch stream, was me forcing the single most complex piece I've done yet. I don't mean the most complex, I mean out of a SINGLE PIECE. The original stock is right next to itわ as is the angle iron attempt.