About Us
One day while cleaning the barn, Bryan was trying to figure out what to do with all the used horseshoes he had. An idea came to him. He built a coal forge, took some classes and started “playing”. He created various figurines and signs for friends and, before he knew it, orders started coming in and Forgeries Blacksmithing was born. A fascination with the old west was the inspiration for many of his initial pieces. However, he quickly branched out to encompass a wider genre, using discarded railroad spikes, rasp files and stock metal, along with the horseshoes, for the base of his projects. Sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes whimsical, he strives to capture the envisioned effect in each piece he creates.
For the hunter and knife enthusiasts, Bryan’s knives are truly a work of art and the functionality is undeniable. He uses only the best high-carbon steels and painstakingly hand-forges each blade (monosteel or Damascus) to offer a superior product at an affordable price. Options for handles are plentiful, from a wide variety of beautiful African hard woods to antlers to kirinite, micarta. G-10 … the choice is yours.
Another inspiration Bryan found from blacksmithing was to author two western fiction novels where the blacksmith was finally recognized and was the hero. Check them out under the “Novels” tab.