Richard L. Blackburn Jr., a welding and iron-work veteran with more than 20 years of experience, leads Blackburn Welding & Iron Works Inc. in Huntingtown. The company creates custom steel work for contractors and other clients, carrying projects from an initial idea through fabrication and installation.
Hagerstown Metal Fabrication, IncSince 1996, Hagerstown Metal Fabrication has built custom metalwork to customer specifications, from retro-engineered replacement parts to construction components and truck toolboxes. The Hagerstown shop operates from 17,000 square feet with a workforce split between craftsmen with more than 25 years of experience and journeymen, and two employees acquired the company’s assets in 2017. HMF also holds AWS D1.1 Structural welding certification and emphasizes scheduled delivery and long-term customer relationships.HAGERSTOWN, MD
Rock Ridge Forge LLCFounded in 1987 by Master Blacksmith Clayton H. Miller, Rock Ridge Forge LLC is a family-owned Jarrettsville shop that designs and fabricates custom architectural and ornamental ironwork. The Miller family works with clients from drawings, photographs, or samples, creating pieces for residential and commercial settings and restoring older metalwork in a drive-in sandblasting bay. Son Logan joined the business as an apprentice after college, carrying the family’s blacksmithing tradition into its next generation.JARRETTSVILLE, MD
Standard Welding & Steel ProductsFamily-owned and operated in historic Medina for more than 80 years, Standard Welding & Steel Products is known for practical custom metalwork and repairs. The company works with both industrial customers and individuals, turning their needs or ideas into made-to-order steel products.MEDINA, OH
Schultz Ornamental IronSince Emil Otto Schultz Sr. started the shop in Butler County in the early 1940s, Schultz Ornamental Iron has carried Lithuanian blacksmithing and forging traditions through four generations. From its Valencia-area shop, the family creates custom wrought-iron work for homes and properties across the Pittsburgh region, with each project shaped by hand rather than taken from a standard design.VALENCIA, PA