Family-owned and operated since 1946, Fortin Ironworks manufactures handmade architectural and ornamental ironwork in its Columbus shop. The company handles projects from design through fabrication, combining hand-welded and hand-ground work with precision laser and press-brake manufacturing, and offers installation in the Columbus area. Its Grandview location also houses The Market, a changing retail collection of home goods, local artwork and Fortin-made pieces.
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
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
MTL Ironworks IncFamily-owned and Philadelphia proud since 2007, MTL Ironworks grew from a job followed to a crowded garage into a six-person shop serving the Greater Philadelphia area. Founded as Peter Associates by industrial designer Peter Reich in 1990, the company is now owned by Matt and Tim Leo, whose team designs and builds architectural metalwork with a hands-on, tightly knit approach.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Ross Metal WorksRoss Metal Works is a Houston family-owned metal fabrication shop that has hand-forged custom architectural and ornamental work since 1910. President and owner Barry Ross still uses tools passed down from his great-grandfather’s Marlin, Texas shop, while the company pursues unusual design solutions such as its patented keyless SPEED Latch and trackless gates. Its shop artisans work with homeowners, builders, and businesses to turn individual designs into finished metalwork.GREENFIELD, OH