Frickanisce Iron Works is a family-run welding and metal fabrication business founded by Frank Frickanisce, whose small welding and blacksmith shop stood near the company’s current location. Warren Frickanisce expanded the business in the early 1960s, and it has since grown to three times that building’s size. The company specializes in hand-crafted home and commercial railings, continuing a metalworking tradition that began with its founder’s shop.
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
Forest Iron Works IncForest Iron Works Inc. is a family-owned decorative ironwork manufacturer and custom metal fabrication workshop founded in 1967 in Locust Valley, New York. It fabricates railings, gates, table bases, estate signs and plaques, fireplace products, and other custom metalwork, and provides repair, restoration, refinishing, polishing, and installation services for homes, businesses, municipalities, schools, hospitals, and public institutions.LOCUST VALLEY, NY
Crescent Iron WorksFounded in 1931, Crescent Iron Works is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated metal fabrication shop serving the construction market. From its 52,000-square-foot facility near Philadelphia International Airport, the company fabricates structural steel and ornamental metalwork, including monumental stairs and railings. Its shop retains an operational blacksmith’s forge alongside automated design and modern fabrication equipment.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Steel WeldingSteel Welding is an owner-operated metalworking business in Freedom, Pennsylvania, specializing in ornamental ironwork and custom fabrication. Owner John Steel is described as responsible for fabrication and installation, and the company presents work including fireplaces and architectural metalwork.FREEDOM, PA