With roots in Cincinnati’s antique trade, Jerzy Szymkowiak’s JCS Casting Company makes solid cast-iron table bases and legs inspired by early-1900s machine-lathe designs. Each piece is handcrafted and customized for the client, including custom paint colors, giving reclaimed-wood and other table projects an industrial character built for modern use.
Bear Hollow SupplyBear Hollow Supply grew from Roman Yoder’s 1990s Northeast Ohio workshop, where he designed bed hardware for Amish furniture builders, into a family-run maker of table legs and woodworking hardware. Today, the company handcrafts its table legs in Ohio, including cast aluminum designs, while continuing to serve furniture builders and DIY customers with practical project components. Brady Yoder took over the business in 2017 and carries the family’s emphasis on craftsmanship into its expanding product line.FREDERICKSBURG, 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
K Castings, IncSince forming in Latrobe in 1960, family-owned and now third-generation K Castings, Inc. has designed patterns and produced nonferrous castings under one roof. Its foundry handles aluminum-, brass- and copper-based castings for industrial customers, while the same in-house pattern shop creates the custom address plaques that have been part of the business since 1960. The company’s local character also shows in specialty work made for Arnold Palmer, including golf tee markers still used at Latrobe Country Club and Bay Hill.LATROBE, PA
CastradsSince 2006, family-run Castrads has designed and produced custom cast-iron radiators for homes and interiors, with its own exclusive designs developed by an in-house team. Drawing on three decades of experience reconditioning antique radiators, the company also restores original units and operates across Manchester, London, New York and Poland. Castrads’ specialist knowledge even extends to purpose-built tools developed for assembling its oversized radiators.BROOKLYN, NY