Ross 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.
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
Mark Metal WorksMark Metal Works is an art metal fabrication shop creating custom installations and architectural pieces for commercial and residential spaces. Owner Mark Lagergren brings a B.F.A. from the Columbus College of Art and Design together with more than 20 years of fabrication experience, giving the team an unusual blend of design training and hands-on metalworking. Its projects range from glazed steel partitions and custom range hoods to sculptural pieces such as a steel tree and handmade copper fish scales.
Matthew Harris Studio LLCMatthew Harris Studio LLC designs, hand forges, fabricates, finishes, and installs custom architectural and sculptural metalwork. Its products include railings, gates, fencing, window grilles, sculptures, and other custom metalwork made from bronze, copper, stainless steel, steel, aluminum, and brass for residential, commercial, public, and architectural spaces.PERRYVILLE, MD