#refractory studio

When your Golden Retriever puppy needs a collar and you have a cowhide, and some copper wire.

Free standing garden hose hanger/reel. I was asked to design and build something tasteful to put some garden hoses on. Elevation view is entirely compromised of radii, where the profile is angular and geometric. Most of the time when I'm commissioned to produce small things, I make a few extra for myself... Almost every time, the client just takes all of them...

When you need a pressure switch mount for a picatinny rail. 3D printed.

Custom range hood

We are getting ready to launch a new series of hardware.... This is a sneak peak photoset from a customer's house that got in on them before they are on the market. Only flat/matte finishes are available, and they include our signature hot oil finish on all the fasteners. Each individual hook is capable of holding over 100 pounds, so these aren't granny hangers. Thanks for looking!

I know we have been a bit bad at posting lately, but we been busy. If you want quality products, you have to be patient... For the next five days, we will be featured on Touch of Modern. Drop by and check out all of the fun!

I’ve been meaning to have a “touch mark” made to sign my work with… In the meantime, I tried my hand at making my own. I took an old air hammer chisel, torched it until red hot and let it air cool. Once cooled, I put it in the band saw to cut off the chisel end, and faced it off in my lathe. With my layout fluid applied, I drew in my design. Next, I grabbed an old cold chisel ground it to a teardrop shape. Now that I had the the teardrop punch, I reheated the air hammer chisel to red hot, and punched in the two teardrop shapes. A little touch up grinding to make the design even and flat, and the I oil hardened it. I’ve used it >20 times now, and it shows no wear, and looks as if I just finished it.