Chad J. Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I've been considering the name of my shop for a while and have settled on Heavy Hand Forge. My siblings and kids always made jokes about the size of my meat mittens. On more then one occasion my kids would hold hotdogs behind my fingers and yell "I can't see the hotdog"! Always got sausage fingers, and I am banned from trying to move small pieces on game boards. It always looked like a tornado came through on Monopoly. I got to wondering about some of the names other members have for their shops and wondered what the inspiration was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frazer Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Mine is B.F. Forge. While BF are my initials, it is actually Blood and Fire Forge. The secondary name I don't really push since I kind of like the hidden meaning and it feels kind of excessive to me. However, it came to me after missing my punch with my 4# hammer, smashing my knuckles full force for the umpteenth time (that day). We've all been there . Anyway, while continuing to work and leaking all over the shop, I had the sudden urge to drip some blood over the coals. Thus, B.F. Forge was born. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasPowers Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 "Recycled Ranch" I live in ranching country and use a lot of Ranch/Farm scrap in my smithing. (And the pretentious artsy folks are all into "recycled" sources...) Latest was using old rusty barbwire to make Christmas ornaments: barbwire basket icicles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arkie Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Thomas, I like the name. Serves a purpose and of course, trendy these days. Does it have the name "Forge" after the "Recycled Ranch" to let people know it's a smithy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThomasPowers Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 My cards go: Recycled Ranch Thomas Powers Blacksmith Then the contact info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arkie Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 All in one....Answers that question! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HarvestGapForge Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I am Harvest Gap Forge. I wanted a "place" name. I was 14 when I named it and didn't want to name it after an actual place because who knows where I will end up living. I'll be able to move my business anywhere just about - maybe not the plains or the beach - but that's ok. I like the mountains. Harvest Gap. It is a great place that can be anywhere because it exists in my mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kexel Werkstatt Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I am Kexel Werkstatt, which means Kexel Workshop in German. I do Woodwork (and now Blacksmithing again), and combinations of both (handled tools, axes, etc.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irondragon ForgeClay Works Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Iron Dragon Forge & Clay Works. Because we like Dragons and Pottery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillyBones Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Punkin' patch forge. When i first started i was working outside at the time and usually only on weekends. I went out one day and my pumpkins had grown all around my space and had completely covered my anvil and forge. At the time i was not really interested in a shop or a name for that matter and just kind of said it jokingly, well it stuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frosty Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 That's a great story for a great shop name Billy. Funny how things work out sometimes isn't it? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Special Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Yardbird Forge. My ex used to keep and sell ungodly numbers of chickens, and occasionally one would get out and do unspeakable things to my anvil. I keep a few now, partly to keep the current wife happy, partly for the eggs, and partly because watching bald eagles bounce off of box wire trying to eat my birds is funny. It doesn't hurt them, but it annoys the heck out of 'em. One actually bent the wire last week trying an assault from above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rojo Pedro Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 We named our forge when it was no more than a lively washtub, hair dryer and piece of rr track. We had recently attended a renaissance festival and my 8 yo named our forge "Olde Tyme Blacksmythe Shoppe" If I ever do a touchmark I want to do a stylized sundial using the letters O & T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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