| Welcome to the Blacksmith Shop of Walter Howell. We provide a variety of products and services that include decorative and functional hardware for home and business. Walter repairs antique pieces and provides welding services as well as custom forged designs on most any needed ironwork. Walter forges custom strapping for exposed beams and has a quality line of fireplace tools and hardware for the hearth and fire pits. He forges commissioned sculptures with a particular passion for trees and plants. Walter also offers workshops and private classes for those who are interested in learning. And we have coke, coal and forges for sell. Information is available throughout our site. Please call or e-mail us for with questions or come by and see Walter at his shop in Henagar, Alabama. We are proud to let everyone know that Walter's work is now available for purchase at The English Table on Cecil Ashburn Dr. in Huntsville. The English Table provides for its customers a wonderful selection of fine linens, china and a wonderful Gallery of Culinary needs and Artisan made products. We encourage you to go by and see them and keep them in mind when shopping for special gifts. We are also very excited that Matt Fischer of Picture This Gallery in Nashville is including Walters work along with other talented artist at his Gallery at the Hermitage. This is a beautiful, historic venue and we are honored that we have been invited to be a part of Matt's efforts to grow the arts in the Nashville area. |
| Call us at (256) 254-8469 E-mail us at rhonda@waltersforge.com |
Walter began working with iron, first creating pieces made of antique iron we "inherited" when we purchased an
old dairy farm in north Ga. Visitors to the farm began to ask for pieces and an invitation to a local show became
the beginning of Walter's Forge. One piece led to another and our line of iron products for home and business
began to grow.
His love of the craft has taken us places and introduced us to people that have become true blessings in our lives.
There is something about handwork that satisfies the soul. That feeling is reflected in the quality and care taken
with each piece. We feel that the purchase of an iron piece is an investment in the future. The durability of iron
means a lifetime of use and enjoyment. Walter works hard to ensure that every piece of ironwork that leaves his
shop is of heirloom quality.
We found out quickly that there was a lot of interest out there for a variety of reasons. For some people it is the
craft itself. For others it is the treasury of memories brought about by the smell of the smoke and the sounds of
the blower and the anvil. Walter has opened his shop to these people and welcomed them to come and spend
some time watching and learning. We have groups of school children who come, which is great fun for us.
We invite you to come and visit us at our "new" forge located here on our property. Purchased from James and
Company in Lebanon, Alabama, the reconstructed timber frame structure is over 100 years old. It is impressive
and is the fulfilment of yet another dream along this path that his gift of blacksmithing has given us. Walters
Forge will be open to the public starting this spring. Check the schedule page for dates and times. We can design
and make your piece just the size you need. And you have the rare opportunity to get something that is exactly
what you want, does exactly what you need it to and have a part in the design of the piece. In the end you have a
truly original piece of work that represents a spirit of American Craftsmanship that is in danger of being lost to
faster, quicker and cheaper.
**studied under Master Blacksmith Susan Madasi - 2006 **award of excellence - Hamilton Co. 2005 **award winner - art on the lake, fine arts exhibit - 2008 **award winner - new salem arts festival - 2008 **member of the Mentone Area Arts council **demonstrating blacksmith for the Big Wills arts council and the Scottsboro Heritage Foundation **featured artists in the November 2008 edition of the Tidewater Blacksmiths Guild Magazine **demonstrating artist at the Jacksonville State Little River Canyon Center **featured artist in the June issue of The Look Out View Magazine **featured artist in the December issue of "Connected" magazine **Fall 2010 Walter was included in the book "American Blacksmiths" along with 50 others. **Walter participated in a feature film for The Little River Canyon Center, funded by NASA, and was over a year in the making. The production can be seen daily on the state of the art, HD facility at the Canyon Center. **Fall of 2011 Walter began working with Narrowgate Foundation. Their outstanding character and leadership in Christ program uses forging, leather work and wood working as tools to help young men gain confidence and understanding. ** Summer of 2012 featured on an episode of Best of America by Horseback with Tom Seay at Crow Mountain Guest Ranch in Slip Off Hollow, Alabama on RFD tv. |
| Walter's Forge |
