Michael Plowman:

"Colton Forge was established in nineteen seventy-seven with a dedication to keeping the art of blacksmithing alive. Before the days of assembly lines and mass production, the blacksmith applied his skill and poured his soul into his trade. Like the blacksmith of old, I take special pride in each piece of hand-forged ironwork that I produce.

My shop is nestled in the fertile lands of the Colton foothills in the Great Northwest. The quite mountains and clear blue streams are a perfect setting for the old time tradition of blacksmithing."

Shown at left
is part of the process
of Michael working
the hot iron
into horse-hoof picks