Purple Acorn Forge

Purple Acorn Forge Welcome to the Purple Acorn Forge. I've been a blacksmith for years now and am ready to open up shop

We took a charter this year over vacation and had a blast!  Mark landed a Sheepshead and as barnacle eaters they have qu...
09/22/2025

We took a charter this year over vacation and had a blast! Mark landed a Sheepshead and as barnacle eaters they have quite the jaw structure. First time using wire for articulation but super happy with it!

06/06/2024
Cutting wood for the upcoming camping season. This year I’ll continue my goal to spend more nights outside.
02/25/2024

Cutting wood for the upcoming camping season. This year I’ll continue my goal to spend more nights outside.

Chickens are amazing animals, they feed us and helpus be a bit more green by not having to throw away any food scraps. J...
02/18/2024

Chickens are amazing animals, they feed us and help
us be a bit more green by not having to throw away any food scraps.

Jess wanted a chicken picnic table because frankly they are awesome so I used some leftover lumber from an Eagle Scouts project I helped out on.

Rebeccah Hoffman good use for the leftovers (and leftovers) don’t you think!

Smoking some jerky and salmon today. Salmon and a couple jerky testers are getting basted with maple syrup from Kristy H...
01/27/2024

Smoking some jerky and salmon today. Salmon and a couple jerky testers are getting basted with maple syrup from Kristy Haflett and Jason Garbarino’s maple syrup!

My goal was to use as much of this years deer harvest as possible. So far I’ve made jerky, breakfast sausage, dry aged s...
01/27/2024

My goal was to use as much of this years deer harvest as possible. So far I’ve made jerky, breakfast sausage, dry aged steaks, burgers , roasts, bone broth and soon to be bratwurst.

I’ve also rendered the fat into tallow and made soap tonight. It’s scented with cedar, rum and bourbon oils and I told the family that next time I’m adding sawdust for exfoliation.

As the world gets crazier I find comfort in making and providing things from scratch. One of these days I want to forge the arrowhead that starts the process.

Forge to table… I like that.

My wife is a family photographer and does Country Santa sessions each year. This year our Santa helper got a special gif...
11/07/2023

My wife is a family photographer and does Country Santa sessions each year. This year our Santa helper got a special gift and a one of a very limited hat line!

Santa says that fires are natures television so I made him a remote!

The Blackstone + smoker = Dinner
08/23/2023

The Blackstone + smoker = Dinner

I don’t make many knives but wanted to make a set of matching blacksmith knives for the shop. As they say… “failure is a...
08/19/2023

I don’t make many knives but wanted to make a set of matching blacksmith knives for the shop. As they say… “failure is always an option” and I snapped the tang on one. But hey, the other one is turning out pretty sweet!

In 35 years of living here dad has never parked his truck in this spot.  Ever.
08/13/2023

In 35 years of living here dad has never parked his truck in this spot. Ever.

Took the family camping on Lake Erie and made a campfire tripod to make our meals. It worked great! We made burgers, piz...
08/08/2023

Took the family camping on Lake Erie and made a campfire tripod to make our meals. It worked great! We made burgers, pizzas and breakfast potatoes over the open fire. The tripod is forged from 3/4in rebar and I fabricated a tray to hold cast iron grates I had from an old grill. The S hooks were forged as well but the chain was store bought. Definitely not the cookware to backpack with but it’s incredibly functional and a lot of fun.

I have ideas for future versions so let me know if anyone out there is interested in one!

I started blacksmithing as a hobby with a desire to learn what I could about the craft and have since found a lot of ful...
07/19/2023

I started blacksmithing as a hobby with a desire to learn what I could about the craft and have since found a lot of fulfillment in it. That fulfillment ends up with some pretty cool handmade things and while building some inventory for future shows it’s amazing to get a chance to sell some locally.

Palmer Pharmacy in Russellton reached out to see about putting some of my work in their store and I jumped at the chance. They are family owned (serving the area for 90years), have a section dedicated to small local creators and a great coffee bar! Super excited to have some of my work in the store for sale and highly suggest stopping in and supporting a great local business!

Russellton Palmer Pharmacy

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Allegheny County, PA

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