Milwaukee Blacksmith

We are Milwaukee Blacksmith, a family owned and operated business. Kent is our lead blacksmith. We have been in business for 10 years, starting with a business partner in the beginning to acquire the tools and first year start up we needed to begin. We took the profits from a large project 5 years ago, bought out our business partner and became a full time family business.

My name is Shannon and I handle all the invoicing, marketing, promotion and press for the shop and organize events. I also take care of incoming email requests and scheduling for classes. Our daughter Zoey is invaluable at preparing large quantities of stock for production and design work. Our 3 sons; Miles, Birdie and Oscar all apprentice with Kent in blending traditional blacksmithing techniques with modern conveniences.

Since we began, we have focused largely on custom work, restoration of Milwaukee's historic ironwork and building our presence and reputation.
Operating on a shoestring budget, we have always utilized our family and assets to help the business. Everyone pitches in and we use our family car to travel to shows, both to sell and spread the word about our company. We find most audiences really engaged by the conversation. People are excited to learn this craft still exists and to go home with heirloom quality items they can add to their homes.