WE ARE A VERY PROUD AMERICAN MELTING-POT
FAMILY 1ST
OUR STORY BEGINS AFTER WORLD WAR II ON THE ISLAND OF NORTHERN SAMAR. WALTER'S MOTHER, EMELITA, WAS RAISED BY A FORGE BESIDE HER FATHER, ENTOY. USING ANY MATERIALS AVAILABLE - PARTS OF OLD MILITARY PLANES, TANKS, YOU NAME IT - TOGETHER THEY MADE MACHETES AND ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS...
AFTER THE VIETNAM WAR, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TIMOTHY BARANOWSKI ARRIVED IN THE PHILIPPINES. HAVING GROWN-UP IN WEST SENECA (SOUTH BUFFALO) AND A WELDER SINCE 15 YEARS-OLD, TIMOTHY SERVED AMERICA IN THE PACIFIC FOR 12 YEARS -- AND MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE. SPARKS LITERALLY FLEW WHEN TIMOTHY AND EMELITA MET.
A THIRD GENERATION OF METALSMITHS WAS BORN.
TODAY, WALTER WORKS BESIDE HIS DAUGHTER SAGE AND SON WYATT, MAKING CUSTOM, HIGHLY-COLLECTIBLE KNIVES -- AND OH BOY HOWDY DO WE WELD!
WE ARE 4 GENERATIONS OF FAMILY THAT STARTED HALF-WAY AROUND THE WORLD, AND NOW BASED IN WESTERN NEW YORK, BUILDING OUR DREAMS AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS ONE PROJECT AT A TIME.
CHAMPIONS ALWAYS
WHEN WE AREN'T WELDING, DESIGNING, OR MAKING SOMEONE'S STEEL DREAMS REALITY, WE'RE PROBABLY DEEP IN NATURE.
WANT TO GO FISHING? WE'RE IN! HUNTING? YOU BET!
NEED A GOOD KNIFE? YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! WALTER WON THE HISTORY CHANNEL'S "FORGED IN FIRE" COMPETITION, AND JUST MIGHT BE THE FINEST BLADESMITH IN AMERICA -- IF NOT THE WORLD.
SOME OF OUR WELDING AND FABRICATION CUSTOMERS LEAVE WITH NEW BLADE ON THEIR BELT OR, EVEN BETTER, A COURTESY SHARPENING. HEY, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW!