Axe & Anvil

Hand Works

Traditional Ironwork, hand-forged in an old-fashioned blacksmithing shop in rural Tennessee.

Welcome! We are a small two man shop producing hand forged nails, hooks, tools, and hardware. We have a passion to carry on the legacy of traditional blacksmithing- doing our part to rediscover & preserve the ancient skills of hand-forging iron and steel, while creating classic ironwork in timeless styles that has character and soul that no machine can mass-produce.

Why work by hand?

Our decision to be a mainly human powered shop informs the way we work and what projects we choose to take on. Read more about our why…

Custom Blacksmithing

We make custom hardware for the home, specializing in luxury and Early American style ironwork, both large and small. We are based in the Nashville, TN area, but also work with clients from across the country. If you have a project in mind you would like to discuss, click through to contact us and let’s get started!

When you get a shot at 2,400 board feet of kiln-dried lumber for dirt cheap (less than 10 cents a board foot), you drop what you’re doing, call buddies with trucks and trailers and hit the road. With all of our current and pending building proj
Started the week off strong with all day Monday spent butchering a hog with our dear friends Daniel & Alisha @morgan_branch_farm. We are so richly blessed to live in the rural area we do, close to the land and our food sources, and surrounded by
Hard to believe that is 30 nails right there, but it is. Little guys, only an inch long. Headed to a tinsmith up in Massachusetts. We can do custom nails guys, if you need a style that isn’t on the website, hit us up, we just might be able to t

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