Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, uses a power hammer to flatten a hot piece of wrought iron for a custom knife on Monday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, uses a hammer and anvil to shape a piece of wrought iron for a custom knife on Monday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, holds a piece of black walnut used for making knife handles on Monday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, heats a piece of wrought iron for a custom knife in his forge on Monday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
A selection of knives made by father and son team Mike and Garrett Elting at Steel Pig Forge: (from left) W2 steel blade with a vintage rag micarta handle; wrought iron-clad nickel blade with a W2 core and a redwood burl handle; wrought iron-clad nickel blade with a W2 core and a cocobolo handle; wrought iron and nickel pattern welded blade with a Hawaiian curly koa handle; and at top a wrought iron-clad nickel blade with a W2 core and a spalted maple burl handle.Â
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, uses a hydraulic press to shape a hot piece of wrought iron for a custom knife on Monday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, holds an 11-inch custom knife made of wrought iron-clad nickel with a W2 core and a spalted maple burl handle on Monday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Steel Pig Forge
Garrett Elting, co-owner of Steel Pig Forge, welds two pieces of stainless steel to one piece of cru forge V on Monday.
