Lewis Meyer
Medias Used or Areas of Interest:
Blacksmith
Furniture
Metal
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I produce mainly custom wrought ironwork for the Louisville, Kentucky area. My work has ranged from single candle holders to large stair railings. I am currently developing a small line of production items that I hope to be selling at galleries and craft shows soon.
My shop is located in the Quadrangle, an old Army Quartermaster Depot, in Jeffersonville, IN. It is an interesting piece of old architecture and contains a variety of light industry and art studios. I believe that I fit into both categories.
My forge is a homemade pipe forge. I used an atmospheric burner from a junk water heater and tweaked the orifice to generate enough heat. I am working on a 175 pound Peter Wright anvil, which I find more than sufficient for the solo smith. I am particularly proud of the stand which the forge sits on. It has a hammer rack on one side and a tong rack on the other. I have included a pair of bars with one inch spacing to accommodate my hardy tools and there are hooks on the front for wire brushes and such. There is an expanded metal shelf for my working stock just below the forge and shelves at the bottom for hot pieces. I made a little copper match-holder and wired a soup can to the front to hold whatever punches or drifts I am currently using. I think that it is an efficient little design that allows me keep all of the tools I may need for a particular job organized and at hand. I keep many of my more specialized hammers and tools on another rack at the back of the shop and only move them to the forge when necessary.
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