Brian in his shop

Hand forged dragon door knocker- (unfinished)

Hello,  I am Karen and the Blacksmith is Brian Brazeal. We are not a store with inventory. Brian is an individual who makes his living forging, He is just one person making these items one at a time with a hammer and anvil.

 Each item we offer on ebay, is what Brian made that week and I took pictures of it and put it on ebay.(because I'm the one who knows how to turn on the computer) We will also relist  unsold items for new buyers. You can't find one of a kind forgings of this quality in stores. Pretty simple, but we hope you can grasp the  appeal of true forging.

When you have a piece of Brian's work you have something special where care was taken in the creation. You didn't pick something off a shelf in a store.  You will find that people will always comment on these items in your home. 

Brian was the resident blacksmith at Mission San Juan Capistrano for five years, the 3rd largest attraction in the world with over a million visitors each year. Visitors to the mission were able to watch Brian forge his work and often commented that it was like magic. We hope you will see the magic in the superior craftmanship of Brian's work.

 Brian has perfected traditional blacksmithing techniques by forging nearly every day for over 25 years. Hours of repetition to hone his skills have made him a well known blacksmith who can confidently create excellent work time and time again. Since he makes each item personally with hammer and forge one at a time, they are truly one of a kind and up to his strict standards. By actually heating and changing the dimensions of the metal with his hammer, it makes the piece stronger.  All joinery is in a traditional forged manner and never with a modern welder, adding to the beauty and durability of the piece.  Forged not forgery, Brian Brazeal

We will continue to offer items that seem to be weekly favorites and new unique forgings also.  We will never list items Brian hasn't made by hand with his hammer. We hope you visit us again and watch for upcomming items and events.

 Anyone interested in true traditional forging techniques can contact Brian at: brazealbrothers@yahoo.com 

Update- We are in Colorado for a few weeks attending a couple of events and visiting family. We have our items with us and will be able to ship from here but access to a computer is sometimes a problem so please have patience with us if we can't answer a question right away. Thanks, Karen 6/10/08