Horseshoe at door

How many of you have a horseshoe nailed above your door? This tradition dates back hundreds of years and is said bring you luck. The actual story is all to do with keeping the Devil away. The story is that Saint Dunstan was once asked by the Devil to shoe his single hoof. Saint Dunstan [...]

We’ve changed our name!

We are proud to announce our new identity, Made by the Forge (you previously knew us as Kitchen Irons). As a valued subscriber to our blog we are happy to offer you 10% off* all our products; including our latest addition, beautifully hand forged handles. Each one is totally unique so you can achieve an [...]

Towel rail

Last week a good friend asked me to make them something to hang their hand towel off in their small downstairs cloakroom. This is what I came up with.

About Kitchen Irons

If you have found your way to our website and are thinking about ordering a product then perhaps you might like to know a little more about what goes on here at Kitchen Irons. My name is Richard Fishenden and I am a qualified Farrier and skilled Blacksmith. We have been in business for over [...]

Never has there been a better time to buy British..

The words of Interior designer Antonia Stewart who shares her latest advice for home owners in February’s edition of  Period Living The article is informative and interesting and shows that the trend right now is on quality products that are built to last and do not cost the earth. Something very close to my heart.

New products coming soon…

We have spent the summer developing a new range of Kitchen Iron products for your home. We will soon add these to our website. They include wooden chopping boards, kitchen door knobs and handles plus a lovely notice board to keep all of your ‘To do’s’ in one place. Here is a sneek preview of [...]

Bespoke curtain poles

Bespoke curtain rails are all that we could offer in this dormer roof space. The client decided to have ’rounded’ ends of the rail because there was no room for a finial. We supplied 2 center brackets for the rail as there was not enough room for a standard bracket. Not all windows are suitable [...]

Wrought iron work detail

Details of new products.

A busy summer!

Wow isn’t the summer great! Long days and sunny weather give me the time I need to look after my veg plot make some jams and jelly’s for the winter and drive my pony Murphy. I have also been busy developing a range of curtain poles and door furniture and they will shortly be ready [...]

Young Farrier in the making

My young son just loves it when I get my anvil out to shoe my own pony. He always asks for a hammer and I let him hammer on a shoe to help me. Maybe he will make some pan racks for me one day!