Built by hand.
Earned by grit.
A community and outfitter for welders, fabricators, and the rest of us who'd rather wear the sparks than watch them. Curated gear, legendary giveaways, and a scholarship fund that sends working people to trade school.
Our Creed
We're not a brand for people who watch. We're a brand for people who build.
Every shirt, patch, and print we sell is chosen by someone who's actually used their hands for a living. We don't do bro culture. We don't do hustle-porn. We make gear for people who get dirty, take pride in it, and come home to family who respects what they do.
The Shop · What's Moving
Goods From the Forge
Wear-tested by people with calloused hands. Each piece hand-picked, hand-approved, and made to outlast the one you're replacing.
Summer Sweepstakes · 2026
The Shop Truck: F-250 Tremor + $10K in Tools
A complete shop rig, ready to work. 2026 Ford F-250 Tremor 6.7L Power Stroke diesel, outfitted with a slide-in Reading utility body, built-in compressor, 12-drawer Snap-On tool set, and a $10,000 gear credit for the tools you haven't bought yet. One winner drives it home. No purchase necessary to enter.
Drawing in
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules.
Approximate Retail Value
$134,000
47% claimed
Scholarship Recipient · Q1 2026
Carla Moreno, Pima CC Welding Program
The Mission
Every sale puts another welder in school.
America needs 400,000 new welders in the next five years. We won't single-handedly fill that gap — but we can fund a seat, a set of gloves, a pair of boots for the people who show up ready to learn. Four percent of every product and every sweepstakes ticket funds the Forge & Anvil Scholarship Trust.
Scholarships funded
Dollars given
Partner shops
Community Spotlight
Mason & Ruth
"She sees curves I don't. I always ground straight. She pulls a belly out of every knife she makes."
Mason Bent welded his first forge shut himself, out of a propane tank. Three years later, his daughter Ruth does most of the forging — 1084 high-carbon, hand-drawn to shape, stamped with the forge number. Six-month waitlist. Not a dropshipped product.
Shop
Bent Creek Bladeworks
Based in
Dandridge, TN
