Welcome to the Red Dog Forge.
My name is Shane Stainton, I'm a blacksmith and blade smith living and working in a small studio in upstate New York, just inside the Adirondack State park.
I strive to continue the smithing tradition as it was found in the mid eighteenth century, a time when the smith relied on the craft in their hands and heart. All of my work is done using a coal fired forge and hammmered by hand.
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If you have any questions about any work by all means drop me a line.
Custom orders are gladly taken, feel free to contact me about your needs.
My many thanks to the folks at The Outpost for the inspiration to actually follow through with my dream, and Steve Gurzler (Master Macsen Felinfoel) for the inspiration to get on with it!
entirely handmade with red oak, lined with felt padding and corded fabric, hand wrought fittings and hardware.
A stylized viny leaf wraps around itself to created a whimsical and unique door knocker.
This rack is suspended from hand forged 'S' chain and is designed to mount from the ceiling over an island. A perfect solution for those who desire a rack less obtrusive than the traditional oval racks.
A large gate handle designed to be mounted on garden doors or used as an assist pull.
S hooks have so many uses in the garden, kitchen or workshop that after you've had a few you'll wonder how you ever lived without a dozen.
Perfect mounted on a bathroom door for a convient place for change of clothes and robe or on the front door for that large holiday wreath.
My customers have found uses as varied as leashes, to coats, to rifleracks or as supports for curtain rods.
My take in a spiked colonial taper holder
A sturdy yet elegant solution for those heavy winter coats and hats.
A wall mounted pot rack that is designed to save considerable space and depend upon only one point of force, created for those with limited kitchen space who desire the beauty and ease of a pot rack.
A distinctive home deserves the unique decor provided by old world craftsmanship. I can offer a wide variety of accesories created to your exacting specifications.
blade is O1 tool steel, guard and handle spacer are mild, bolster is antique wrought iron, handle slabs are bird's eye maple. entirely hand forged and finished with hand tools, with exception to the laynard hole which was drilled in a press.
blade is O1 tool steel, guard and handle spacer are mild, bolster is antique wrought iron, handle slabs are bird's eye maple. entirely hand forged and finished with hand tools, with exception to the laynard hole which was drilled in a press.
blade is O1 tool steel, guard and handle spacer are mild, bolster is antique wrought iron, handle slabs are bird's eye maple. entirely hand forged and finished with hand tools, with exception to the laynard hole which was drilled in a press.
blade is O1 tool steel, guard and handle spacer are mild, bolster is antique wrought iron, handle slabs are bird's eye maple. entirely hand forged and finished with hand tools, with exception to the laynard hole which was drilled in a press.
Blade, guard, and pommel forged from 5160 steel, handle is curly maple pinned with brass.
1095 steel wrought iron guards handle is rosewood and maple with a mammoth ivory lozenge bleach etched for patina vegtan hand stitched sheathed OAL around 13 inches blades about 9 inch
1095 steel wrought iron guards handle is rosewood and maple with a mammoth ivory lozenge bleach etched for patina vegtan hand stitched sheathed OAL around 13 inches blades about 9 inch
1095 steel wrought iron guards handle is rosewood and maple with a mammoth ivory lozenge bleach etched for patina vegtan hand stitched sheathed OAL around 13 inches blades about 9 inch
dyed tiger maple, with veg tan spacers, blade is 1095hc
dyed tiger maple, with veg tan spacers, blade is 1095hc
dyed tiger maple, with veg tan spacers, blade is 1095hc
1095 steel with brass insets and a labradorite stone~ hand stitched vegtan sheath~~ 550 USD ~~
5160 Steel ~ fittings forged from antique wrought and acid etched to show grain~ thuya burl, purpleheart, and maple~ vegtan sheath with soapstone slider~
1095 steel with a mild steel guard, whitetail antler, purpleheart, and burled cherry handle.
Mini-Bowie~ Made from 1095~ wrought iron guard with wrought iron and leather spacers~ Cherry burl handle ~ carved deer pommel with a Constantinian Roman coin circa 350 AD inset.~
1095 steel with wrought iron guard and pommel. Then Handle is Elk with burled cherry accents and a brass plate for engraving.
my submission to a Knife in The Hat exchange ~ 1095 steel with wrought iron slabs and brass liners~ alloy banded Finish
1095 steel with burled cherry and whitetail antler handle, roman coin circa 350 a.d. inset into pommel.
a nice sturdy camp knife for those that desire a good all around cooking knife as well as something tough enough to do camp chore duty. 5160 steel with cherry handle.
steel is 5160 HC done in brazilian cherry and pinned in copper oal 8 and 1/2 inches blade is 4 and 3/4 inches
steel is 5160 HC done in brazilian cherry and pinned in copper oal 8 and 1/2 inches blade is 4 and 3/4 inches
5160 hc steel fish bellied camper done with a really neato piece of hickory for the handle. pinned in brass OAL 9 " blade is 5 1/2 inches
5160 hc steel fish bellied camper done with a really neato piece of hickory for the handle. pinned in brass OAL 9 " blade is 5 1/2 inches
5160 hc steel fish bellied camper done with a really neato piece of hickory for the handle. pinned in brass OAL 9 " blade is 5 1/2 inches
my take on bushcrafter style knives 5160 steel its done in curly maple with copper pinning, there is some slight blemishing around the rear pin the sheath unfolds from itself to allow you to clean it out. OAL 9 1/2 inches with a 5 1/4 inch blade
my take on bushcrafter style knives 5160 steel its done in curly maple with copper pinning, there is some slight blemishing around the rear pin the sheath unfolds from itself to allow you to clean it out. OAL 9 1/2 inches with a 5 1/4 inch blade
my take on bushcrafter style knives 5160 steel its done in curly maple with copper pinning, there is some slight blemishing around the rear pin the sheath unfolds from itself to allow you to clean it out. OAL 9 1/2 inches with a 5 1/4 inch blade
1095 steel with Brazilian cherry handle, style influenced early Mygar daggers.
This knife was a request for a friend to replace his old schrade, as his original knife had bellied on the blade from years of sharpening. I traced his knife and made a mockup. steel 1095 Curly Maple handle with brass and rod pinning and leather spacers this was the first time I went for the hammer finish and also the first time I had done rod and tube pinning
1095 steel with greenwood handle, your basic rugged camp knife.
5160 steel blade that is hammer finished and handled in burled cherry with brass pinning.
o2 steel blade Wrought Iron fittings and elk handle.
o2 steel, brass bolster with leather spacings and a sambar stag handle.
All my knives are forged closely to shape in a coal forge, profiled with files, and finished with stones and paper before being fitted with handles bolsters and whatnot.
All the sheath work is also done by myself and unless stated otherwise is done with veg tanned leather and stitched and tooled by hand.
The steels commonly used are 5160 and 1095 spring steels quenched in oil. I use an over all quench to harden and differential temper in the forge along the spine of each blade to offer superior flexibility with a minimum loss of edge hardeness.
