Hoffman's Forge, LLC

James A. (Jymm) Hoffman has a Bachelor's Degree in Museum Studies from Salem College, (now Salem-International University,) Salem, West Virginia, and has been a full time blacksmith from 1981 to 1988 and from 1990 to the present, specializing in museum quality reproductions and custom orders. Items range from cooking utensils and fireplace equipment to architectural hardware, lighting devices, and tools. He continued his business on a part time basis from 1988 to 1990, while working at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, as the Interpretive Programs Manager. He was listed in the 1993 "200 Best Craftsmen" issue of Early American Life, and again in 1996, 1997, 1998. In the June 2008 issue of "Early American Life," he was also one of the featured blacksmiths in the article "Handmade Nails."

Interested in taking a class in blacksmithing?  Please take a look at the class listings on the Workshops & Services page.