Welcome to Loken Forge

We have produced handmade fine home furnishings, such as tables, chairs, candle holders, wall sconces, tables lamps, floor lamps, fire screens, fire place tools, pot racks, chandeliers, stair railings, driveway gates, garden gates, trellises, arbors, door hardware, and exterior lighting.

Our architectural work had included various church furnishings such as altars, crosses, candle holders, and gates. we have also produced window grills, various architectural details, and of course pure sculptural pieces. Check out a list of our past commissions.

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While there are many people and companies that work in the metal working industry, we at Loken Forge take pride in knowing that the work we produce is all hand forged by blacksmiths. Blacksmithing is a trade by which the shape or texture of the metal is manipulated by the addition of heat and hand tools. 95% of so called “wrought iron” has been worked cold by an automated machine. Genuine wrought iron hasn’t even been produced in the United States since 1969. Most iron working businesses buy parts and pieces from various catalogs, then weld everything together to give the piece the “wrought iron” look. Here at Loken Forge we forge every piece by hand, using techniques thousands of years old, to achieve aesthetically pleasing, exciting, and original pieces of fine art.

--From Loken Forge, Ron and John, we thank you for your interest

Loken Forge is located in the Hot Shops Art Center at 13th and Nicholas in Omaha, Nebraska. For more information visit their website at www.hotshopsartcenter.com, or call us at (402) 345-0224 to schedule a time and place to discuss the possibilities of hand forged iron, or to take one of our weekend classes.