Matt Sager in a leather forge apron, seated in the doorway of his blacksmith shop

The Forge:
Hand-Forged Steel by Matt Sager

Ferric means iron. Flame is the fire that shapes it. The name is literal. Here's the forge behind it.

Matt Sager hammering hot steel on an anvil at his backyard forge

How the Forge Started

In the early days of the pandemic, I went looking for a hobby. I'd built a few things and I'm handy around the house. One night we were watching Forged in Fire. My wife looked at me and said, "You could do that." I had no idea where to get the tools. She followed up: "I bought you a forge on Amazon. It'll be here in two days."

I still get into the shop to make a thing here and there. The same patience goes into every spot we make.