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Artisan NameRobert Swim
CompanyNative Forge
Artisan CategoryTomahawks, axes, knives and forgings
Artisan Bio

Have been blacksmithing and making items since 1978, began knifemaking about same time, produce mainly 18th century type blades, boucan-type and longhunter. My ancestry is English as translated through 1630's arrival in Hartford, Conn., as settlers moved West until reached Indiana in 1850's,
with contacts to Fort Pitt, Fort Ligonier and Shawnee Native influences.

Designed Motion Picture props, 1990-2007Austin, Blacksmith instructor and historian, Pioneer farms Museum, Austin, 2006-2013, currently blacksmith George Ranch, Richmond, Texas. Custom Cooking tools and historic forgework.

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Address10215 fm 762 rd
Richmond, TX 77469
United States of America
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Phone512-826-1809
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