I created Hoffman Blacksmithing from a passion for metalworking and pursuing the American Dream. We're creating legacy tools to be passed down from generation to generation. Growing up in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, I became accustomed to playing outside in the woods and creeks, opening my mind to creativity. I have always been very hands-on and creative. I would make paper dye with wild violets and mold bowls from clay dug out of the creek banks.
I began blacksmithing in the fall of 2008 at thirteen, starting with a wood fire pit and a trailer hitch for an anvil. Over the years, I've worked my way up by purchasing new equipment one machine at a time and learning about the art and engineering of moving steel. My parents were highly supportive in helping me pursue my passion. My dad took on the project of building a small 170-square-foot shop in our backyard. Once we created this foundation, I had my business well underway before graduating high school. In June 2016, I traveled to NYC to appear on History Channel's Forged in Fire. There, I forged a Kora sword and became the youngest to win Forged in Fire against ABS Master Bladesmith Josh Smith. This experience helped propel the success of my business, allowing me to publish a book and teach students from as far away as Australia.
Today, my team and I forge our products from my 6,000-square-foot shop in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Our ethos encompasses a hard work ethic to produce products a step above the rest. Most of the tools we use are old, some a century old, and come from a time when tools were built to last. Using these tools inspires us to create tools that will still be used over a century later. In a world where companies design products cheaply, we stand out by designing and planning for relevance, not obsolescence. We make nearly all of our products in-house to ensure quality control. I intend for our product to be made "in a league of its own," I believe in making things by hand and employing local people, not machines, to accomplish this.
The Wood Bullet was designed with the help of Buckin' Billy Ray Smith through decades of extensive tree-cutting and wood-splitting experience. Weighing in at a hefty 5 pounds, the Wood Bullet is the heaviest axe in our lineup. The long poll not only adds more balance to the axe head but also lends itself well to be used with the flicking technique when splitting. The blade of the Wood Bullet has a high center line, forming a convex cross-section to aid in releasing the axe in a log. Everything from the geometry of the head to the palm swell on the premium 31" hickory handle was designed and built from the ground up with wood splitting in mind. You'll wear out before this axe ever does.
Hoffman Blacksmithing axes are made with the intent of being the best axe on earth. From design, to materials, fit and finish and even down to the hand made manufacturing process our philosophy embodies a high level of discipline and art.
I began blacksmithing in the fall of 2008 at thirteen, starting with a wood fire pit and a trailer hitch for an anvil. Over the years, I've worked my way up by purchasing new equipment one machine at a time and learning about the art and engineering of moving steel. My parents were highly supportive in helping me pursue my passion. My dad took on the project of building a small 170-square-foot shop in our backyard. Once we created this foundation, I had my business well underway before graduating high school. In June 2016, I traveled to NYC to appear on History Channel's Forged in Fire. There, I forged a Kora sword and became the youngest to win Forged in Fire against ABS Master Bladesmith Josh Smith. This experience helped propel the success of my business, allowing me to publish a book and teach students from as far away as Australia.
Today, my team and I forge our products from my 6,000-square-foot shop in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Our ethos encompasses a hard work ethic to produce products a step above the rest. Most of the tools we use are old, some a century old, and come from a time when tools were built to last. Using these tools inspires us to create tools that will still be used over a century later. In a world where companies design products cheaply, we stand out by designing and planning for relevance, not obsolescence. We make nearly all of our products in-house to ensure quality control. I intend for our product to be made "in a league of its own," I believe in making things by hand and employing local people, not machines, to accomplish this.
The Wood Bullet was designed with the help of Buckin' Billy Ray Smith through decades of extensive tree-cutting and wood-splitting experience. Weighing in at a hefty 5 pounds, the Wood Bullet is the heaviest axe in our lineup. The long poll not only adds more balance to the axe head but also lends itself well to be used with the flicking technique when splitting. The blade of the Wood Bullet has a high center line, forming a convex cross-section to aid in releasing the axe in a log. Everything from the geometry of the head to the palm swell on the premium 31" hickory handle was designed and built from the ground up with wood splitting in mind. You'll wear out before this axe ever does.
Hoffman Blacksmithing axes are made with the intent of being the best axe on earth. From design, to materials, fit and finish and even down to the hand made manufacturing process our philosophy embodies a high level of discipline and art.
- Proudly handmade in the USA
- Forged from 4142 chromium molybdenum steel hardened to 55.5 HRC
- Hardened poll
- Hung on premium hickory Hoffman Handles
- Includes custom fit handmade leather sheath
