Welcome to the Web Site of Artist Blacksmith Don Barker FWCB. Following a 200 year old family tradition of blacksmithing, Don now employs 8 people at his forge based in York, England. He currently holds the position of Fourth Warden in the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, London and is the first working smith to do so for over 200 years. Our forge is renowned for its traditional hand forged wrought ironwork, its ecclesiastical ironwork and its bespoke modern ironwork.

We also specialise in the restoration of antique ironwork and the faithful reproduction of all types of antique metalwork.. We have a gate automation division which manufactures and installs automatic gates with optional intercoms and ancillary equipment.

Examples of our work can be seen at our offices in Elvington near York where personal callers are welcome. If you wish to come along and discuss your requirements - we look forward to meeting you soon.
 

pureiron.com

Pure iron is a newly available material which we stock in bar and sheet form. It is very easy to forge and repoussé work can be carried out cold without the need to anneal. It is particularly useful for armourers and can even be used by hobbyists and amateurs. Please visit our sister web site at http://www.pureiron.com where you can learn all about it.   

For ease of navigation this site has a 'family tree' structure with child pages listed on the left side of each page and a grey "up" button at the top left to return you to the parent page.
All photographs of work are 'thumbnails'.  To view any picture full size simply click on it.  When you have finished click the 'back' button on your web browser to return you to the thumbnail view.

If you want to go directly to a specific page you can look it up in our Reference Index and use the hyperlinks provided.

We hope you enjoy your visit and we look forward to hearing from you.

Tel 01904 607711     Fax 01904 607744.

Useful Links to other sites mentioned:-

British Artist Blacksmiths Association http://www.baba.org.uk
The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths http://www.blacksmithscompany.org.uk

We have recently begun to use "Efficient Calendar" on our company computers rather than using a desk diary.  Find our more at http://www.efficientcalendar.com or click here to read our review of this great program.
 

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If you would like to contact us please send your e-mail message to:- mail@theblacksmiths.co.uk  
or you can write to us at the following address:-
The Forge, Unit G2, Elvington Industrial Estate, Elvington, York, YO41 4AR  Tel 01904 607711 Fax 01904 607744.