ART by FIRE
Steephollow Forgeworks
Story By KATIE CANALES | Photography by TIMOTHY DOUGLASS
I
n 2001, Alan Lee attended his first blacksmithing conference and,
as a result, SteepHollow Forgeworks was never the same.
Originally Lee Welding Company, SteepHollow Forgeworks has
been in business since 1978 and is operated by brothers Jeff and
Alan Lee. The business solely provided commercial welding prior
the brothers attending Austin Community College’s metalworks
program and integrating blacksmithing into the business.
“[I thought] we didn’t need blacksmiths anymore,” says
Alan. “I couldn’t have been more wrong.” Alan’s perspective of
blacksmith