From Our Family to Yours
We're proud to offer quality products and a unique experience for you and your family. As homesteaders and people who live off the land, we understand the value of good tools and an honest day's work.
Our shop and blacksmithing school ​is located in Silverdale, off of Hwy 7 outside of Mission, BC. The shop and school is fully equipped with two passionate instructors who can teach you how to make anything you can imagine. Our emphasis is on recycling old metal to make new tools and beautiful hand-crafted art work.
Come out for a few hours with your family, friends and coworkers. Join a weekend workshop and meet others with similar interests. All students will walk away with a completed project on their first lesson
Rusty Laidlaw
Director/Journeyman Blacksmith
Rusty has been a blacksmith for over 25 years. His main studies included steel metallurgy and traditional blacksmithing. He is driven by a deep passion for teaching and empowering others in all aspects of blacksmithing. Rusty's expertise includes tool-making and metal casting while incorporating natural elements into his beautiful work.
Rusty started Laidlaw Forgeworks to preserve and honour the art of Blacksmithing and sharing his love for the craft by teaching and educating others.
Michael Lobsiger
Director/Apprentice Instructor
While relatively new to the craft, Michael has shown natural talent in many facets of blacksmithing including but not limited to leatherworking, blade-smithing and armoring.
Logan Haller
Apprentice Instructor
Logan has been blacksmithing for more than 10 years. His passions include instructing and bushcraft. He is a very talented instructor and one of our shop's bladesmiths.
Logan is continuing to grow his skills to become a Master Blacksmith and looks forward to opening his own shop in the future.
Alexis Robbins (Laidlaw)
Director - Sales & Operations
Alexis studied business at UBC and SFU. Continuing her studies in agricultural sustainability at TRU has given her the drive to be a successful businesswoman, mother and wife.
Alexis focuses on sales, customer service, student accounts as well as accounting.
