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Handmade Giftware

Are you looking for a unique holiday, graduation, wedding, or birthday gift that your friend or loved one will treasure for years to come? If so, you’ve come to the right place! At Wendell August Forge, all of our handmade giftware is designed by skilled artisans and hand-wrought using time-honored techniques, right here in our Pennsylvania forge. Our selections of heirloom-quality giftware and Christmas ornaments have something for everyone on your list during the holiday season, and our intuitive interface makes finding the perfect gift for your recipient easier than ever before.

Handmade religious gifts are great for any occasion. Whether you are celebrating a wedding, baptism, birth, first communion, holiday, or something else, a handmade and unique gift from Wendell August Forge makes the perfect gift. From personalized boxes to nativity sets, baptism bowls, metal crosses, ornaments and more, you are sure to find something that fits your needs. Browse our inventory and share your love and affection with something one-of-a-kind that will be treasured and cherished for many years to come.

The Wendell August Forge Difference

Creating gifts that reflect fine craftsmanship and meaning has been our business since 1923, when coalmine owner Wendell McMinn August first engaged a blacksmith from the mine to hand-forge door latches for his home. Now, nearly one hundred years later, our commitment to making unique, individually crafted gifts, has multiplied in strength and passion.

We are dedicated to preserving authenticity in our craft, using techniques rooted in centuries-old metalworking practices. In addition, our belief in the traditions surrounding our lives - holidays, milestones and special events - plays a huge part in the design and variety of our products. Because of this, we fashion gifts that are not only beautiful, but meaningful.

When you get a gift from Wendell August Forge, you can be sure that expert skill and attention to detail have gone into making it. From our designs based on the work of renowned artists, to hand-engraving by master die-cutters, you are receiving an American-made, truly unique piece that is imbued with the strong traditions behind it.

Helping You to Find the Perfect Gift

With the great variety of metalware and other keepsakes we offer, from collectible ornaments, serving dishes and sports memorabilia, to keychains, religious crosses and jewelry, the best way to find the perfect gift is to narrow your search. The tabs at the top of this page are the place to start. They give general listings of our major categories, including items for Christmas, various Occasions, Home and Bar, etc. Of course, with our main location in Grove City, Pennsylvania, we naturally offer an entire category of keepsakes devoted to the city of Pittsburgh.

Enjoy browsing around our site, or better yet, stop by one of our stores in Grove City, Pennsylvania or just outside Berlin, Ohio. We want to help you find just the right item to delight any recipient, including you! Whether online or in person, we appreciate your business, as well as sharing our story, inspiration and handmade-quality giftware with you.