Rustic Blacksmith

Follow our latest blacksmith and homestead projects here! I am a little bit old fashioned, some even say I am an old man trapped in a young man's body!

I have been married to my wonderful wife since 2006 and we have 7 children. I try to teach them the value of hard work so you might see them occasionally in pictures. I try to spend as much time as I can with my family while I work on metal projects or homesteading projects. I am a Christian and my Bible based upbringing has taught me how to treat others and how to do my very best when working for

05/28/2020

How It’s Made: Dollywood’s Blacksmith & Foundry Dollywood is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The name of the town comes from a local blacksmith shop that was established in the early 1800s. It was an influential business named after the Little Pigeon River. The name of the forge became synonymous with the town itself. It’s only fitting, the...

05/28/2020

Memorial Day weekend road trip to Kentucky with our 9 kids! Last week my great aunt in Kentucky went to be with the Lord. She was more like a grandma to us than an aunt, we loved her dearly. We really wanted to go to ...

05/12/2020

Hand forging an apron rack

Blacksmithing: Hand forging an apron rack It’s been a few months since I have been forging so I'm a little rusty. My wife was wanting a place to hang the kids’ aprons so this is what we came up with....

05/04/2020

If you haven’t been to Red White and Blues Farm here in Williston you are missing out! We just went a few weeks ago and had a blast. Its very family friendly and a beautiful place to hamg out. The season wont last much longer so please head over there and support a local business.

Video from our trip: Picking blueberries with the family.

Picking blueberries with the family! Today we had the pleasure of going to our local blueberry farm for a family outing. With the current health situation in our country there aren’t many places...

04/23/2020

We have recently launched a page and YouTube channel as a family blog of sorts. If you're interested we would love to have you follow along and enjoy life through the eyes of my family!

Maynard Family Homestead We are the Maynard family, we have 14 children & live on 11 acres in north Florida. You can follow our homestead journey on YouTube!

04/23/2020

Should be fun!