Indian Draft Metalworks (IDMW) consists of the husband and wife team of Mike and Bonnie Johnson. We have day jobs, which provide us with sustenance. Alas, we would probably starve to death if we depended solely on music.

Bonnie is a Tooling Designer and Machinist. She was co-owner of a machine shop in New Hampshire for several years before relocating to Virginia.

Mike is a licensed Master Electrician (Virginia) and an Instructor in the Chemistry Department at Virginia Tech.

IDMW is located near Marlinton, West Virginia, on the waters of Indian Draft.

The blacksmith shop... also doing business as Indian Draft Forge... consists of three coal-fired forges (one stationary, one portable, plus a stationary forge in Blacksburg) plus the requisite tools. The Machine Shop consists of an Alliant J-head style milling machine, a Hardinge tool-room high precision lathe, 4-gang Walker-Turner Drill press and all requisite tools.

Our current emphasis in Blacksmithing is to custom-make candle-holders for table tops, wall sconces, and mason-jar candle luminaires . We also produce Colonial--style utensils.

The Machine shop makes custom items including tools for blacksmithing and various items for some of the research labs at VT, as well as to manufacture replacement parts to repair damaged or worn out machinery.

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