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Our OriginChrist Centered Ironworks is owned and operated by artist blacksmith Roy Adams in Harrisville, Michigan. Roy has been forging since 2008. The business was formally opened in 2012 in Dayton, Ohio, after Roy was in a car accident that ended his full-time career in HVAC. As he recovered from his accident, he turned to his skills in blacksmithing to support his family. Roy said, “I was able to work at my own pace, and have the fulfillment I desired from working with my hands.” In 2019, Christ Centered Ironworks moved to northern Michigan.
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Our Team
Meet our team of hard working individuals that contribute to the success of Christ Centered Ironworks!
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Roy AdamsRoy has been forging since 2008 and he opened his company in 2012. Roy has had extensive blacksmith training. He has studied under master smiths Peter Ross, Thomas Latane, Clay Spencer, Douglas Pryor, and Wayne Apgar. Roy is actively involved in the blacksmithing community and frequently teaches classes on a wide array of topics from ornamental iron flowers to wrought iron hammers. He frequently teaches at Goshen Historical Society and also private classes at his home shop. He occasionally travels nation wide to teach classes. He has also demonstrated at blacksmithing conferences such as Ozark Conference 2021 for Blacksmith Association of Missouri. Roy won the people's choice award for his handcrafted hammer dubbed, "Tools of the Trade" at the SOFA Quadstate in 2021. Additionally he has a YouTube blacksmith channel where he teaches forging technique for blacksmiths of all skill levels. Roy strives to create french baroque ironwork, such as the sign bracket he created that features scrolls with acanthus leaves and gold leaf accents. Upcoming projects will include an ornate tool chest, additional decorative sign brackets, and other forged furniture pieces. He lives in the countryside outside Harrisville, Michigan with his wife and three children where he enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, and visiting lighthouses.
Photos: Roy at Quadstate in 2021 with his prize winning hammer. Below: The tools of the trade hammer that features extensive background removal and hand chasing. |
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Thomas GoodemootHello everyone, I’m Thomas Goodemoot and I’m from rural northern Michigan. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always had a love for working hot metal. When I was a young boy, my friends and I would build camp fires to heat steel and make knives, like most kids want to make, not really knowing what we were doing but we kept at it and got better and started making other tools. It was a blast to see what we could make out of scrap. The only rule our parents had was no power tools. When I was twenty, I joined the army where I served four years and deployed twice as a mechanic- once to Iraq and then to Afganistan. In my off time I still would make stuff out of scrap steel. When I got out, I started watching a lot of YouTube, and three years ago I built my own forge and collected some tools and started the craft back up. I began to fix some of my old farm equipment. With a lot of failures, I soon got better. Practices makes improvement. In 2021, I had a chance to meet Roy and as we talked, it was the beginning of a great friendship. Roy got my attention off of only making knives and tools, and on to other great blacksmithing projects. What a blessing Roy has been and his willingness to share his knowledge of the trade. I am so grateful to be able to work and learn with him and grow as a blacksmith. I’m looking forward to what the future holds. Thank you and God bless.
Photo: Thomas (in blue) forging in a competition at SOFA Quadstate |
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Jessica AdamsJessica Adams is the wife of Roy Adams. She specializes in the daily affairs of Christ Centered Ironworks including customer communications, photography, writing, and record keeping. She also has special interest in enameling and product videography. All of the eBooks located on this website are written by Jessica. She also draws up and designs our plasma cut blanks. On occasion, you will find her with hammer in hand forging copper pendants, steel bowls, or hooks.
Photo: Jessica in the shop wearing a leather apron that she customized with our shop logo. |