What we do:
Harty Locomotive Works Ltd. is a general blacksmithing and manual machine shop located just outside of Lougheed Alberta, Canada. We specialize in making quality tools for the blacksmith, farrier, and knife-maker, custom forged work, teaching classes, and small-scale industrial forging and machining.
“It weighs 4 pounds ... handles like it’s 3 pounds, hits like it’s 5 pounds. Magic hammer.”
About
Ethan Harty (owner) is a blacksmith from Alberta, Canada. He started forging at age 11 and studied the “Tools to Make Tools” curriculum under Alec Steele at age 13 in Norfolk, UK. Some of his noteworthy honours in forging include being a demonstrator at Canada’s national blacksmithing conference (CanIRON), a demonstrator for the Texas Blacksmithing Conference, and teaching a tool making class at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT College) at age 16. In his forging company, his clients range from beginner blacksmiths, to the Calgary Stampede, to B.C. Hydo. He also has a prime interest in antique equipment of all kinds and is a certified steam power-engineer in Alberta.
