Spirit Ironworks, Inc. is a Long Island based company committed to upholding the highest standards in ornamental and architectural metal work.

The company was started in 2001 as a partnership between siblings Timothy and Rachel Miller.  Both have a passion for the art of metal work and blacksmithing. Timothy started his career with a degree in metalsmithing and Rachel has a degree in fine arts. Over years the company has grown to include a team of skilled artisans.

We are family owned and operated with over 25 years of combined experience in the craft of hand forged metal work. We have the capacity and the experience to execute a wide variety of projects including interior & exterior railings, gates, fencing, furniture, hardware and historical restoration.

We are active members of National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association,  The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, The Institute of Classical Architecture,  Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America and The Patchogue Arts Council. 

Ours is one of the few shops in the New York area that have the ability to create hand forged scroll-work, repoussé, and decorative elements in house. This ensures complete quality control from start to finish.  Whether the spirit of the project is modern or traditional we embrace both contemporary and classical techniques based on appropriateness. 

Our expertise extends to working with steel, historic wrought iron, stainless steel, bronze, copper, brass, monel, and aluminum.  We also offer a large selection of finishes and patinas.  

Whether the project is hundreds of feet of custom estate fencing or a simple fire screen, Spirit Ironworks, Inc. will satisfy all of your metalworking needs.  We also offer an in house designer capable of taking a project from conception to completion.

Rachel Miller / Owner

Creativity and pursuing your passion had always been encouraged in our family. From a very young age I was always drawing and doing crafts projects. When it came time to choose a career path it was only natural to study art. 

I originally went to the University of the Arts with the intention of studying illustration. But a ten-minute welding demonstration led to a not so minor obsession with metal. Most of my time from that moment forward was spent in the metal shop welding together steel sculpture. 

As a blacksmith I am fascinated by functional objects, as an artist I respond to natural form, so it seemed fitting to combine the two. Presently this is the focus of my work: creating objects that are beautiful as well as functional. Artwork that is useful as well as collectible.

Tim Miller / Owner

My first exposure to blacksmithing was at the age of eleven when, at the Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society  blacksmith shop, I saw a smith working. He was cutting hot steel with a chisel and the red hot shard he cut off hit the dirt and caused it to burn. For some reason, that image was seared in to my memory.  The idea that hard cold metal could be shaped in hot with a hammer an anvil blew 11 year old my mind.

A seed was planted and by the age of eighteen, my sister Rachel and I obtained permission to work in that same shop. Little did I know that this early collaboration would lead to a much more significant one years later. I received a BFA in metals in 1998 form SUNY New Paltz.  In 1999 I set up my own forge in Bayport, NY and began taking on a wide range of work. 

My shop grew and soon it was apparent that it was growing beyond just me. In 2003 my sister and I formed Spirit Ironworks, Inc. Our collaboration has led to much diversity in our work.  Some of my commissions include the railing above Public House 49 located in Patchogue, NY a custom interior railing at 89 North music space also in Patchogue, NY and various art fabrication work for the NY artist; Jeff Koons.