{"id":172,"date":"2022-05-11T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T22:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2022-05-17T14:58:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T12:58:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/?page_id=172","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"everything has Beauty wall graffiti\" class=\"wp-image-354\" width=\"278\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-416x323.jpg 416w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-1536x1194.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c-1320x1026.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6aj3eksng8c.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"yellow family sign\" class=\"wp-image-387\" width=\"284\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/khstxrvhfog.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"brown wooden wall with i love you print\" class=\"wp-image-264\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-416x279.jpg 416w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg-1320x885.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1b_soby-0vg.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>                       <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/forges.co.za\">The Forging Corner<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/index.php\/shop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forges.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1169340-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"forges and foundries was established in 2022\" class=\"wp-image-268\" width=\"310\" height=\"198\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Check out our products<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">At a young age Brendan and his love for all things fire and metal became a blacksmith hobbyist. Taking his passion and hobby to Victoria Falls in following the love of his life Karen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">He started his career in community based projects welding and mending for the community. However his love grew into forgery and foundries. With limited resources, he set a path to creating his own hand-crafted forge and foundry and tools to assist in the, now growing, interest in hammering, molding, casting, manipulating and shaping knives and tools and other objects and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">In 2020 Karen, Brendan and their family decided to move to South Africa to join family and grow a business. Unfortunately COVID put a halt to the development of the new artisan brand, however, it did allow Brendan the time to reflect and re-focus his business ideas and plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">Realising that without his hand crafted equipment and tools for &#8216;home&#8217; forging and foundry, created in Victoria Falls, he would never have been able to grow his skills, knowledge and passion in casting, molding, knives and alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">His plan became clearer; he wanted to bring to other novices and passioneers alike; the same opportunities; to create industrial art, by designing and selling affordable gas powered forges and foundries to learn and experiment as he once did, in his backyard, in Victoria Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#575c60\">Enjoying consulting 3-D Creators  in how-to use his foundries; melting, casting and molding to re-create their designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">Follow Forges and Foundries and our other social media platforms to keep up with our latest products, videos and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-border-color has-white-border-color has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(15,13,14) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);border-style:solid;font-size:12px\"><blockquote><p>Armor, n. 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