A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.
Customers say that this Maker ships promptly after completing a project.
This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.
Unique hand forged metal products for home, office or decoration. Each item is custom made by hand in either a propane or old fashioned coal forge in my shop. I can make your idea a reality if it is made of metal. I can fashion something a simple and small as a letter opener to as elaborate and big as entry gates to your property. Custom order fireplace sets make a great housewarming gift. Original yard art can enhance any garden. If you don’t have an idea, but just an item you specifically want, I can design the item for you.
Patrick Kemble
For Fireplace ToolsRe. Woodstove toolset built by Mark Carter: First some background that led to the project. We have a very nice woodstove w/ nickel plated spring handle, door trim and side vents. For last 5 years have been searching for a commercial toolset w/matching nickel spring handles. None to be found. Have looked at hundreds of sets. This year while googling sets again Custom Made showed up on the search (had not shown up on previous searches) w/an image of a set made by Mark Carter. Not what I had in mind but worth a contact. Mark responded that same day saying he could do whatever I needed. In three days plans were made and deal was sealed. Toolset was delivered 2 weeks later. Mark built the set with the tools I wanted in a slightly longer length than commercially available with the handles I had been looking for. The set he made is exactly what I had been looking for. Workmanship is outstanding and it looks custom made. It has been in use for over a month before this review so I can also report that the tools work better than those commercially available. Small things like the bend in the shovel handle and the angle and length of the hook on the poker are much more ergonomic than commercial sets. Sitting next to the woodstove, it looks like it belongs. All this at a price that I consider more than reasonable. Working w/Mark was so easy from begining to end I wish there were more stars to give. He has our highest reccomendation. Thanks Mark.
Amy Barlock
For Wrought Iron Coffee TableMark was wonderful to work with- start to finish! He communicated with us regularly, and completed the custom job on time as promised. Would definitely recommend!
Iris Lee
For Forged Iron Rose And Wrought Iron VaseMark is very effective and profession. He finished my project within a week. After he finished, I just realized I didn't mention the key point of my project. I gave him a message and he answered promptly. He added details to make the finished piece more like my draft.
He also shipped the piece according to my request. The project is within my budget.
It is the best gift to our wedding anniversary. Thank you so much.
Robert Lamar
For Hand Forged Scroll TrivetMark forged a custom trivet for me to give as a present to a wonderful friend and she loved it! Says it all, thanks Mark!
Donna Ashton
For Fireplace tools ProjectMark did an awesome job on my Fireplace tools. When I put the request in to Custom Made I didn't know what to expect since I have never been on this site before. Working with Mark was a pleasure, he made sure I received them in time for Christmas. He made them look exactly like the picture I sent him. I will definitely recommend Mark and I will be using him again in the future.
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