Iron Brands

Iron Brands

$35

4" Iron brand made from 1/4" solid square rod and 2' X 1/2" handle

4.8
43 Maker Reviews
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Xavier Villela

Xavier Villela

Dirty Metal Secrets Inc.

Laredo, TX
Member since: 2017
4.8
43 Maker Reviews

  • Long-time member

    A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.

  • Fast shipper

    Customers say that this Maker ships promptly after completing a project.

  • Great service

    This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.

I've been getting my hands dirty with metal for over 30 years. Everything is custom handmade by ONLY me (no employees or crew. just me). I have 10 years of experience woking with wood. I have a passion for making dreams a reality. Clients give me an idea, sketch, or specific list of needs. I work on a drawing to scale, and once approved I start on the project.
I would say my artistic creativity and blacksmithing skills are my strongest points, since I've been working the longest with them. I let my projects speak for themselves. I am a perfectionist and my own worst critic. 90% of my metal projects are mild steel, but I do work with other metals and any welding process.
When it comes to wood in my projects, I try to use repurposed wood whenever possible, but I'm not limited by it. Let's brainstorm, crunch some numbers, and make one of a kind custom pieces.

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    Dirk Gard

    For Dirk's Bookcase
    5.0

    Xavier did a great job. He understood what kind of look we were wanting and selected awesome wood, along with his custom brackets were perfect! Would not hesitate to use him for our next project, thanks!

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    robert english

    For robert english's Sculpture
    5.0

    Xavier was a pleasure to work with - he regularly communicated with pictures so I could have input as the project progressed. This was a reasonably complicated piece with a number of different elements - curved metal, glass, wire, etc. Would definitely use Xavier again.

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    michael stepanovich

    For Custom made grill grates
    5.0

    Xavier did a fantastic job with my grill grate. It came out exactly as we discussed and fit perfectly. He was very responsive and we are very please with the results.

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    Ryan Polk

    For Ryan's Dining Table
    5.0

    Awesome job on my table top!

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    Alyssa Ralston

    For Billboard / Building Signs
    5.0

    Everything was absolutely perfect!!!!

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