The Lonely Mountain Forge
Art Metal Sculpture
Shown above a Corinthian helmet that I forged of one piece of bronze, a crest that I made to go with it, and a xiphos (Greek straight sword) that I forged. These were all commissioned by my friend Christian Cameron, the author of the Tyrant series of historical-fiction novels that are set in the ancient Greek world. Christian is also the author of Killer of Men, a historical fiction novel set in the ancient Greek world during the time shortly before the battle of Marathon. Christian wrote the forging of this helmet into the book, which made me very happy (thanks Christian!). The helmet is based on an original found at the site of the battle of Marathon. Shown below is a picture of the original Marathon Corinthian, which has a home in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
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Custom Work
The creators of the free online Fantasy Adventure game, Eternal Lands (www.eternal-lands.com), commissioned me to forge the Emerald Claymore (shown above) from their game. Thanks Maura and Radu!
Custom Work
Are you looking for some custom work to be done? Patron of the Military Arts Kevin, shown above, commissioned the fine set of armour that he is wearing from me. He also commissioned from me the two fines swords and scabbards shown below his picture. Just email me with what you need and we can work out the details. As you can see, a high level of quality and detail is possible. Thanks Kevin!
How to Order
The standard Ordering procedure is this:
To get an item placed on the work schedule, the customer places a 50% security deposit. The remaining 50% plus shipping is due upon completion.
Methods of payment are: PayPal, Credit-Card-by-Paypal (you do not need a PayPal account for this), checks and money orders. My Paypal account is linked to
the following email address: gijchar@aol.com
so that is the one to use for PayPal transactions.
Please make out checks and money orders to "Joe Piela".
The current wait time (also known as turn-around time) for orders is about 7 months.
My email address is: gijchar@aol.com
My Postal Address is:
Joe Piela
153 7th Street
Blakely, Pa 18447
153 7th Street, Blakely, PA 18447; (570) 489-5163