Based in Saskatchewan, Canada, SK Rails is a leading manufacturer of commercial and residential railings. With a commitment to providing customers with high-quality, long-lasting products, SK Rails employs trained blacksmiths from Canada’s Professional Ironworkers Association to make its decorative iron railings.
A tradesperson who makes and repairs decorative steel or wrought-iron objects, blacksmiths often make a living creating custom metalwork for businesses, office buildings, art galleries, museums, or municipalities. Some blacksmiths, like those employed at SK Rails, specialize in creating artistic items like iron railings and gates.
To create their products, blacksmiths use a furnace or forge to heat metal until it becomes pliable. They then use hand or power tools, like hammers, chisels, drills, and hydraulic presses, to bend and shape the metal into decorative and functional objects. To be proficient at working with smelted metal, blacksmiths must possess manual dexterity, physical strength, math and measurement skills, and an artistic inclination. Most professional blacksmiths learn the trade over years as an apprentice before continuing to develop their skills as a journeyman.
