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Finished steel fire pit bowls stacked inside the Barboursville Fire & Forge shop in Central Virginia

Barboursville, VA

A family shop, a welder, and a pile of American steel.

We started building fire pits because we couldn't find one worth buying. Everything on the shelf was thin, stamped, imported and rusted through in two seasons. So we cut, rolled and welded our own — and neighbors started asking for one.

How we got here

Built out of stubbornness, honestly

The first pit was for our own backyard. Heavy plate, deep bowl, three legs, no decorative cutouts to weaken the shell. It got used every weekend through a Virginia winter and came out the other side looking better than when it started.

A neighbor asked for one. Then his brother-in-law. Then a hardscape contractor down the road who was tired of clients replacing box-store bowls every other year. We kept the process the same: buy American plate, cut it in our shop, roll it, weld it, grind it clean, and put it on the truck ourselves.

We're still small on purpose. When you call (434) 466-9094, you're talking to the family that welded your pit — not a call center reading a script off a screen. If a weld is wrong, we fix it. If a size doesn't suit your space, we'll tell you that before you spend money.

Every pit leaves here in bare mill steel. It weathers into a deep graphite-brown patina that protects the surface, and it will outlive the chairs you set around it.

Close-up of a welded steel fire pit rim and side handle in the shop

We build them ourselves

No contract manufacturer, no drop-shipping. Cut, rolled and welded in Central Virginia.

Family-owned and answering the phone

Call (434) 466-9094 and you'll reach us, not a queue.

Built for real fires

Full splits, brush cleanup, nightly use. These aren't decorative bowls.

In the field

Our pits, out in Virginia

Steel fire pit burning hardwood in a Virginia backyard
Finished steel fire pit bowls stacked in the Virginia fabrication shop
Heavy steel fire pit on gravel outside the shop
Steel fire pit with welded side handle on the fabrication table

Reviews

What our neighbors say