CatsForge

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Please help us get this small, woman-operated business, off the ground. Cassandra Taylor is now 71 years old and started Blacksmithing in the late 1970s to make gear for primitive camping. She was involved with a historical re-enactment group and attended Rendezvous, where she sold many handmade items. She now makes her blacksmith art in the historic Mississippi River town of Kimmswick Missouri. Be sure to check her Etsy Store "CatsForge" to see more items including pendants, and many decorative hand-made forged items.

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Cassandra

Reviews

5.0 (559)

Average item review

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Tonia on Sep 14, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely perfect. Thank you! Would buy more from this shop.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
J on Sep 13, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

So perfect for my sacred space. The craftsmanship and quality are stunning and it came carefully packaged and very quickly. I really cannot express how wonderful it is. Thank you so much!

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Ansley on Sep 11, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

What a stunning piece. It’s almost exactly as I would have imagined it, except better. I can’t wait to incorporate this into my everyday life. Thank you!

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Ashley on Sep 11, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Perfect bowl for my altar..love the size. Quality craftsmanship—it’s beautiful! Lightening speed shipping ⚡️

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Ron on Sep 5, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Stellar experience. Great product. So far, I've bought two.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Duffy on Sep 5, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful!!! Excellent & friendly customer service, reliable tracking, & item was very well packaged for shipping! Arrived safely, & is even more beautiful in person!!! Seller is amazing, & I am so happy to have found them!! I will certainly be ordering again!!! I cannot stress enough the quality of this bowl & its stand!! It’s going to make magick convenient & strikingly beautiful!!! Can hardly wait to put it to work!!!

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Mikki on Sep 2, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding quality and friendly communication with the seller. Item also arrived very quickly. Will order again!

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Cassie on Aug 27, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Such a lovely bowl! Excited to use!

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Etsy buyer on Aug 26, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

What an amazing blacksmith! I was greatly impressed by the communication upon purchase and throughout the production to shipping. Fast shipping. Thank you so much 😊

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.
Raymond on Aug 25, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

as pictured, really nice, arrived quickly

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

Iron Sacrificial Bowl for your Altar, With Sacred Spiral Base.

About CatsForge

Blacksmith art in steel from Cat's Forge.

Sales 1,240

On Etsy since 2021

Blacksmith art in steel from Cat's Forge.

Shop logo, cat on an anvil
The red-haired woman blacksmith named Cat.
Cat in her tarp shop
Cat making a leaf pendant
Iron Celtic armband

The oldest woman blacksmith artist in the country.

Blacksmith art handcrafted by the oldest female* Blacksmith in America. Cassandra Taylor is now 71 years old and started Blacksmithing in the late 1970s to make gear for primitive camping. She was involved with a historical re-enactment group and also attended Rendezvous, where she sold many of her handmade items. She now makes her blacksmith art in the historic Mississippi River town of Kimmswick, Missouri.

Cat's Forge makes unique art & jewelry from iron in her blacksmith shop. Hand-forged pendants, bracelets, and decorative, useful items.
Cassie beats on iron and Janey beats on the keyboard.
Be sure to check her Etsy Store "CatsForge" to see more items, including pendants, bracelets, and many decorative hand-made forged items.

BAM - Blacksmiths Association of Missouri
ABANA - Artist-Blacksmith Association of North America

*Oldest as far as we can tell by Google and social media search.

Shop members

Cassandra

Owner, Designer, Blacksmith

Cat's Forge makes unique art & jewelry from iron in her blacksmith studio. Pendants, bracelets, and useful decorative items. This small woman-owned business is in Kimmswick Missouri. She is believed to be the oldest woman blacksmith in the country.
Janey

Photographer, Assistant

Cassie beats on iron and Janey beats on the keyboard.
Chewey

Forge Dog

Faithful companion and destroyer of the kibble.