Talleres la Fragua de Mora carries out any type of work related to blacksmithing, forge, locksmithing and metallic carpentry. Since it’s a rural workshop and they have a broad range of activities to develop, they carry out many different kinds of works, even if their… speciality – and real passion – is artistic forge. Their greatest challenge has always been to manufacture whatever their client commissions them to do: grilles and balconies, locksmithing elements for doors, bars, handrails, gates, wall lamps and other kind of lamps, corten-steel, stainless steel, forge items of any type, restoration of iron or steel elements, metal sculpture, copies of forged elements…in short, whatever type of work as long as it is related with metal and it can be carried out in the forge. 

His forge, even though it follows the traditional ways of working with iron, has progressively introduced some innovations in terms of techniques and means, in order to adapt to today’s current needs. The techniques and the processes they use in his workshop are varied: the design; the heating of the iron in the carbon forge or propane gas oven, the shaping of the piece in the anvil and/or using a drop hammer; different types of welding (wire, electrode, forge, TIG, with a welding torch); techniques regarding perforating, cutting, twisting, stretching, hardening and tempering, casting, folding and other many minor techniques which help shape a piece. They have introduced the use of propane gas ovens, which makes it possible to work on different pieces at the same time without having the risk of getting burnt because of the high temperatures involved. Other examples include the acquisition of a punching machine, which helps in some works related to the cutting and punching of iron; or welding with the use of wire electrodes and TIG technology, used in many works where precision is essential to carry out the union of certain pieces. 

The materials they use in the forge are: iron, steel, corrugated steel, stainless steel and corten-steel; and those non-related to iron are: copper, aluminium and brass. All of these materials are sometimes combined with wood or glass.