About Jon

My name is Jon Howitt  and I was born in Paisley, Scotland in March 1969 and moved to Swindon in the year 2000 after serving for 14 years in the British Army as a Telecommunications Technician with the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.

I have worked in Mobile telecommunications for over 20 years since leaving the Army in both the UK and abroad but i have always had an inkling towards DIY  and was a keen woodworker. I was looking around for a planing stop for my bench and couldn't find one anywhere, then i stumbled across a YouTube video on how to make one.

I caught the bug and started blacksmithing as a Hobby in 2020 and supplied my family and friends with hand forged items as gifts. I have attended several short courses with reputable blacksmiths in order to garner experience and improve my skills learning along the way as I go and  after much prompting from Friend and associates  I opened  as a small business sole trader in late 2022 .