Thoughts on metal working.

As an apprentice level blacksmith, I really enjoy searching through anything related to the metal industry. And while I stumbled onto the Petro wire and Steel website by accident, I still had to take a look. Now, while Petro wire and steel does something completely different from what your average blacksmith focuses on, they still provide a valuable service in metal work.

While I was blacksmithing I was approaching metal working as more of an artistic angle, rather than a functional one. My pieces had some intricate curves and graceful tapers. Petro, on the other hand, focuses more on the functional side of metal work. Petro specializes in perforated metal and provides custom solutions where no two projects are exactly alike, which is another way of saying they won't hesitate to offer custom fabrication on all their products; this includes custom woven or welded wire cloth, custom expanded metal, custom perforated metal, custom fabricated bar grading and fiberglass grading. Truly the other side of the industry with a bit of a twist.