WELCOME TO Red Pig Garden Tools™ - Artisan Blacksmiths and Toolmakers Since 1989

We make hand forged garden tools, repair and restore tools, and take on custom blacksmithing and metalwork projects for anyone looking for something special, hand made in the USA. Here is what is new:

We're launching an entirely new line of some of your favorite tools in a lighter weight, smaller scale format. These tools are just as strong, proportionally as our regular line up...but have been made for gardeners looking for something lighter in the hand or better suited to working in smaller, tighter planting areas. We've tested them at shows and with customers who visit our workshop, and they have been very popular. We'll be launching them online one by one with the moniker "mini". If you don't see them online, please reach out via email or phone for more information.

We have also updated our root saw design to combine large teeth and scalloped teeth, launched a lighter-weight magna grecia hoe version of our blackberry hoe, and redesigned our crevice weeders. More improvements and adaptations are rolled out as we find the time.

Local orders may be picked up in Lake Oswego or in our new workshop off SW Borland Road, by appointment.

Raised garden bed ready for planting made from Juniper lumber and Clackamas corners.

Small crows foot cultivator and small hand trowel by Red Pig Garden Tools set on a tree stump in the garden, surrounded by plants native to the pacific northwest.

DURABILITY & LONGEVITY - MADE IN USA

We make the highest quality garden tools in the United States the old fashioned way...by hand. We use steel, fire, anvil, and good, honest sweat. These handcrafted garden tools are stronger, sharper, and will last longer than any others you can buy, and they are made here in our workshop in Oregon. Most of our handles are hickory or ash, made for us in Arkansas or Tennessee. Our rivets are made in the Midwest USA, and our labels are printed in the USA. We do sell some tools that we don't make, mostly tools made in Japan, when they fill a gap in our line up and are just as high quality as the tools we make.

Warren hoe and a ball weeder in the dirt amongst garden plants.

CUSTOM work by Artisan Blacksmiths? Of course, we do it! Contact us if you have a custom blacksmithing, metalwork, or fabrication project.

Although we make and usually have in stock more than two hundred different types of tools, as artisan blacksmiths we make many things in addition to garden tools. From custom tools to kitchen utensils, from furniture to decor, from railings and gates to sculpture, we can (and probably have) done it! One of our most common requests, though, comes from gardeners. Many people have that favorite tool that's just worn down and no longer for sale, or a memory of a tool grandpa used or grandma had and your cousin got it. If we don’t have the tool or other metal piece of decor you want shown on our shelves, let us know and we’ll make it for you. We specialize in making hard-to-find and historic items, custom ornamental work, and one-of-a-kind pieces. We also make many more garden tools—specialty hoes, drags, spades, and a heck of a lot more besides—than we currently make available online. Contact us for special orders or to inquire about custom projects.

If your tools are broken, we can repair and re-handle them. Dull tools? We sharpen them. Tools that don’t fit you? We’ll modify them. We do this most often locally, due to shipping costs, but if you live somewhere far from us and don't have a local blacksmith, we'll be happy to do the work for you.

We produce many custom tools every year, and take on custom projects and commissions throughout the year, from outdoor art and decor to railings and architectural metalwork. If you live in or are visiting Oregon or the southern Washington area and want to pick up an order in person let us know. We'll set up a time for you to swing by. It's very informal, but we make do. The former Red Pig store in Boring no longer exists, so don't go there. Instead, we hope you'll arrange to visit us by appointment in our workshop near the I205 and Stafford Rd exit, 2 minutes from the I-5 and I-205 intersection just south of Portland, Oregon.

Red Pig long-handled tools now available on the website

WHAT CUSTOMERS TELL US

"I got my tools today and they're awesome. I'm really impressed. I used most of them in the yard today and I think my favorite is the Abbott. Keep up the great work and I look forward to my next set of tools!"

— Ben, North Carolina

"I was so impressed with the order I just received that I had to buy the root saw too! Thank you for your quality of craftsmanship. I have never seen such solid garden tools before. Thanks,

— John G, Connecticut Victory Gardens.

"I ordered two Red Pig tools and the ordering was easy and the shipping fast. Best of all is the quality and beauty of the tools. The rockery [trowel] is perfect for working around and in between rocks in my native garden which sets on a very rocky bluff. I will definitely be ordering more tools to replace the low quality tools I have been using."

— C. Smith, from Missouri

"I wanted to let you know that I received my V-hoe and hat yesterday. I am extremely pleased both in the products, but also in the service and quick shipping. The quality of the hoe is exceptional and far exceeds what I expected. I look forward to using it this weekend."

— Phillip J, Alabama