What is Swallowtail Smithy

Starting as a hobby during college, my first piece was a crummy leather journal made with a leather workers kit from Hobby lobby. Leather armor was next which quickly turned into steel. Once family and friends learned I had a talent for making custom items the requests started. Small at first with leather pouches to hold D&D dice. However it soon became furniture and steel armor for a martial arts group. By the end of college I had a full shop of hand me down power and hand tools.

After college it was still only a hobby and not a public one. Eventually I was convinced to start making videos and the Smithy was born. Named after a type of butterfly we learned to raise during the pandemic to keep ourselves occupied, my aim was always to make stuff that I thought was cool. Functional fantasy armor was first. I always loved the trooper armor from Star Wars. However, I also thought it was really boring to only make foam and plastic costume armor, I wanted steel armor, less costume more real.

Fast forward a few years and I am lucky enough to make a special gift for the man who ran my entire international fraternity. This got me great publicity and also earned me the priveledge to be a licensed vendor for Lambda Chi Alpha. It was through working with the people at the national Lambda Chi Alpha headquarters that I was convinced to push onto the next stage and start an offical business.

At this point we are doing custom and commercial work in Jackson and shipping unique pieces across the country. I have learned so many different skills now that I actually can not remember them all off the top of my head which is why there is an "other" in the services provided section.

We locally service Jackson Mississippi and the outlying metro area and ship across the country. I love taking on new challenges as it forces me to become a better craftsman so if you have an idea for something you want made, don't hesitate to reach out.