Menard Metal Craft

Repurposed railroad spike.
Dated 2026
Pacific Northwest.
Hand forged iron.

- that’s what the museum placard would read…
Transformed from an authentic railroad spike that had seemingly seen its prime and was considered a loss of useful remaining life, one artist sees the potential within , and brings to life a new meaningful object from within, giving new life to the railroad spike and the lands this rake indefinitely helped sow. The transformation process demonstrated here is a vital reminder in every day life to not give up on oneself when things seem to be at an end. A new horizon awaits.
. or something like that. Is the video over yet? Thanks for watching it all if you did. I appreciate you! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Close up look at the twisting process of a rubiks twist pattern on a railroad spike. If you want to hold and own something with this pattern on it yourself, check out menardmetalcraft.etsy.com to see what’s available. Thanks for the support!

Knock knock, It’s me, I brought you flowers… and a new item to the Menard Metal Craft railroad spike home decor line.
A simple towel holder, door knocker, seasonal decorational item holder. And probably a few more uses behind closed doors. This is the newest item to join the roster, hand forged here in Redding California, ready for whatever the world throws our way. Available now at menardmetalcraft.com and menardmetalcraft.etsy.com (flowers not included)

Does Coca-Cola actually work just as well as vinegar as a rust removal agent? I remember from middle school science fair exhibits that it will indeed dissolve a tooth… but how about a railroad spike? To satisfy my middle-school minded curiosity I took 3 spikes of varying states of decay, and submerged them for 48 hours in a solution of 100% pure coke, with 3 spikes of equal decay being submerged in solution of 5% acidity vinegar for our comparison study. The winner is clear, is it who you expected? Let me know down below in the comments!😉

And to all 5th grade science teachers I give my full permission for you to use this video for demonstration purposes. 😎

Rust Removal: A side by side comparison between a leading brand of high performance energy drink( Monster Energy ), and a standard 5% Acidity Vinegar solution (typical grocery store item).

The results are self evident. Check it out. Thanks for watching and thanks to the person who suggested that this would be faster than vinegar.

Well it’s that time of the year again: Father’s Day. Spend all day on a random project that brings you a sense of satisfaction when you’re done if that’s your thing. Or you can stay in bed and eat stuffed French toast too, I won’t judge (that’s what I actually did this morning) . Truth be told you can do it all; you know that already Dad! So cheers to you! A root b**r cheer because we gotta stay level headed out there. Don’t get it twisted now. Let the bottle opener do that for you 😉

Ok time to find a fence to stand in front of

Home renovation: the iron worker edition.
Fabricate and erect steel columns for my own house? I got that. I used to do this for a living! I forgot how much fun(and equally stressful) it is to work with some real steel. And I have got to say, as a former iron worker (local non-Union), being able to fabricate and erect columns at my own house feels like I’m truly living the dream. It’s been a great experience. It’s had everything I could have ever possibly missed from hanging steel on a job site. Plans in need of revisions, everything. It really felt like a part of my brain woke up again. And hell, looks good from my house!

The ASMR edition (no music). Because sometimes we all need to tune out the excess noise in our heads and focus on the immediate sounds of life around us. Attune to what is. Let the sounds be as Heidegger describes the hammer, one does not focus on the hammer, one focuses on the workpiece and strikes with the hammer as though it is an extension of their physical being : Dasein .
And because I can’t monetize the video when Audioslave is showing me how to live in the background 🤷🏻‍♂️. So here in all its original glory as our minds were intended to process sound… I present to you another video of a railroad spike being forged into something arguably more useful. Thank you for your time . Scroll two back for the Audioslave version as well 🤘🏻