Nicholas Wicks

Nicholas Wicks is an artist blacksmith based in Maine. His family has been metalworking for five generations, starting with Nick’s great-great-grandfather who worked as a metal polisher on the Statue of Liberty. After apprenticing under the master blacksmith, Jim Whitson, in Scotland, Nick started Wicks Forge in his grandfather’s garage using homemade tools and his great-grandfather’s anvil. Audiences responded quickly to Nick’s products and philosophy—everyday pieces that combined a formal background in blacksmithing with an accessible, DIY mentality. Wicks Forge quickly expanded and Nick started helping others join the Maker Movement as a contributing editor for Popular Mechanics, where he writes how-to articles and stories about which work pants are least likely to catch on fire. Wicks Forge has been featured in numerous galleries and publications including Yankee Magazine and Connecticut Magazine.