Santa Barbara Forge Shifts From Ornamental Metalwork to Carbon Steel Cookware

Santa Barbara Santa Maria San Luis Obispo, CA, October 18, 2026 —

Santa Barbara Forge, a company owned by brothers Dan, Andy, and Joel Patterson, has shifted its focus from ornamental metalworking to making carbon steel cookware. Its handmade pans now account for a substantial portion of the business, according to the available information.

The Santa Barbara-based company drew on its existing metalworking expertise and tools as it moved into cookware production. The transition has been accompanied by significant growth, though no figures were provided to quantify that growth or the share of the business represented by the pans.

The company’s change in direction links its earlier ornamental work with a new product line: handmade carbon steel pans. The available account describes the cookware as high-quality but does not provide details about the pans’ specifications, production volume, prices, or where they are sold.

Several details about the shift remain unspecified, including when the company began making cookware and how quickly the new line expanded. No information was provided about the brothers’ individual roles, the size of the company, or whether ornamental metalworking remains part of its current operations.

What is clear from the account is that cookware has become a significant part of Santa Barbara Forge’s business. The brothers’ metalworking experience and tools provided a foundation for the move, while the company’s handmade pans have become a notable part of its work. Further figures or details would be needed to describe the scale and timeline of the change more precisely.

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