Knife Forge

Optimize your blacksmithing workshop, track custom knife commissions, manage your client database, and calculate the exact production cost of every project. Knife Forge is a specialized digital assistant engineered for custom bladesmiths, knifemakers, and artisanal metalworkers to structure their production pipeline, monitor material costs, and ensure delivery deadlines are met with professional accuracy.

Core Features & Mechanics:
Granular Order Registry (New Order): Create exhaustive technical cards for every custom piece. As shown in Knife Forge(second app).mp4, you can upload design drawings directly to the Sketch photo slot, log the Client name, and input detailed Client wishes. Record complete structural specifications:

Blade Parameters: Target steel type (Steel), design geometry (Blade type), and precise Blade length (mm).

Handle & Fittings: Grip configuration (Handle type), structural handle composition (Handle material), tailored Sheath details, and artistic Decor enhancements.

Sequential Stage Tracking: Manage the lifecycle of your forge work by dynamically updating active project statuses to match your workshop progress: New, In progress, Heat treat, or Grinding. Easily check off individual work stages such as Blank preparation to monitor your workflow.

Comprehensive Steel Library: Access a built-in technical database detailing heat treatment metrics and heating color ranges for over 150 metal grades, including specialized carbon alloys, powder steels, wootz, and damascus. Bookmark your most frequently used alloys inside the Favorite steels tab for rapid bench-side retrieval.

Production Cost Calculator (Costs): Compute the exact cost of goods sold for each blade automatically. The financial module sums up raw materials across itemized drawers (Steel, Handle, Fasteners, Abrasives, Sheath, Misc), factors in raw workshop energy usage (Gas), and calculates labor expenditures based on your custom hourly forge rate. Track the final agreed Price against the initial Advance deposit.

Workshop Analytics & Configuration:
At-a-Glance Dashboard: Monitor your overall shop workflow using dynamic main-screen counters tracking your active fleet across four dedicated states: Active, Finished, Overdue, and Drafts.

Personalized Forge Settings: Configure the mobile workspace to align with your business: customize your Workshop name, select your preferred local Currency, set a Default hourly rate, and input your baseline Default gas cost.

Deadline Reminders: Toggle automated local notification alerts to stay ahead of upcoming customer delivery timelines and delivery milestones.