Handforged in Fort Collins, CO

Steel Meets Moonstone.

Selenite Sword Maker LLC forges one-of-a-kind ceremonial and collector's blades — hand-hammered high-carbon steel married to raw selenite crystal. Every piece is documented, numbered, and made to be inherited.

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Founded
Anno 2016
Blades Forged
Two Hundred+
Origin
Colorado
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— 01 / Collection

Signature
Pieces

Three foundational forms in every commission. Each is customized to weight, hand-fit, and the mineral character of the selenite specimen selected for the piece.

/ 001

Ceremonial Longsword

36–42 inch high-carbon blade, hand-etched grip inlays, and a signature selenite pommel. The heirloom flagship.

BespokeFrom $4,800
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Ritual Dagger

Twin-edged 9-inch blade paired with a raw selenite handle. Balanced for altar work, presentation, or private collection.

BespokeFrom $1,650
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Commander's Saber

Curved 30-inch blade with selenite-set knuckle guard. Award-grade commissioning piece for regiments and clubs.

BespokeFrom $3,900
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— Fort Collins Forge · Room 02
— 02 / The Atelier

A Small Forge.
A Long Discipline.

Founded by master smith Canty Vale, Selenite Sword Maker LLC is a two-person workshop tucked against the foothills west of Fort Collins. Every blade begins as raw bar stock and ends in a wooden case, sealed with our maker's mark and a numbered certificate of provenance.

We source our selenite ethically from small Colorado and New Mexico specimen dealers and cut every crystal in-house. No two pieces will ever be identical — that is the point.

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Four Stages,
Six to Ten Weeks.

Every commission moves through a defined arc — from the first conversation about form and meaning, through cold work, heat treatment, and final crystal setting.

/ Stage 01

Design

We meet, sketch, and select a selenite specimen. You approve a scale drawing and material list before any steel is drawn.

/ Stage 02

Forge

The blade is hand-hammered from 1084 or 1095 high-carbon bar. Heat, hammer, fold, refine — repeated until profile and geometry are true.

/ Stage 03

Temper

Precise heat treatment gives the edge its hardness and the spine its toughness. We test every blade for flex and edge retention before finishing.

/ Stage 04

Setting

Selenite is cut, polished, and fitted into pommel or grip. Final assembly, sharpening, and case-fitting are done by hand, one piece at a time.

— 04 / Voices

From Those
Who Carry Them.

Selected reflections from private collectors, ceremonial orders, and long-time patrons. All shared with permission.

"Canty listened for an hour before drawing a single line. When the blade arrived nine weeks later, it felt like it had always belonged to my family."
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Ellis Warren
Private Collector · Denver
"Our lodge commissioned three matched daggers for an installation ceremony. The selenite catches candlelight like nothing else — impossible to photograph, unforgettable in the hand."
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R. Bellamy
Ceremonial Order · Santa Fe
"Uncompromising quality. The certificate of provenance and hand-signed drawings alone are worth framing. The blade itself is a working sculpture."
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Helena Kade
Museum Curator · Boulder
"I've owned custom blades for twenty years. This is the first one that made me stop treating it like a possession and start treating it like an heirloom."
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Jonas Terrill
Retired Officer · Fort Collins
Home / Collection
— The Catalogue

The Selenite
Catalogue.

Six recurring forms from our house. Each is a starting point — every commission is tailored to hand, ceremony, and the crystal chosen for it.

/ 001

Ceremonial Longsword

Our flagship. A 36–42 inch high-carbon blade with hand-fitted grip, engraved crossguard, and a signature raw selenite pommel that catches candlelight like still water. Delivered in a felt-lined maple case with numbered provenance card.

10–12 WeeksFrom $4,800
/ 002

Ritual Dagger

Twin-edged 9-inch blade paired with a raw selenite handle sealed under hand-applied natural oils. Balanced for altar work, private display, or presentation ceremonies. Includes leather sheath.

6–8 WeeksFrom $1,650
/ 003

Commander's Saber

Curved 30-inch blade with selenite-set knuckle guard, wire-wrapped grip, and traditional peened pommel. Configurable for regimental, fraternal, or private commissioning ceremonies.

10–12 WeeksFrom $3,900
/ 004

Twin-Set Matched Blades

Two blades forged from the same steel bar and paired to a single split selenite crystal. Traditionally commissioned for weddings, bonded fraternities, and legacy gifts.

14 WeeksFrom $8,200
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Museum Rehabilitation

Restoration of period blades and ceremonial swords for private collections and museums. Non-destructive cleaning, ethical stabilization, and — where authorized — selenite reset in original mountings.

By QuoteCase-by-Case
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Bespoke Commission

Something else entirely. Bring us the concept — a family crest, a mythic reference, a memorial piece — and we build it from first principles. Timeline and pricing set collaboratively.

VariableBy Design
— Materials & Standards

How Every Piece Is Made.

Every blade produced by Selenite Sword Maker LLC begins with a bar of American-milled 1084 or 1095 high-carbon steel, selected for grain consistency and predictable heat treatment behavior. We do not use mystery steels, unlabeled scrap, or overseas billet that cannot be traced to a smelter. Where a client requests a specific traditional composition — such as a differentially hardened blade with a clay-drawn hamon line, or a folded pattern-welded core — we source the appropriate stock through partners we have worked with for years and document the origin in the piece's provenance card.

Selenite is a distinct and demanding material. It is soft, softer than most gemstones, and it dissolves in prolonged contact with water. That fragility is also what makes it beautiful: the crystal is translucent, catches interior light in a way that harder minerals cannot, and takes a polish that feels almost liquid to the touch. We cut and shape every specimen in-house, sealing exposed faces with a hand-applied natural oil finish and setting the crystal into brass, bronze, or blackened steel mounts that mechanically support the stone rather than relying on adhesive alone. When your piece arrives, we include care instructions specific to the specimen you own.

We test every finished blade before it leaves the workshop. Edge retention is verified against a controlled cutting medium. Spine flex is measured to specification. Balance is confirmed against the design drawing you approved during the commissioning phase. Only after the piece passes all three checks does it receive our maker's mark, its numbered certificate of provenance, and its final photographic documentation. Those photographs, along with the original design drawings, are archived permanently in our workshop records; should you or a future custodian ever need to authenticate the piece, we can produce them on request.

Finally, every blade we forge carries a lifetime workmanship warranty. If a mount ever loosens, a mineral inlay ever needs re-setting, or a blade edge ever requires professional resharpening, we will restore the piece to its original standard for the cost of shipping alone. That guarantee is not a marketing convenience — it is the standard we hold ourselves to as makers.

Home / Atelier
— The Workshop

The Forge
Behind the Blade.

A two-person workshop against the Colorado foothills. Old tools, careful hands, an unhurried discipline.

Master smith working
— Master Smith · C. Vale

The Story.

Selenite Sword Maker LLC was founded in 2016 by Canty Vale, a Colorado-born smith who spent the previous decade traveling between traditional forges in Japan, northern Spain, and the American Southwest. He returned home with a specific idea in mind: to make ceremonial blades that felt as if they had already lived a life, and to marry them to a mineral few makers had dared to work with — selenite, the "moonstone" of the American West.

Selenite is deceptively difficult. It is fragile, chemically sensitive, and unforgiving of imprecise setting. Most bladesmiths avoid it entirely. But when it is cut correctly and mounted with mechanical rather than adhesive support, it becomes something no other stone can be: a warm, translucent, almost living presence at the end of a blade. Canty spent nearly three years developing the settings that would make selenite structurally viable on a working piece. Those techniques are now the signature of our house.

Today the workshop remains deliberately small. Canty leads every commission from first sketch to final packaging. He is joined by a single apprentice-turned-partner responsible for crystal cutting, finishing, and archival documentation. There is no third smith. There is no marketing team. There is a wait list, and we would rather turn away a commission than dilute the standard that makes a Selenite Sword Maker piece what it is.

— Values

What We Stand For.

Four principles that shape every hour spent in the workshop. They are simple, but keeping them requires deliberate refusal — of scale, of shortcut, of anything that would compromise the piece.

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Provenance Over Volume

Every material is traceable to its source. Every blade is numbered. Every crystal is documented. We would rather deliver twenty pieces a year with full provenance than two hundred without it.

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Hand Before Machine

We use modern tools where they serve the craft — heat treatment ovens, precision grinders, mineral saws — but every profile, every mount, and every finishing decision is made by hand.

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Ethical Sourcing

Selenite is sourced only from small independent specimen dealers who can document extraction sites. We do not buy from bulk mineral wholesalers or unlabeled online lots.

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Lifetime Standing

Every piece carries a lifetime workmanship warranty and a permanent archival record. Selenite Sword Maker LLC stands behind every blade for as long as the workshop exists.

— The Long Version

Why This Craft, Why Now.

There are faster ways to make a sword. There are cheaper stones than selenite. There are markets larger than the one we serve. We know this. We chose the difficult path deliberately, and every year we recommit to it. A ceremonial blade is not a product; it is an object that will outlive the person who commissions it, and often the person who inherits it after that. The responsibility of the maker is proportional. Every decision in our workshop — the steel we use, the mineral we set, the way the mount is peened, the way the case is joined — is made with that horizon in mind.

We are also acutely aware of the culture that surrounds our craft. Bladesmithing has, in the past decade, become fashionable in ways that flatter neither the material nor the tradition. We stay out of that current. We do not chase trends, we do not produce for reality-television commissions, and we do not sell inventory pieces. Every blade we make begins with a specific person, a specific purpose, and a specific specimen of stone. That relationship is what allows the finished object to carry meaning — and meaning, more than steel and more than crystal, is what a ceremonial blade is finally for.

The workshop itself is unremarkable to look at. A cinderblock outbuilding on a quiet lot at the edge of Fort Collins. A propane forge, a small coal forge, a leg vise older than most of our clients, an anvil that has been in the family for four generations. A grinder, a belt sander, a mineral saw, and a workbench that has seen every commission we have ever completed. The only things on the walls are photographs of finished pieces, sent back to us by their owners. That is the workshop, and that is where every Selenite Sword Maker LLC blade is born.

If you are considering a commission with us, we invite you to visit. We host by appointment only, generally on Fridays, and we will spend as long as you need talking through form, purpose, and material. There is no obligation to commission at the end of the conversation. Many of our best long-term relationships began with a visit that produced nothing more than a shared cup of coffee and, months or years later, a phone call that began a piece. That, too, is how the craft works.

Home / Commission
— Commission a Blade

Begin the
Conversation.

Every piece begins with a private conversation. Tell us who the blade is for and what it needs to carry. We respond to every serious inquiry within two working days.

— Workshop

Reach the Forge

Address
1807 Hampshire Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80526, US
Telephone
+1 (719) 482-7479
Visits
By appointment only · Fridays preferred
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Cookie Policy

Last updated · July 6, 2026 · Version 1.0

This Cookie Policy explains how Selenite Sword Maker LLC ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the website seleniteswordmaker.us. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described below. If you disagree with any part of this policy, you may adjust your browser settings or leave the website.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites that you visit. They allow the website to recognize your device on return visits, to remember preferences, and to gather information about how the site is used. Cookies may be "session" cookies (which expire when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (which remain for a defined period).

We also use similar technologies including web beacons, pixel tags, local storage entries, and universal event tracking scripts. For simplicity, this policy refers to all such technologies collectively as "cookies."

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, form submission, and preference storage during a browsing session. Without them, requested services cannot be delivered.

Performance and Analytics

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting anonymized information such as pages viewed, time spent, and traffic sources. We use this information to improve site content and performance.

Functionality

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Advertising and Targeting

These cookies may be placed by our advertising partners, including Microsoft Advertising (Bing Ads) and Google Ads. They are used to build a profile of your interests, measure the effectiveness of our campaigns, and display relevant advertising on other websites. They do not directly store personally identifying information but rely on uniquely identifying your browser and device.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We permit selected third parties to place cookies on your device when you visit our site. These include analytics providers, advertising platforms, and embedded content services such as Google Maps. These third parties may combine information collected via cookies with information they hold from your interactions across their networks. Their use of information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

4. Managing Your Preferences

You may accept, reject, or manage cookies through our cookie banner and through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive notifications when a cookie is placed. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the site.

You may also opt out of interest-based advertising through the Digital Advertising Alliance, the Network Advertising Initiative, and equivalent industry programs in your region.

5. Do Not Track

Because industry standards for "Do Not Track" (DNT) browser signals are not consistent, our site does not currently respond to DNT. We instead honor the choices you communicate through our cookie banner.

6. Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, applicable law, or platform requirements. When we do, the revised policy is posted on this page with a new effective date.

7. Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy may be sent to canty@seleniteswordmaker.us or by mail to Selenite Sword Maker LLC, 1807 Hampshire Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526.

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Privacy Policy

Last updated · July 6, 2026 · Version 1.0

Selenite Sword Maker LLC ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you when you interact with our website and services, how we use that information, and the rights you have. It applies to seleniteswordmaker.us and to any related communications you initiate with our workshop.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you contact us, request a commission, subscribe to workshop communications, or visit our forge, you may provide us with information such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, the description of the piece you are considering, and any other information you choose to share.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we automatically collect technical information including IP address, browser type and version, device identifiers, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.

Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from advertising and analytics partners, payment processors, and publicly available sources when this information is relevant to a commission or business relationship.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To respond to inquiries and prepare commission proposals.
  • To fulfill contracted commissions, including delivery, provenance documentation, and warranty service.
  • To operate, secure, and improve our website and communications.
  • To send you information you have requested, such as workshop updates or completion notices.
  • To measure and improve the effectiveness of our advertising.
  • To comply with legal, tax, and regulatory obligations.
  • To protect the rights, property, and safety of our workshop, clients, and staff.

3. Legal Bases (EEA / UK Visitors)

Where required by applicable law, we process personal information on the basis of: your consent; performance of a contract with you; compliance with legal obligations; or our legitimate interests in operating and improving our workshop, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:

  • Service providers that perform functions on our behalf, including hosting, email delivery, analytics, shipping, and secure payment processing.
  • Professional advisors, such as legal counsel, accountants, and insurers, under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
  • Authorities and regulators where required by law, subpoena, or lawful request.
  • Successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of workshop assets, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections.

5. Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, satisfy legal and accounting obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Provenance and workshop archive records for completed commissions are retained indefinitely because they are integral to warranty service and authentication of your piece.

6. Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration. No system is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your personal information, as well as rights to data portability and to withdraw consent. California residents have specific rights under the CCPA/CPRA including the right to know, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at canty@seleniteswordmaker.us. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

8. Children

Our services are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. International Transfers

We are based in the United States. If you access our services from outside the U.S., your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S. or in other countries where our service providers operate. Where required, we take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers comply with applicable law.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites we do not control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites, and we encourage you to review their privacy statements before providing any personal information.

11. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice on the website.

12. Contact Us

To exercise your rights or to ask any question about this Privacy Policy, contact us at canty@seleniteswordmaker.us, by telephone at +1 (719) 482-7479, or by mail at Selenite Sword Maker LLC, 1807 Hampshire Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526.

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Advertising Policy

Last updated · July 6, 2026 · Version 1.0

This Advertising Policy explains the standards Selenite Sword Maker LLC follows in all digital advertising activities, including campaigns operated through Microsoft Advertising (Bing Ads), Google Ads, and other approved networks. It is intended to ensure our advertising is truthful, compliant, and consistent with the standards our clients and partners expect.

1. Scope

This policy applies to all paid digital advertising placed by or on behalf of Selenite Sword Maker LLC, including search advertising, display and native placements, social media promotion, retargeting campaigns, and any partnerships involving sponsored content.

2. Truthful and Substantiated Claims

Every claim made in our advertising must be truthful, substantiated, and free from misleading implication. We do not overstate the capabilities of our workshop, guarantee outcomes we cannot document, or use imagery that misrepresents finished pieces. Any statement referring to industry recognition, client outcomes, or material composition must be capable of being substantiated with workshop records on request.

3. Prohibited Content

Our advertising will not promote or associate our workshop with:

  • Deceptive, fraudulent, or misleading offers.
  • Content that infringes intellectual property, publicity, or privacy rights of any third party.
  • Discriminatory content targeting any protected class.
  • Illegal products or services, or activities that violate applicable law or platform standards in any jurisdiction where the advertising is served.
  • Any suggestion that our blades are intended, marketed, or suitable for use as weapons for offense or self-defense. Our pieces are ceremonial, decorative, and collectible in nature.
  • Sensationalized or unverifiable claims about mineral properties, spiritual efficacy, or protective powers of selenite or any other material.

4. Compliance with Platform Policies

We comply with the advertising policies of every platform on which we place campaigns, including the Microsoft Advertising Policies, Google Ads Policies, and the guidelines of any social platform we use. Where local law and platform policy differ, we apply the stricter standard. We do not attempt to circumvent platform review through cloaking, misleading redirects, or altered creative between review and publication.

5. Bladed-Goods Advertising Standards

Because our pieces are hand-forged blades, we recognize that advertising them online is subject to specific platform restrictions. In every campaign we run, we ensure that (a) our creative presents the pieces exclusively as ceremonial, decorative, or collector's items, (b) we do not use language, imagery, or targeting that suggests use as weapons, (c) we do not target minors under any circumstances, and (d) our landing pages accurately reflect the regulated nature of the goods and provide clear age-appropriate context.

6. Landing Pages and User Experience

All landing pages linked from our advertising accurately reflect the associated ad, load reliably, function on standard devices, and clearly disclose our identity, address, and how to contact us. Each landing page includes accessible links to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. We do not use deceptive interstitials, auto-playing audio, or layouts designed to trap the visitor.

7. Data Use in Advertising

We use cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies (including the Microsoft Universal Event Tracking tag and Google conversion tags) to measure campaign performance and, where lawful, to remarket to visitors who have previously interacted with our website. This activity is described in detail in our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy. Where required, we obtain valid consent before deploying advertising cookies.

We do not upload sensitive personal information to advertising platforms for targeting purposes. Any first-party data used for lookalike or matched-audience targeting is handled in accordance with the applicable platform's data use terms.

8. Targeting Standards

Our audience targeting is limited to legitimate criteria such as demonstrated interest in collectible crafts, geographic region, and expressed engagement with ceremonial or artisan goods. We do not employ targeting criteria that would result in unlawful discrimination or that violate the personalized advertising restrictions of the platforms we use. We do not target audiences below the age of majority in any jurisdiction where our advertising is served.

9. Testimonials and Endorsements

Any testimonial, endorsement, or client reference used in our advertising is provided with the client's express written permission, reflects their genuine experience, and is not edited in a way that changes its meaning. Where a testimonial describes an outcome, we clearly indicate that individual results depend on the specific commission and specimen. We follow the Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides and equivalent regional guidance.

10. Sponsored Content and Disclosures

When we participate in sponsored content, native advertising, or paid partnership content, the placement is clearly labeled so that a reasonable reader can distinguish it from editorial material. Influencers and partners are contractually required to make appropriate disclosures.

11. Complaints and Corrections

If you believe an advertisement placed by Selenite Sword Maker LLC is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inconsistent with this policy, please contact us at canty@seleniteswordmaker.us. We investigate every complaint promptly, pause the campaign where warranted, and issue corrections where appropriate.

12. Vendors and Partners

Any agency, freelancer, or partner producing or placing advertising on our behalf is contractually required to comply with this policy, applicable law, and the relevant platform terms. We reserve the right to audit their work and to require modification or removal of any content that falls short of our standards.

13. Updates

We review this policy at least annually and update it in response to changes in law, platform requirements, or our own practices. The most current version is always available at this URL.

14. Contact

Questions, concerns, or complaints regarding our advertising practices may be sent to canty@seleniteswordmaker.us or by mail to Selenite Sword Maker LLC, 1807 Hampshire Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526.