OUR FORGE FAMILY
Who We Are
Chad Caylor, Sr
Owner, Retired U.S. Army
Chad is a Retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and owner of Caylor Forge. He is one of the head instructors in our forge and a dedicated Director of Reforged. When he is not running the store, forge, or volunteering, he is a process engineer.
Marilyn Caylor, MA, LPC
Business Manager
Marilyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She daylights as an LPC at Caylor Counseling and Consulting. Marilyn specializes in combat, sexual assault, and childhood physical/sexual abuse related trauma, and is experienced with LGBTQIA2S+ concerns. She is also the Executive Director of Reforged, a non-profit dedicated to helping Veterans and First Responders with PTSD.
Sabrina Caylor
Manager/ Jack of All Trades
Sabrina is the second oldest Caylor child. She likes to read in her free time. She is passionate about her family and her dogs.
Victor Caylor
Head Instructor
Vic is Chad and Marilyn's eldest son. He is an Air Force Veteran. He is a patient and talented blacksmith. He specializes in small knives and challenging knife styles. He's strange, but we claim him anyway. In his free time, Vic is an avid gamer, especially Minecraft.
Jesus Caylor
Instructor
Jesus is the middle Caylor son. He is the guy professional knife makers seek to sharpen their knives. He is known for sharpening a blade so well it cut clean through a leather sheath as it slid into place. Jesus is also an avid gamer, with a strong love of the fantasy genre. He is a family guy through and through.
Chad Caylor, Jr
Instructor
Jr Caylor is Chad and Marilyn's youngest son. He is currently serving as a Marine and we couldn't be more proud of him. He specializes in fantasy knives and curvy knife styles. His interest in blacksmithing after he graduated high school became infectious and passed to the whole Caylor family.
Kari Snow
Media Manager
Kari has been practicing photography for 8 years now. Her favorite outdoor pass time is nature photography/hiking and her favorite indoor pass time is crocheting/painting. She is currently with us parttime as she works as a CNA and photographer full time.
Nathan Healy
Head Instructor
Nate has been blacksmithing with us for approaching three now and is one of our instructors. He is a Marine Veteran. When he's not running the store or forging in the back, you can find him outdoors hiking with Kona, his dog.