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The Brand
Hand-welded American steel
7 Pieces
Categories
The Catalog
The Story
Ohio Flame builds fire pits the way a small American foundry has built things for a century — by hand, in Ohio, with steel thick enough that it'll outlast the patio it sits on. Every Patriot and Liberty piece is plasma-cut, rolled, and welded by a single craftsman who signs off on the seam before it ships.
Their material of choice is Cor-Ten — a weathering steel originally engineered for railway carriages and architectural facades. Left outside, Cor-Ten oxidizes into a stable rust layer that protects the metal underneath instead of corroding it. The first season is a quick brown blush; by year two it's a rich patina you couldn't paint on if you tried.
Ohio Flame's lineup is restrained on purpose. A handful of round, classic profiles — 30-inch, 36-inch, 48-inch — in either the original Patriot or the more architectural Liberty silhouette. The catalog stays small so the craft stays consistent. You're not buying from a category, you're buying a piece that came out of one shop.
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Made in
Ohio, USA
Material
Cor-Ten Steel
Finish
Natural Patina
Construction
Hand-welded
Design Principles
01
Each fire pit is plasma-cut, rolled, and welded by one fabricator from start to finish — not assembled from outsourced parts.
02
Weathering steel develops a self-protecting rust layer outdoors. The piece looks better at year three than the day it arrived.
03
Two silhouettes, three sizes. A small catalog is a sign the maker still cares about every weld.
04
Steel is sourced and finished in Ohio. No global supply chain, no surprise substitutions on a re-order.
Questions
Cor-Ten is a weathering steel originally engineered for railway carriages and architectural facades. Left outdoors, it forms a stable rust layer that protects the steel underneath instead of corroding it. Ohio Flame fire pits develop a brown blush in the first season and deepen to a rich, self-protecting patina by year two — there's no sealing or maintenance required.
Yes. Every Patriot and Liberty piece is plasma-cut, rolled, and welded in a single fabrication shop in Ohio. The steel is sourced and finished domestically — no global supply chain, no outsourced components.
The lineup is intentionally restrained: round Patriot and Liberty silhouettes in 30-inch, 36-inch, and 48-inch diameters. The smaller catalog is part of the craft — every weld is signed off by the same fabricator who cut the piece.
No. The Cor-Ten patina is designed to weather, including through rain and snow. Water actually accelerates the protective oxidation. A cover is fine if you prefer keeping debris out, but it's not required for material longevity.
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Wood-burning. Every Patriot and Liberty piece is built as a wood pit — no gas conversion kit and no propane variant. The thick steel construction is matched to the heat profile of a real wood fire.
Indefinitely with normal outdoor use. The Cor-Ten weathering steel is rated for decades of exposure; the structural welds are hand-finished and not the failure point. Owners commonly report 10+ year service with no maintenance beyond ash removal.
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