About Us

Sunburnt Steel makes custom metal art built to last. From property signs to pet memorials, every piece is designed and cut by hand in our Queensland workshop.

What started as a weekend hobby has grown into a full-time pursuit - crafting pieces that mark homes, remember loved ones, and make people stop and smile.

Our Mission

Every day, we turn steel into sentiment - bold, lasting pieces that mark the moments worth remembering. Whether it's a tribute, a milestone, or just your house number, we're here to make it unforgettable.

Custom Metal Signs & Personal Steelwork

We make bold, custom-cut metal signs and art built for Australian conditions. Property gates, sheds, workshops, home entrances - if it needs marking, we can make something that lasts.

Every piece is designed with you and cut to order. Send us your idea, your logo, your photo - we'll turn it into something worth keeping.

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Ordered a custom sign for our front gate and it turned out exactly how we pictured it. Dan was great to deal with - sent through a preview, made a small tweak we asked for, and had it shipped within two weeks. Really happy with the quality.

 -  Mark T., Rural NSW

Why Sunburnt Steel?

  • Sunburnt Steel was born from opportunity, curiosity, and a refusal to stay still.

    My metalworking career didn’t start with steel at all—it started in a timber door factory. I spent my days building custom solid-core timber doors, and I was good at it. The owner of the business also ran a steel fire door company, and during the early days of COVID, that side of the operation was struggling. Skilled staff were hard to find, deadlines were slipping, and at the same time the timber business was slowing due to supply issues.

    I offered to step across and help out with the steel fire doors.At that point, my metalworking experience amounted to watching a few YouTube videos. But I was eager, I showed initiative, and people noticed. I received training and began assembling steel fire doors. It quickly became obvious that the welders were indispensable—and I had always wanted to learn how to weld.

    I pushed to be taught the simplest job: welding door capping. It was difficult at first, but I stuck with it and mastered it quickly. Before long, I was given more welding work, learning something new with every task. Eventually, welding became my full-time role.

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I was given a corner of the factory mezzanine, some tools, and the freedom to work. I built my own welding bench and went on to weld a large portion of the sliding fire door frames produced there. I also fabricated door hardware, brackets, shoot bolts and weight cases. It was a completely new skill set—but one I picked up fast and couldn’t get enough of.

As the business grew, new machinery arrived: press brakes, punch and shear, guillotines. We moved into a larger, more modern factory. I could see the potential—we were capable of becoming far more than just a fire door company. I made it my mission to learn every machine I could and become proficient in all of them.

Then the 6-metre fibre laser bed arrived—and that changed everything.
By then, my role had grown beyond anything I imagined. What hadn’t grown was my salary. I looked around and realised: I can do this myself.With my wife’s support, I quit my job and started my own metalworking business. I began with nothing—taking on small welding jobs wherever I could until I could afford my first CNC plasma cutter.

Sunburnt Steel was started alongside my old school friend Jonathan, and together we began designing, fabricating, and selling the products you see today.

This is only the beginning.We have big plans—moving into an industrial shed, investing in more advanced machinery, and scaling up our ability to design, fabricate, and sell whatever we can imagine. Building quality steel products at scale is the goal. That’s the dream—and we’re just getting started.

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