The sweltering heat had finally moved on and Giant Tick season was coming to a close (not kidding, they are HUGE here), when I decided to fire up my hacked together blacksmith forge made out of an old ...

Part one follows the forging of a practical tool while demonstrating metal shaping and traditional techniques that help ...

First blacksmithing project: flatbit tongs. Complete novice take what you see with a grain of salt. Stock used: 15 × 15 mm ...

Blacksmiths were the high technologists of fabrication up until the industrial revolution gained momentum. At its core, this is the art and science of making any needed tool or mechanism out of metal.

Adam's Forge is a dark, high-ceilinged warehouse space in Los Angeles. It's set up with anvils, medieval-looking tools and black ovens that breathe fire. Recently, about a dozen people gathered for an ...

René Petitjean, artist and instructor in the artist blacksmith program at Fleming College Haliburton School of Art and Design, said he has seen a growing interest in blacksmithing. “There is a big ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Steve Hotz found his groove in blacksmithing. He also found peace. The medically retired Gulf War veteran is the director of Black Horse Forge, a Stafford County-based nonprofit ...

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is offering new fall blacksmithing workshops for teens and adults in Vergennes.