A bundle of metal nails is transformed into a Damascus steel knife through an intricate forging process. The nails are heated ...

Chances are you crossed paths with CJ Forge without even knowing it. You might have been browsing their wares at a festival or maybe you caught them doing live demonstrations at Scrap Revolve outside ...

From the time humans discovered fire, people have gathered around flames. Nathan and Cristy Walker have built a business around that fact. Nathan Walker, a blacksmith, teaches customers at Beach ...

Jim Slining, a blacksmith from Scotts, Michigan, has a few theories as to why interest in his profession is growing in the United States. “First, taking something that’s a very unyielding material and ...

PITTSFIELD -- A hot forge is perhaps the last place you want to be on a Berkshire summer day. But blacksmith apprentice Spijk Selby and his teacher Jim Szalkucki don't seem to mind. They work well ...

There’s no real need for the skills of a blacksmith these days, but that doesn’t stop devotees of the art — and science — from gathering around the forge at the Freetown Historical Society on ...

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.

Blacksmithing was an essential trade during the canal era for producing and repairing iron goods. Class participants get hands-on education by making an S-hook and a fireplace poker. COSHOCTON − Briar ...

Learn how to forge a horseshoe nail hook. Step-by-step blacksmithing techniques create a practical, durable tool for various metalworking and craft projects.

Photo by Peter Cihelka /The Free Lance-Star via AP Justin Jennings fashions a chef's knife at Black Horse Forge in Stafford County, Va. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Steve Hotz found his groove in ...