For most of human industrial history, the blacksmith was the indispensable artisan. He could fashion almost anything needed, from a simple hand tool to a mechanism as complex as a rifle. Starting with ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In the opening pages, Thomas describes combining the rich history of this centuries old craft with ...

Modern day blacksmith crafts a bit of his own Milwaukee history Kent Knapp is modern-day blacksmith with a passion for the craft of the past and as a 34-year-old, he makes his living bending and ...

Hammers were swinging, metal was clinking, and the heat from various forges drew sweat from those muscling away at their craft Friday at the Nevada County Fairgrounds where various area blacksmiths ...

The newest vendor at the Nacogdoches Farmers Market, blacksmith Kevin Burgess sells handcrafted knives and dinner bells from Booth 9B. The self-taught blacksmith said he has been practicing his craft ...

Asked what it feels like to forge iron, Robert Thomas has to pause for a moment and compose himself before plunging into a description of what, for him, is as much a passion as a livelihood. "Forging ...

One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle How often do you take up ...

When Jack Wert first tried blacksmithing as a boy, his reason was simple. “I wanted to make stuff,” said Wert of Sinking Spring. Now 19, Wert has five years experience in the trade and has made both ...

In his Armada garage, Eric Hemker wears a full face shield, a baseball cap and noise-cancelling headphones blasting anything from screamo heavy-metal music to Frank Sinatra. He used to just spend time ...

In the poem The Village Blacksmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow offers this description of the blacksmith. “His hair is crisp and black and long, His face is like the tan. His brow is wet with honest ...