Blacksmiths in the South have long embedded West African symbolism into gates, rails, and window bars, proof that the craft ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forging a Norwegian hewing axe. This is my first attempt at making one of these large hewing axes, using a book from Norway ...

In Izmir’s historic Kemeralti bazaar, the Akdemir family is finding new customers for a four-generation craft.

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 ...

A rough start turns into a surprisingly useful result in this blacksmithing and metalworking process.