Wood-fired forges burn cleaner than forges that require coal. I want to start blacksmithing. What’s the difference between wood-burning forges and coal-burning forges? And can you really get a ...

ROLLAG, Minn. – Kerwin Lund has been blacksmithing for 30 years, and he's been a Civil War 7th Cavalry re-enactor for 15 years. But it wasn't until four years ago that the Hazen, N.D., man decided ...

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 ...

Hammer away at a piece of iron until your arm feels like lead. Grasp a length of red-hot metal that could be fresh from Mount Etna. Stand at a fiery forge and shed sweat by the gallon. Who wouldn’t ...

ROCKWELL — Hanging in front of James “Jeep” Sabo’s house is a handmade sign that reads, “Jeep’s Forge School of Blacksmithing.” Behind his inconspicuous house is a small village of sheds and shops ...

A Clifton Forge man is getting national attention after appearing on a DIY Network show. The star of Barnwood Builders asked Glen Bryant, a local blacksmith, to teach his guys the trade. From there, a ...

Alder Hardt pulled a glowing yellow rod from his forge, laid it on an anvil and hammered a U-shaped bend into one end. When the steel rod was cool, Hardt reheated it, then clamped it in a vise.

Coletta, who came to blacksmithing through a business in structural steel, said that his building requirements were small – 400 square feet of space, with a concrete floor – and that the old ...

He labors alone on a cold morning, his leather apron stained with soot, his workspace illuminated by a bed of glowing coals, hammering and refusing to bend with the times as cars whiz past his small ...

Blacksmithing brings to mind a lot of images, most of them out history or myth. Most of us, if we think of a modern day blacksmith, we might imagine someone who shoes horses. But while farriers are ...

FLORENCE — Russell Wilson was gripping a hammer. A repetitive, metallic clang rang through the air each time he struck his target. His target, a hunk of blazing hot metal, molded to each strike. Jo ...