It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...

Join us as we take you through the fascinating process of blacksmithing a ball peen hammer. Watch the raw metal transform into a finely crafted tool with heat, precision, and skill. This is ...

Now in his retirement years, John Dittmeier has found a place to house his collections and his tools gathered from a career spent forging metal through the danger of extreme heat and the wear of human ...

ATLANTA, Ind. (THE REPORTER) — The 43rd annual Indiana Blacksmithing Association (IBA) Conference is coming to the Tipton County Fairgrounds, 1200 S. Main St., Tipton, June 6 to 8, and Friday night’s ...

Cord said the village blacksmiths make a lot of souvenir items that can be bought in the visitors center gift shop. This ...

Richard Anderson has been a blacksmith and bladesmith for 30 years and makes custom blades for clients. Anderson teaches manufacturing and blacksmithing at Washburn Institute of Technology. Anderson ...

A non-profit in Lake Luzerne that is one of the few places to learn the centuries-old blacksmithing trade celebrated a long-awaited expansion Wednesday. The Adirondack Folk School has been preserving ...