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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...