Professional blacksmith Fire debuts with a comprehensive guide to shaping metal into a wide range of objects, from spoons and bottle openers to door knockers and wall hooks. Noting that blacksmithing ...

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 ...

When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

Watch the process of forging a roof bracket with traditional blacksmithing techniques, highlighting precision, metal shaping, ...

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 ...

Jennifer Wallace Fields learns blacksmithing from Quinn McKay and basket weaving with Sarah Bell. Since 2007, Alabama Folk School at Camp McDowell has fostered deep connections between creativity and ...

– Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Harvey Williamson is the historian of the Stella Historical Society, not the president. College students will get a hands-on taste of ...

Each glorious blade is built by a skilled artisan who served for 36 years in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Japanese swordsmiths — ...