Any way you look at it, blacksmithing is a punishing trade. Heavy tools, a red-hot forge, flying sparks, and searing metal all exact a toll on the smith’s body unless precautions are taken. After ...

Any way you look at it, blacksmithing is a punishing trade. Heavy tools, a red-hot forge, flying sparks, and searing metal all exact a toll on the smith’s body unless precautions are taken. After ...

With a resounding CLANG, Dave Kauffman brings the hammer down on the magma-red steel, showering the area around his anvil with glowing, 2,000-degree sparks. Kauffman is a blacksmith, and showing ...

A far north Queensland blacksmith is pivoting his business after a surge in interest from people wanting to learn the ancient trade. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, ...

With nothing but skill, muscle, and determination, a blacksmith prepared and moved a massive power hammer worth thousands.

The blacksmith business, Dean-Wilson Iron, first opened for business on July 1, 1992. Mr Wilson now works alongside his son Andrew, and Joel and Tim Dean - brothers who joined the business when their ...

The 30-pound weight of the industrial hammer falls down onto the strip of steel. Suddenly, the tone changes. Ting. Ting. Ting. It’s time for the piece to go back into the glowing coals of the forge.