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 ...

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 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 ...

The art of blacksmithing has survived centuries of change, and in today's so-called throw-away society, a group of people in Saskatchewan are enjoying a resurgence in their craft. On Saturday, a ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- So, this summer getting too hot for you? Try being a blacksmith -- not because you have to because it's your job, but because it's fun. Members of the Chesapeake Forge ...

CHARLOTTE - Tucked away in a small wooden shed down a winding rural road in Charlotte, Michael Harrigan's Urthona Forge is fairly unassuming from the outside, save for a lone sign that reads ...