Scott Sweder hammers a blade into shape at his Columbia Falls forge, Iron Bear Knife and Forge, Jan. 2. Sweder will compete in the History Channel’s “Forged in Fire,” to air Jan. 8. (Mackenzie Reiss ...

No doubt many readers have at times wished to try their hand at blacksmithing, but it’s fair to say that acquiring an anvil represents quite the hurdle. For anyone not knowing where to turn there’s a ...

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Black Bear Forge demonstrates the full process of transforming a simple railroad spike into a detailed wizard-head design using traditional blacksmithing techniques. Trump to hand Putin Ukraine’s ...