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 ...

I visited master blacksmith Torbjörn Åhman to forge a rounding hammer. Watch the full hammer-making process and see the ...

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 ...

Experience the art of blacksmithing at Gold King Mine Ghost Town. Learn about the history of the mine and the craft of ...

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If you're like many families with kids, you might be considering what to do for summer vacation. You might be heading down to Colonial Williamsburg or up to Sturbridge to get a glimpse of what ...

This sword, measuring 45 inches in overall length with a 10-inch handle and a 35-inch blade, was a challenging project that took over a week to forge entirely by hand without a power hammer. **Forging ...

OCALA, Fla. – It’s a celebration at a national historic landmark right in Central Florida’s backyard. If you haven’t visited Fort King in Marion County within the last year, you’ll notice a new ...

The art of forging dates to at least 4000BC and probably earlier. Metals such as bronze and wrought iron were forged by early man to produce hand toots and weapons of war. Forging of wrought iron and ...