I gave my blacksmith shop a much-needed makeover - cleaning, reorganizing, and setting it up for a better workflow. Once the ...

Blacksmithing has also been something I’ve wondered about (maybe more home-forge) but I think being skilled and equipped for welding would be more useful for me short-term :-) Report comment Reply ...

Modern-day blacksmith forges ahead with new ideas. By Rob Ryser, Reporter Sep 10, 2019. Nicholas Wicks with two music stands he made for the famed violinist Joshua Bell. Carol Kaliff.

Victor Andersen hasn’t spent much time away from his anvil, forge and belt drive for 60 years. The century-old appliances are more than the tools of his trade. They are what give one of few ...

Blacksmith forges success in historic business. Published: Aug. 11, 2008, 3:55 p.m. By . John W. Stephenson | Muskegon Chronicle; HART -- John and Callee Griswold couldn't go back in history.

Wood-fired forges burn cleaner than forges that require coal. I want to start blacksmithing. What’s the difference between wood-burning forges and coal-burning forges? And can you really get a ...

Some of the 45 active Wiregrass Forge members, like Ohlenburger, are retired Army aviators. However, Ohlenburger said members come from all backgrounds and range from the curious to the obsessed.

Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Randy Dack, a blacksmith at Grand Island's Stuhr Museum in Nebraska, has made more than 4,000 lucky horseshoes for military service members worldwide.

The forge also makes parts for inventors and makes and fixes tools for other blacksmiths. Recently they even "stole work from China," landing a job making parts for an interior designer who had ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Artist and blacksmith Jon Reeves faces temperatures of almost 3,000 degrees at his forge in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. Located in the Park Trades Center, his studio, Combat ...