The term ball peen hammer first saw print in 1874, when a mechanic's dictionary referred to it as a "metal worker's hammer with a spherical peen." The ball side isn't used to drive nails; instead, its ...

In her first blacksmithing class, Caitlin Morris was the smallest person in the forge — and the only woman. She expected that ...

Sledgehammer ’s reputation as the killing machine of tools eventually resulted in a figurative usage: When a response appears to be out of proportion to a problem and will likely cause more harm than ...

Hammers- ball-peen hammer, claw hammer, rubber mallet, etc. Plastic tools- PVC pipe cutter, plastic saw, scoring tool, etc. Wrenches- combination wrenches, hex key sets, adjustable, etc Clamps- bar ...

Greg has had a lifelong interest in Blacksmithing and took that interest to the next level in 2016 during the first Kentucky Museum Hammer-In. Greg enjoys teaching decorative metal and working with ...