Learn the fundamentals of forging hardy tools, from heating and shaping metal to refining each piece with careful technique and traditional blacksmithing skills.

Blacksmiths in Colorado use their anvils to turn guns into gardening tools, reshaping America’s gun culture one strike of the hammer at a time. This is the work of the “Swords to Plows” initiative of ...

In a dark, cavernous room near the Port of Oakland's massive cranes and shipping terminals, John Colle Rogers was bent over, sorting through a big box of old guns and gun parts, illuminated by a ...

With Kennametal milling cutters, Premium Frac Pumps can achieve 80 to 100 cu-in. per minute metal-removal rates. Premium Frac Pumps in Fort Worth, Texas, is a thriving 33- employee, $10-million ...

Have you found a blacksmith hammer in the attic? Are you wondering what to do with it? If you're the crafty type, you could use this tool and others to craft items from wrought iron. Blacksmiths still ...

A practical look at anvils, rebound, and workable substitutes like railroad track, stakes, and scrap steel for small shaping tasks.

If you follow country auctions you can often get a farm smithy complete with portable forge, anvil and tools for around $1,000. Centaur Forge sells English, German and North American anvils in all ...

Blacksmithing is one of the oldest occupations in the world, seen throughout history as both a craft and an art form. While the blacksmiths of old were mainly responsible for the manufacture of ...