In this video, I’m breaking down a beginner-friendly guide on how to forge a hammer by hand. This is one of the best skill-building projects in blacksmithing because it teaches control, shaping, and ...

Toolmaking has long been part of blacksmithing tradition. This episode focuses on forging a hammer designed specifically for ...

“The heat, the hammering, creating something out of nothing, it’s absolutely addicting.” That is how knife smith Sergio Menchaca describes forging a hand-crafted knife and his passion for the forge ...

Logan Stowell of Atlanta hammers hot iron held by Greg Gehner of Edinboro at the Center for Metal Arts in Johnstown. Nate Weiss of Johnstown (back) watches as he waits at the forge for metal to heat.

Blacksmith Seth Pauley remembers the first time he felt the magic of his craft. He was making a gardening trowel, and he struck the steel with his hammer just right. “It felt like hitting a piece of ...

Ornamental ironwork — indoor or outdoor railings as well as fence additions or a new trellis — can change the look of a home. Custom-made ironwork can match décor or provide a contemporary ...

This section of the industry may be classified as jobbing with quantities generally small varying from one off to perhaps 100 off. Tooling for producing open die work may consist of flat or shaped ...