When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

Hobby crafts are growing in popularity. Sometimes they include anvils and fire. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from Brookfield and Wolcott, Conn. The amateur blacksmiths were hard at work: heating ...

Learn the fundamental blacksmithing skill of twisting, as old techniques are demonstrated to transform plain steel into strong and decorative forged work.

The “functional art” of Craig Kaviar, including transforming guns into garden tools, is part of a revival of the ancient craft. Credit... Supported by Text by Joshua Needelman Photographs and Video by ...

THOMASVILLE — Thomas Wilson, son of Doug Wilson and Martha Jane Kipper, graduated from Thomasville High School with ...

Inside an 1844 stone dairy farm building, working in a well-organized workshop with two different types of forges, a variety of tools and an anvil in the dead center of the room, is StormCloak Forge's ...

Blacksmithing on the Farm: 10 a.m. Friday, Agricultural Heritage Center, 8348 Ute Highway, Longmont. Drop by anytime from 10 a.m. to noon to watch the blacksmith work his craft. Listen to the clang of ...

On a whim, I popped into the Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild 25th Anniversary Hammer-In. The three-day event took place at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds March 10 - 12. I enjoyed the heck out ...

In the poem The Village Blacksmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow offers this description of the blacksmith. “His hair is crisp and black and long, His face is like the tan. His brow is wet with honest ...

Frank McDermott describes the effort that went into restoring the 19th-century blacksmith shop, and how it helped save the historical society.

Independent filmmaker Frank DiCesare has announced that his award-winning short film "Blacksmith" has been streamed in 100 countries. The film highlights the work of Rob Flurry, the resident ...