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 remaining ...

There’s no real need for the skills of a blacksmith these days, but that doesn’t stop devotees of the art — and science — from gathering around the forge at the Freetown Historical Society on ...

"Without a blacksmith, there would be nothing," says Pete Prydybasz of Knaurers, one of several members of the Pennsylvania Artist Blacksmith's Association at the 92nd Pennsylvania Farm Show. He ...

The set-up looks old-school – a furnace, anvil and two blacksmiths hammering in tandem to coax a hot steel rod into a pair of tongs. But for Adam’s Forge in Los Angeles’ Glassell Park neighborhood, ...

DOTHAN, Ala. -- The steel rod glowed bright orange in the coals, stoked by air from the 19th century-era bellows. Steve Lowery picked up the rod with the scorching end and placed it on an anvil, then ...

AVON — Hot coals, molten iron and the clang of metal on metal. This is therapy, blacksmith-style. Ken and MaryLou Zitur have owned Ken's Custom Iron since 1988, creating ironwork and metal fabrication ...

While modern technology offers improvements — such as gas-powered forges, pneumatic hammers, and advances in metallurgy — Luark prefers to use the old-fashioned techniques and tools of traditional ...

Jul. 21—SACKETS HARBOR — An 18th century traveling forge will make a stop at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site on Friday and Saturday. James A. (Jymm) Hoffman is returning to the ...

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 ...

“I always find time for firing up the forge,” he said. “The neatest part I think is when I would pull the forge outside and fire it up it; was like a magnet to the neighborhood kids. It’s like that ...