I choose spring steel instead of mild steel to make this jig very durable. Only after making this I realized it can't be striked with a regular hammer because, as far as I know, you don't want to ...

Hooks are one of the most useful things a new blacksmith can make. They get used wherever they end up and are used in many projects. Students will use various tools and jigs to speed up production.

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 ...

Heritage Forge in the Homestead Heritage Traditional Crafts Village north of Waco preserves the ancient art of blacksmithing. A blacksmith moves and molds the hot steel with a hammer, says Lynn ...

A Hamilton blacksmith who creates historically accurate tools for museums and reenactors, and demonstrates his craft to school kids, says his tools have been stolen, leaving him unable to practise his ...

WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Massachusetts blacksmith is doing something unique with old weapons, melting down guns taken off the streets and turning them into garden tools. Turning guns to garden ...