A blacksmith’s shop is always evolving, and today I focus on both upgrades and forging. I finish out the interior sheathing ...
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 ...
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Making a blacksmith forge from scratch

I built a forge and am excited to move on to various blacksmithing projects. All the steel used in this build was sourced from a local metal scrapyard, along with a brake drum from a vehicle recycling ...
Years ago, Shaun Williams began hammering his own armor out of cold sheet metal to wear to a Renaissance festival at Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale. He later graduated to a blowtorch and eventually ...
BELLINGHAM -- CLANG, clink, clink, CLANG, clink clink. The rhythmic sound of metal on metal reverberates off the trees outlining the back yard of a house set back from Bellingham's Lake Street. A haze ...
For master blacksmith Steve Stone, an interest in metal work began when his dad taught him how to weld when he was young. This hobby would later help jumpstart a career in horseshoe-making. “I really ...
Each week, we seek expert advice to help a small or medium-sized business overcome a key issue. Mac Osborne fires up his propane forge and his shop fills with a whooshing sound. He pops a 3/8-inch ...
MONTEREY — The metallic ping-ping-ping echoing these days across this village is the sound of rebellion. Follow the sound and you'll come upon a tall, lean, soot-smeared man set against a backdrop of ...
Chances are you crossed paths with CJ Forge without even knowing it. You might have been browsing their wares at a festival or maybe you caught them doing live demonstrations at Scrap Revolve outside ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The historic Ramsey House in eastern Knox County was once home to one of East Tennessee’s first pioneering families. The house and its property, like many historic homes, had ...