Photo by Peter Cihelka /The Free Lance-Star via AP Justin Jennings fashions a chef's knife at Black Horse Forge in Stafford County, Va. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Steve Hotz found his groove in ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

HART -- John and Callee Griswold couldn't go back in history. So, they are recreating it -- one sword, one shield and one crossbow at a time. It is laborious work, but the Griswolds, owners of Iron ...

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes offers hands-on metal arts workshops for teens this April.

Not too many people have a complete forge in their workshop, but Joshua De Lisle does, and he's been putting it to good use. In a series of five time-lapsed videos, Lisle forges, hammers, welds, and ...