In her first blacksmithing class, Caitlin Morris was the smallest person in the forge — and the only woman. She expected that ...

Power hammers aren’t cheap, though, which is why [70kirkster] built one from an old engine block. You’ve got to admire the junkyard feel of this thing; it’s almost nothing but scrap.

The constant companion to a blacksmith’s hammer is a pair of tongs. ... See the CNC cutting thread with people admiting to poor PPE and having semi-blinded themselves with lasers.

With a resounding CLANG, Dave Kauffman brings the hammer down on the magma-red steel, showering the area around his anvil with glowing, 2,000-degree sparks. Kauffman is a blacksmith, and showing ...

Blacksmiths work by heating pieces of wrought iron or steel until the metal becomes soft enough for shaping with hand tools, such as a hammer, an anvil and a chisel.

Entertainment Syracuse ArtsWeek 2014: Syracuse blacksmith forges art with heat and hammer Published: Jul. 26, 2014, 7:57 p.m. By syracuse.com | The Post-Standard 2014-07-26 11.25.58.jpg ...

For centuries blacksmiths have made their own tools—it’s something Gilsdorf also found attractive about the trade—and he’s embraced it. He took Brazeal’s course “Tools to Make Tools” and learned to ...

A&E Blacksmiths, both aspiring and seasoned, welcome at Fall Hammer-In Fri., Oct. 26, 2018 Alexander Carlson, 16, left, gets a helping hand from his dad, Clayton Carlson, as the pair participate ...

The Goat N Hammer is an Atlanta-based forge, complete with a few blacksmiths, a roaring fire and anvil. It's been quietly building a following for its bladesmithing and knife grinding instruction ...

Patti and Bernie Tappel, members of the association, host the event at their home, where they have blacksmith equipment like forges, trip hammers and an early 1900s draw cut saw.

The blacksmiths were in the midst of making 5,000 “sidewinder brackets,” which are used to secure rails to concrete. The cut-out rectangles went to DiClemente, who was bending them into the ...