PITTSFIELD -- A hot forge is perhaps the last place you want to be on a Berkshire summer day. But blacksmith apprentice Spijk Selby and his teacher Jim Szalkucki don't seem to mind. They work well ...

New hobbies can be expensive. Remember the cash you had to shell out the last time you took up something new? It was probably painful. But I’m here to tell you that doesn’t have to be the case with ...

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 ...

2015-05-17T18:01:24-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/aba/20150517180307003_hd.jpgJohn Baronich demonstrated his reconstructed blacksmith forge on wheels, built ...

I built a fully functional blacksmithing forge using scrap steel and a recycled brake drum - all for about €20! Watch as I ...

Blacksmiths or those looking to start in the skill and are searching for a portable blacksmith forge may be interested in a new Kickstarter project launched this week by Reptile Toolworks. The company ...

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 ...

September 12, 2024, 4:25am PT: Blacksmith Master has since been delayed to "early 2025." There's something about a smithy that draws me in like a moth to a furnace. The smell of charcoal, the ...

ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The art of blacksmithing dates back hundreds of years and involves hours of hard work in some very hot conditions. To learn more about the trade, just head over to the ...

The smell of heat filled the forge and clung to throats like soot on a chimney. Ward Brinegar maneuvered the blowtorch like a paint brush, carefully applying the fire within the marked spot on a piece ...