Thousands of years ago, a highly skilled blacksmith hammered away in a workshop, forging iron into swords, wheels or other complex objects. The “master blacksmith” is long gone but, as archaeologists ...

The Pennsylvania Artist-Blacksmiths’ Association held its annual Blacksmith Day Saturday at Old Dry Road Farm in Lower Heidelberg Township. Activities at the free event included forging demonstrations ...

ATLANTA, Ind. (THE REPORTER) — The 43rd annual Indiana Blacksmithing Association (IBA) Conference is coming to the Tipton County Fairgrounds, 1200 S. Main St., Tipton, June 6 to 8, and Friday night’s ...

The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission has voted unanimously to deny applications to remove a landmark designation from a circa 1843 blacksmith shop and a petition to demolish it. The Shodeen ...

When Jack Wert first tried blacksmithing as a boy, his reason was simple. “I wanted to make stuff,” said Wert of Sinking Spring. Now 19, Wert has five years experience in the trade and has made both ...

Frank McKinney stood in the windblown outdoor display at the entryway to the Dixon Historical Society Museum, the rhythmic clang of metal on metal echoing through the downtown venue. As curator of the ...

In his Armada garage, Eric Hemker wears a full face shield, a baseball cap and noise-cancelling headphones blasting anything from screamo heavy-metal music to Frank Sinatra. He used to just spend time ...

In the heyday of blacksmithing, the blacksmith also served as a farrier, trimming and shoeing horse's hooves. There are still those who do that today, traveling the region. But, Briggs says, the ...

A wood-frame building built in 1909 that served as a blacksmith shop in what is now downtown Huntington has been rescued from demolition, with a plan to make it a historic landmark and preserve its ...

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In his Armada garage, Eric Hemker wears a full face shield, a baseball cap and noise-cancelling headphones blasting anything from screamo heavy-metal music to Frank Sinatra. He used to just spend time ...