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 ...

IRVINE — Ben Rogers, blacksmith, removes an iron rod from the coal-fired hearth at his shop, Tinker's Forge, and begins to “pound iron” in a smooth and steady motion. The straight piece eventually ...

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William “Will” Kalkbrenner, 31, cracked up when asked if he foresaw a career in blacksmithing and making culinary knives 17 years ago as a freshman metal fabrication and welding student at Central ...

Jeffrey Funk forges a piece of steel atop an anvil inside his workshop at the New Agrarian School in Bigfork on Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Jeffrey Funk forges a piece of steel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 3—For master blacksmith Steve Stone, an interest in metal work began when his dad taught him how to weld when he was young.