IJAMSVILLE What began as a hobby for Mac McAllister has become a full-time business. Mr. McAllister had worked with antique automobiles for about 25 years. "I just got tired of it and began doing ...

KEARNEY — When Tony Ourada watches his granddaughter twist and bombard molten metal into submission over an anvil from 1896 inside his busy, south Kearney shed, the pride in his eyes is unmistakable. ...

The group meets the first Thursday of every month at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s East Chattanooga station, 2202 N. Chamberlain Ave. A demonstration at 6 p.m. is followed by a brief business ...

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 ...

ENID, Okla. — Autry Technology Center held a Blacksmithing for Beginners course on Saturday, teaching students the basics of blacksmithing from creating a fire to producing a finished product. “The ...

HANCOCK — Growing up near Hancock Shaker Village, Patrick O'Donnell often visited the living museum, becoming fascinated by the blacksmith workshop. The orange glow of hot iron in the forge. The smell ...

MADISON, Minn. — Some called Gene Sandau goofy when he started his blacksmithing hobby. They told the Madison policeman there weren't plows to sharpen any more. It didn't deter him from making iron ...

ZOAR – The rhythmic tapping of a hammer against heated steel echoed in the blacksmith shop at Historic Zoar Village. Through a large opening, a chilly but sunny outdoor scene was visible on Saturday ...

Richard Anderson has been a blacksmith and bladesmith for 30 years and makes custom blades for clients. Anderson teaches manufacturing and blacksmithing at Washburn Institute of Technology. Anderson ...