Blacksmiths often held a special status among traditional people; when your plow bent or your scythe broke, he kept your family alive. They must have seemed like alchemists, turning bare stones into ...

Old steel tools can often be repurposed into new blades through careful forging. In this project, a rusted iron saw is heated ...

Watch a blacksmith forge practical tools by bending and twisting hot metal. Learn the techniques used to shape strong, functional pieces in the forge.

Mandrel forging, sometimes known as saddle forging, is a forging operation that is performed with the help of a tool called mandrel. A mandrel is a blunt ended tool or rod that is used to enlarge or ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...