Using heat and strength, Walter Scadden molds metal into intricate patterns in his blacksmith shop on Adams Street. The blacksmith eschews conventional blacksmith staples such as horseshoes and tools ...

With a resounding CLANG, Dave Kauffman brings the hammer down on the magma-red steel, showering the area around his anvil with glowing, 2,000-degree sparks. Kauffman is a blacksmith, and showing ...

The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will host its annual Blacksmith Days at the Carroll County Farm Museum, celebrating a long practiced tradition of heating metal in scorching forges and shaping ...

Like the Temple of Hephaestus perched on the outskirts of Athens, the slightly less-ancient Blacksmith of Trenton shop sits in a remote corner of the city, well away from the State House and the rest ...

Mark Johnstone Hopper has a simple job description. “I hit things with a hammer — for a reason.” Others fill out his resume. “I’m unbelievably impressed with his passion and craftsmanship. It’s the ...

One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle How often do you take up ...

Eight years ago, Christopher Holt came across a dusty old blacksmith shop in Wales. From the moment he entered the shop and heated his first piece of hot steel, he knew it was something he wanted to ...

Out of the fire, a creation. Holding a small, flat piece of iron with a tool resembling barbecue tongs in his right hand, Paul Molinaro shoved the piece in a pile of red-hot charcoal. After a few ...

Kate Dinneen, 51, is extra cautious when doing blacksmith work. That’s because she uses her fingers and hands to play the string bass in the Topeka Symphony Orchestra. When you think of a blacksmith ...

The oven roared, cranking up the heat to somewhere north of 1,500 degrees as Mike DiClemente turned a couple of metal poles lying over it. DiClemente whisked the first pole off of the oven and quickly ...

PITTSBURGH — As Memorial Day approaches, the Pittsburgh Area Artists Blacksmiths Association (PAABA) is on a mission: working to preserve the antique fencing that surrounds a war memorial along Main ...

Kent and I have been together for 25 years. As our eldest approaches 22 years old, we have just welcomed our 6th baby. Starting out young, we worked many jobs to support ourselves over the years. We ...