A return to fundamental blacksmithing techniques demonstrates the process of forging chain links, shaping hot metal, and building practical metalworking skills.

For the past few months we’ve been running this series of Blacksmithing For The Uninitiated posts, exploring the art of forge work for a novice. It’s based upon my experience growing up around a ...

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Explore my one-car garage blacksmith shop, built after four years of blacksmithing classes where I learned to create ...

Richard Conrad works a fire during a blacksmith workshop Saturday at the Pawnee Bill Ranch in Pawnee. Presented by the Saltfork Craftsmen Artist Blacksmith Association, the next workshop to learn the ...

In the bright sunshine Saturday afternoon, Feb. 3, hammers clinked on metal with the background thrum of a propane-fired portable forge in the parking lot of Creative Spark Studio. Over about two ...