In this blacksmithing project, raw steel is heated, hammered, and shaped into a hand-forged bell. Every strike of the hammer ...

Having your own forge can add a lot to your metalworking capabilities. There are two notable problems: size and cost. That's why making a compact forge relatively cheaply would seem to be the ideal ...

Ed Willcock shares his passion for blacksmithing and how he keeps the artform alive. In this era of modern conveniences and disposable goods, it's nice to get back to our roots of making things by ...

Years ago, Shaun Williams began hammering his own armor out of cold sheet metal to wear to a Renaissance festival at Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale. He later graduated to a blowtorch and eventually ...

Adam's Forge is a dark, high-ceilinged warehouse space in Los Angeles. It's set up with anvils, medieval-looking tools and black ovens that breathe fire. Recently, about a dozen people gathered for an ...

If you ever wanted to learn about blacksmithing, Samuel Dembitsky is your man. “If you want to know something, start asking questions,” the tall elderly man with a burly mustache quipped. “And if I ...

At the Clifton Forge School of the Arts, they have a range of courses. “We have jarring and painting, pottery, different kinds of glasswork -- stained glass, infused glass," explains Laura Rainone, ...

The set-up looks old-school – a furnace, anvil and two blacksmiths hammering in tandem to coax a hot steel rod into a pair of tongs. But for Adam’s Forge in Los Angeles’ Glassell Park neighborhood, ...

Southern California, it may be factually stated, is a sizable region where all residents are into a little bit of something. This means that if you want to pick up some crochet tips, or learn how to ...